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"How Does It Feel to Be Forgotten"
Song by Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco
from the album I Said I Love You First
ReleasedMarch 21, 2025 (2025-03-21)
Studio
  • Doheny Studios (West Hollywood, California)[1]
  • Valentine Recording Studios (Valley Village, California)[1]
  • House of Breaking Glass (Seattle, Washington)[1]
GenrePop
Length2:41
Label
Songwriters
Producers
  • Benny Blanco
  • Bart Schoudel
Lyric video
"How Does It Feel to Be Forgotten'" on YouTube

"How Does It Feel to Be Forgotten" is a song by American singer Selena Gomez and American record producer Benny Blanco. It appears as the ninth track on Gomez and Blanco's collaborative studio album, I Said I Love You First. The song was written by Gomez, Benny Blanco, Mikky Ekko, Justin Tranter, and William Fly, and produced by Benny Blanco, and Bart Schoudel. A live Vevo performance version appears on the album's deluxe edition.[2]

Background

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In the narrated edition of Gomez and Blanco's album, I Said I Love You First, made available through Gomez's official store on March 23, 2025,[3] Gomez introduces "How Does It Feel to Be Forgotten", saying the album draws on "experiences [we've] had together" in the past and present; she pushes back against readings that tie the song to her past, stating it is "not [my] past" and was meant simply as "an honest" statement.[4]

Critical reception

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Jason Lipshutz of Billboard called "How Does It Feel to Be Forgotten" "enlightened", writing that Gomez is "diving in to Lana Del Rey's sonic territory" as "sparse verses slide into booming, full-throated choruses".[5] Olivia Horn of Pitchfork highlighted her "heavy-lidded" delivery and "deliciously bitchy" lyrics, adding that Blanco's production "cleans up Dan Auerbach's from Ultraviolence".[6] Georgia Evans of NME described the "basic production" as "an intimate backdrop" for a "gleaming diss track" delivered in the whisper-pop style Blanco credits to Gomez, noting that such direct moments reveal "chemistry between the duo".[7]

Charts

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Chart performance for "How Does It Feel to Be Forgotten"
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 63
Global 200 (Billboard)[9] 98
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 81
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[11] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 86
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 71

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "How Does It Feel to Be Forgotten"
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various March 21, 2025
Original
[14]
Various May 2, 2025
Live from Vevo [15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Selena Gomez/Benny Blanco (2025). I Said I Love You First (CD liner notes). SMG Music/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope Records.
  2. ^ Jenke, Tyler (May 2, 2025). "Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco Share the Love on 'I Said I Love You First' Deluxe Edition: Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  3. ^ Iasimone, Ashley (March 23, 2025). "Selena Gomez Drops Narrated Version of 'I Said I Love You First' — Plus 'Stained,' an Unreleased Track From Eight Years Ago". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 10, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  4. ^ "How Does It Feel to Be Forgotten – Explained (annotated)". Genius. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  5. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (March 21, 2025). "Every Song From Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco's 'I Said I Love You First,' Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  6. ^ Horn, Olivia (March 25, 2025). "Selena Gomez / Benny Blanco: I Said I Love You First Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  7. ^ Evans, Georgia (March 24, 2025). "Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco – 'I Said I Love You First' review: a sweet sentiment that lacks conviction". NME. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  8. ^ "Selena Gomez Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  9. ^ "Selena Gomez Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  10. ^ {{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles%7Ctitle=IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 13, 2025)|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|access-date=September 29, 2025
  11. ^ "NZ Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. March 28, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  13. ^ "Selena Gomez Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  14. ^ "How Does It Feel to Be Forgotten". Apple Music. US: Apple Inc. May 2, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  15. ^ "How Does It Feel To Be Forgotten (Live From Vevo)". Apple Music. US: Apple Inc. May 2, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
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