Update: In what represented its first appearance on the program, Portugal. The Man performed on Monday’s “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
The band played its single “Feel It Still,” which is the reigning #1 song at alternative radio. It is also beginning to take flight at pop and hot adult contemporary.
A video of the performance follows. Photos from the taping are also embedded.
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0705 — Pictured: (l-r) John Gourley and Zachary Scott Carothers of Portugal. The Man perform “Feel It Still” on July 17, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0705 — Pictured: John Gourley of Portugal. The Man performs “Feel It Still” on July 17, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0705 — Pictured: John Gourley of Portugal. The Man performs “Feel It Still” on July 17, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0705 — Pictured: Comedian/Actor Kyle Mooney during an interview on July 17, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0705 — Pictured: (l-r) Comedian/Actor Kyle Mooney during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on July 17, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0705 — Pictured: (l-r) Actress/Comedian Queen Latifah during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on July 17, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0705 — Pictured: (l-r) Actress/Comedian Queen Latifah during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on July 17, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)
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“Feel It Still” is becoming a major breakthrough for Portugal. The Man. The song has spent four weeks at #1 on the alternative airplay chart and is quickly making inroads at the pop and hot adult contemporary formats.
Monday night, Portugal. The Man performs the song on NBC’s “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
The band previously played on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,” but Monday’s performance marks its first showcase on Fallon’s “Tonight Show.”
Taped earlier in the day, Monday’s “Tonight Show” also features appearances by Queen Latifah and Kyle Mooney.
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