"Pick Up Your Feelings" is a song by American singer Jazmine Sullivan, released on November 20, 2020, as the second single from her debut extended play (EP), Heaux Tales (2021).[1] The song was written by Sullivan, Audra Mae, Kyle Coleman, Michael Holmes, Brittany Coney, Denisia Andrews and produced by the latter three.[2] At the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, the song received two nominations for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance, winning the latter in a tie with "Leave the Door Open" by Silk Sonic.

"Pick Up Your Feelings"
Single by Jazmine Sullivan
from the EP Heaux Tales
ReleasedNovember 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)
Genre
Length3:52
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • DZL
  • Nova Wav
Jazmine Sullivan singles chronology
"Lost One"
(2020) 		"Pick Up Your Feelings"
(2020) 		"Girl like Me"
(2021)

On April 13, 2023, Haram of BabyMonster made a cover of the song during the survival show of 'Last Evaluation.' The song entered the Billboard Hot Trending song Powered by Twitter for the first time, peaking at number #8.

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Pick Up Your Feelings"
Chart (2020–2021) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[5] 33
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 75
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 27
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[8] 2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Pick Up Your Feelings"
Chart (2021) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 56
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[10] 4

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various November 20, 2020
RCA [12]
United States January 5, 2021 Urban contemporary [13]
United Kingdom January 29, 2021 [14]

References

  1. ^ Mowatt, Robyn (January 8, 2021). "Jazmine Sullivan's 'Heaux Tales' Brims With Recollections Of Love, Heartbreak & Desires". Okayplayer. Archived from the original on March 12, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Gail (January 15, 2021). "Jazmine Sullivan On Self-Confidence Struggles and Empowering Women In R&B". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Johnson, Cherise (November 23, 2020). "All The Best New R&B From This Week That You Need To Hear". Uproxx. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Sacher, Andrew (January 6, 2021). "Jazmine Sullivan releases new song ft. H.E.R.; new album 'Heaux Tales' out this week". BrooklynVegan. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "NZ Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 15, 2020. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Jazmine Sullivan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "Jazmine Sullivan Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "Jazmine Sullivan Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "American single certifications – Jazmine Sullivan – Pick Up Your Feelings". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  12. ^ "Pick Up Your Feelings - Single by Jazmine Sullivan". Apple Music. Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  13. ^ Urban/AUC Future Releases at the Wayback Machine (archived December 29, 2020)
  14. ^ BBC - The 1Xtra Playlist at the Wayback Machine (archived February 1, 2021)

External links

Jazmine Sullivan
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song
Categories