This Is How I Feel
This is How I Feel is the fifth studio album by the R&B singer Tank. It was released by Atlantic Records on May 8, 2012.[1]
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| Released | May 8, 2012 | |||
| Length | 39:55 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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Singles
    
The album first single "Compliments" was released on October 17, 2011.[2] It features Kris Stephens, and on the album version it fellow rapper T.I. The second single "Next Breath" was released on January 3, 2012.[3]
Critical response
    
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| Source | Rating | 
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David Jeffries of AllMusic wrote that "Long a cross between Brian McKnight and R. Kelly, R&B's smooth – but chiseled – operator Tank tips the scales toward the [Kelly] side on his 2012 release, filling the album with dreamy, lush productions and 'adults-only' lyrics that sometimes reach the level of 'shameful adults only'."[4] PopMatters editor David Amidon found that This Is How I Feel "clocks in as Tank’s shortest project yet at just ten tracks and 40 minutes, but somehow it still manages to be something of a trial to get through [...] If you’re just an unabashed fan of male R&B vocals, or the sight of Tank’s pecs on the cover has some sort of brainwashing effect on you, This Is How I Feel might be worth a few cursory spins on Spotify or what have you, but otherwise this is a release that will come and go with very little fanfare."[5]
Chart performance
    
This Is How I Feel sold 30,000 copies in its first week of release.[6]
Track listing
    
 | No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | 
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| 1. | "Lonely" (featuring Chris Brown) | 
  | Invisible | 4:54 | 
| 2. | "Your One" | 
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  | 3:47 | 
| 3. | "Compliments" (featuring T.I. & Kris Stephens) | 
  | T-Minus | 4:12 | 
| 4. | "Don't Give Up" | Babbs | 
  | 3:28 | 
| 5. | "Nowhere" (featuring Busta Rhymes) | 
  | Tank | 3:31 | 
| 6. | "Off Your Hands" | 
  | McCall | 3:37 | 
| 7. | "This Is How I Feel" | 
  | Danja | 4:16 | 
| 8. | "Next Breath" | 
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  | 3:30 | 
| 9. | "Better Than Me" | 
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  | 3:53 | 
| 10. | "Lost It All" | 
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  | 4:42 | 
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | 
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| 1. | "How I Feel (Intro)" | Babbs | Tank | 2:10 | 
| 2. | "Lonely" (featuring Chris Brown) | 
  | Invisible | 4:54 | 
| 3. | "Your One" | 
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  | 3:47 | 
| 4. | "Compliments (Interlude)" | Babbs | Tank | 1:27 | 
| 5. | "Compliments" (featuring T.I. & Kris Stephens) | 
  | T-Minus | 4:12 | 
| 6. | "Don't Give Up" | Babbs | 
  | 3:28 | 
| 7. | "Nowhere" (featuring Busta Rhymes) | 
  | Tank | 3:31 | 
| 8. | "Off Your Hands" | 
  | McCall | 3:37 | 
| 9. | "This Is How I Feel (Interlude)" | Babbs | Tank | 2:03 | 
| 10. | "This Is How I Feel" | 
  | Danja | 4:16 | 
| 11. | "Next Breath" | 
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  | 3:30 | 
| 12. | "Better Than Me" | 
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  | 3:53 | 
| 13. | "Lost It All" | 
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  | 4:42 | 
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | 
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| 14. | "Underrated" | Tank | 3:56 | |
| 15. | "Crazy" (featuring Kevin McCall) | 
  | McCall | 3:39 | 
| 16. | "Underrated" (music video) | 4:02 | 
- Samples
 
- "Lonely" contains elements of "My Heart Belongs to You" as performed by Jodeci.
 
Personnel
    
Credits for This Is How I Feel adapted from Allmusic.[8]
* Rebecca Alexis – stylist 
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Charts
    
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
 
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Release history
    
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref(s) | 
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| Various | May 8, 2012 | Atlantic | [12] | 
References
    
- "This is How I Feel". Amazon. 2012.
 - "Compliments (feat. Kris Stephens) - Single by Tank". iTunes Store. Apple. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
 - "Next Breath - Single by Tank". iTunes Store. Apple. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
 - "This Is How I Feel – Tank". AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
 - Amidon, David (July 1, 2012). "Tank: This Is How I Feel". PopMatters. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
 - "Tank's "This Is How I Feel" First-Week Sales Projections Revealed | SOHH.COM". www.sohh.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13.
 - "This is How I Feel (Deluxe Version) by Tank". iTunes. 8 May 2012.
 - "This Is How I Feel - Tank: Credits: AllMusic". AllMusic.
 - "Tank Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 100 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
 - "Tank Album & Song Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
 - "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2014". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
 - "This Is How I Feel by Tank". Apple Music. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
 
