"I Like It" is a song performed by Spanish singer

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taken from his first

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studio album, ''

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''. It features guest vocals from American rapper

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. Both artists co-wrote the

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song with RedOne, who produced it. It also interpolates

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's 1983 single "

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DigitalSpy.com with vocals re-recorded by Richie himself. I Like It was released on 3 May 2010 as the debut English single and second single overall. The song was also included on the official soundtrack to

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''. A version of the song without Pitbull is also found on the international version of ''Euphoria''. The song also serves as the first single from the ''Jersey Shore'' soundtrack. The song was the official song of

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2010 Champions League Twenty20. The song has sold 4 million copies in the US alone.

Background and composition

The song was composed by

, and RedOne. Iglesias and Pitbull wrote their lyrics, RedOne produced the music, and Richie's 1983 classic "

" is

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after the first and third choruses. The song is written in the key of

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, with the chord progression of G-F-Am-G (recorded in A major). It is set in common time with a tempo of 129 beats per minute. Pitbull's verse features a reference to the

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and

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scandals, joking that he was involved with both scandals. The official remix to the song was produced by JAYLIEN and features rapper T.I. The song was also the official song of

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leading up to the World Cup 2010, in part due to Iglesias being Spanish.

Critical reception

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''s music editor, Robert Copsey, gave the song 3 stars out of 5 and said "The verses may feature enough

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to make

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feel vocally exposed, and the Eurodisco production courtesy of RedOne may have a hint of the

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to it, but it's the cheesy lyrics that ensure this stays an unmistakably Enrique affair." Bill Lamb, editor of the website

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, gave a positive review and rated it with 3.5 stars (out of 5), enjoying: "Enrique's charming pop falsetto",

"All Night Long" sample" and the "singalong chorus". Lamb concluded that: " "I Like It" features a retro disco-ish production from RedOne, guest raps from Latin star

, brief excerpts from Lionel Richie's party anthem "All Night Long," and a shout along chorus of "Baby, I like it!" The overall effect is hit single as churned out by committee. Still, despite the assembly line mentality, "I Like It" retains a certain pop charm.Lamb, Bill (10 July 2010
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''About.com'' Retrieved 21 January 2011 Erika Berlin of ''

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'' also gave the song 3.5 stars (out of 5), saying "Enrique is back with his most danceable fiesta since 'Bailamos,'" and added "Pitbull gives us insight into his bedroom: "Tiger Woods times Jesse James equals Pitbull all night long." Cheating never sounded so fun!"https://web.archive.org/web/20151222121650/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/i-like-it-20100629 '"

".' Retrieved 23 January 2011.

Chart performance

The song reached number one on the

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and became a top-ten hit in a number of countries, including Australia, Belgium, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States, where it reached number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Iglesias' first solo top five hit in nearly eight years, the last being 2001's "

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", which peaked at number three. The song peaked at number one in Canada, Australian Dance Charts, US Latin Pop Songs and US Hot ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs. With this song Iglesias made history, tying with

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and

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as the male artist with most number-one hits at the

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chart. It even reached number 2 on

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for four weeks, (kept from number one by "

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" by

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and the biggest hit of the summer, " Teenage Dream" by

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). On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the song made its debut at number eighty-nine and has since reached number four, becoming his best single on the U.S. charts since "Hero". This marked Iglesias' first foray into the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 10 in nearly nine years. The track is Iglesias' fourth Hot 100 top 10 and his first since "Hero" reached number three in November 2001. The song reach its 4 million sales mark in the US in September 2013. As of June 2014, the song has sold 4,081,000 copies in the US. I Like It hit number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 in 2010, Iglesias's first song to do so since "

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". The song reached number one on the Canadian Hot 100 on the chart issue 25 September 2010. It debuted at number four on the

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, his highest-charting single in the UK since "

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", which peaked at number three. On the Australian

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, it has reached number two, his best Australian single since his 2001 hit "Hero", which topped the charts. On the

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, the song climbed the chart to number five. On the

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, it debuted at No. 12 and reached its highest position, No. 10, in its 7th week on that chart.

Music video

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was filmed along with

directed by

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. An alternate video featuring the

's ''Jersey Shore'' cast was also released, the music video for this version was released on 7 June 2010, directed by David Rousseau. As of August 2017, the video has been viewed over 251 million times on YouTube.Enrique Iglesias – I Like It – YouTube
/ref> It is Iglesias' first music video to cross 100 million views on the site.

Awards

Track listing

*;CD single #"I Like It" (Main Version) – featuring

– 3:52 #"I Like It" ( Chuckie Remix) – featuring Pitbull – 5:34 *;Remixes EP #"I Like It" (

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Remix) – 8:24 #"I Like It" (

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Club Remix) – 6:31 #"I Like It" (Cahill Dub) – 6:30 #"I Like It" (Chuckie Dub) – 5:33 #"I Like It" (Cahill Vocal Dub) – 6:31 #"I Like It" (Chuckie Remix) – 5:33 #"I Like It" (Chuckie Radio Mix) – 3:08 #"I Like It" (

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Remix) – 7:01 #"I Like It" (Sakke Remix) – 3:46

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

"I Like It" music video
at Vevo.com
Enrique Iglesias official website

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