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I can feel it comin

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I can feel it coming is the iconic vocal line from Phil Collins' In the Air Tonight, used in videos to build tension before a big reveal or drop.

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I can feel it coming is the iconic vocal line from Phil Collins' In the Air Tonight, used in videos to build tension before a big reveal or drop.

This short clip captures the hushed, echoing moment Phil Collins sings I can feel it coming in the air tonight, with the tension hanging just before the famous drum entrance. The vocal is low, spacious and slightly ominous, so even without the full song it instantly signals that something important is about to happen. Viewers recognise the pause and lean in, expecting a payoff, which is why the sound works both seriously for dramatic builds and ironically when the reveal is deliberately small or anticlimactic.

Pro tip

Place the clip right before your reveal and let the last word hang for a beat before cutting to the payoff. Pair it with a slow zoom or dimmed lighting, and avoid adding music underneath because the echo and anticipation do the work.

How people use it

Drop it before a dramatic sports replay reveal.
Use it when a character senses trouble approaching.
Play it ahead of an intentionally tiny anticlimactic payoff.
Add it to edits building toward the drum moment.

More information

The line comes from In the Air Tonight, released by Phil Collins in 1981 as his debut solo single. The song became famous for its sparse, atmospheric verses and the explosive gated reverb drum fill that arrives late in the track. That contrast made the opening lyric a natural shorthand online for suspense, with creators isolating the vocal to tease the drum break or a dramatic moment. It remains widely reused in edits, sports clips and memes because audiences instantly understand the rising tension.

FAQ

What song is I can feel it coming from?

It is from In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins, released in 1981. The clip uses the opening vocal line I can feel it coming in the air tonight, just before the song's famous drum fill enters.

Why do people use this sound in memes?

Creators use it to signal that something big is about to happen. Because the original song builds slowly toward a huge drum moment, the short vocal works as an audio cue for suspense, dramatic reveals and funny anticlimaxes in short edits.

Who sings I can feel it coming?

Phil Collins sings the line. It opens the chorus section of In the Air Tonight, his debut solo single, and his dry, echoing delivery is a large part of why the moment feels tense and instantly recognisable in isolation.