Feels Like Summer (Childish Gambino song)
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| Promotional single by Childish Gambino | |
| from the EP Summer Pack and the album 3.15.20 | |
| Released | July 11, 2018 |
| Genre | R&B |
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| "Feels Like Summer" on YouTube | |
"Feels Like Summer", also known as "42.26", is a song by American recording artist Childish Gambino. The song was released by Wolf+Rothstein, Liberator Music and RCA Records on July 11, 2018. The R&B track was written and produced by Gambino and his longtime collaborator Ludwig Göransson. The song was made available for digital download and streaming along with "Summertime Magic" as a part of the extended play Summer Pack. It later appeared on his fourth album, 3.15.20, under the title "42.26".
Upon its release, the promotional single charted at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 25 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song peaked at number 9 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart, and also made charts in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, and the United Kingdom. The song was also certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and was also certified Platinum in both Australia and New Zealand.
Its music video, released on the 1st of September, 2018, was directed by Glover himself, alongside Ivan Dixton and Greg Sharp. It features Gambino walking through a street containing numerous popular rappers. As of 2025, the video has garnered over 346,000,000 views and 3,300,000 likes. In 2019, the song received a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Song at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. The track is also featured on the soundtrack to FIFA 19 (2018).