"I Like It, I Love It" is a song written by Jeb Stuart Anderson, Steve Dukes, and Mark Hall, and recorded by American

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artist

Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those album ...

. It was released in July 1995 as the first single from his album '' All I Want''. The song is McGraw's ninth single overall, and it became his third number-one single on the

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chart. It was recorded at

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Alabama.

Music video

The music video premiered on CMT on August 4, 1995, during ''The CMT Delivery Room'', and was directed and produced by

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. It features McGraw on his touring, using a pop-up style.

Track listing

Vinyl, 7" *A I Like It, I Love It (Album Version) 3:25 *B I Like It, I Love It (Club Mix) 3:54

Custom version

A version of the song was made for the

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for use with the team's current goal song, in a medley along with " Gold on the Ceiling" by

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.. This version of the song replaces the line "Don't know what it is about that little girl's lovin'" with "Don't know what it is about the Predators scorin'".

Chart performance

"I Like It, I Love It" debuted at number 50 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 12, 1995.''

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'', August 12, 1995

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{authority control 1995 songs 1995 singles Tim McGraw songs Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore Song recordings produced by James Stroud Curb Records singles Music videos directed by Sherman Halsey