"I Like It" is a song by English

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featuring British singer

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on vocals. Written by Andy Morris,

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, and Robert de Fresnes and produced by the former two, the song was released as a standalone single on 5 April 2004. Andrew Levy from acid jazz group

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plays bass guitar on the song while ex-member Jan Kincaid handles the percussion. Upon its release, "I Like It" debuted and peaked at number nine on the

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in April 2004, becoming the duo's sole top-10 hit in the UK. The single also reached the top 20 in

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'' dance charts. A music video was made for the song, featuring several female cheerleaders with red

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s dancing in a bright grey room filled with confetti.

Composition

Composed in the

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, "I Like It" has a

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of 130 beats per minute. The original mix is seven minutes and twenty-five seconds long while the version released to radio is three minutes and six seconds in length.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "I Like It" (radio edit) – 3:06 # "I Like It" ( M Black remix) – 7:18 # "I Like It" (Tom Mangan remix) – 8:03 # "I Like It" (original mix) – 7:24 # "I Like It" (Sinewave Surfers 2am mix) – 5:33 # "I Like It" (video, photo gallery, lyrics and screensaver) UK CD2 # "I Like It" (radio edit) – 3:06 # "I Like It" (original CD mix) – 4:52 UK 12-inch single :A1. "I Like It" (original mix) – 7:24 :A2. "I Like It" (Sinewave Surfers 2am mix) – 5:33 :B1. "I Like It" (M Black remix) – 7:18 :B2. "I Like It" (Tom Mangan Remix) – 5:42 Australian CD single # "I Like It" (radio edit) – 3:06 # "I Like It" (Sinewave Surfers Mix) – 5:34 # "I Like It" (Tom Mangan Remix) – 8:02 # "I Like It" (original mix) – 7:25

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the UK CD1 liner notes. Studios * Recorded at SCS Studios (

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, London, England) * Mixed at Sahara Studios (Fulham, London, England) * Mastered at 360 Mastering (

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, England) Personnel * Andy Morris – writing, production *

– writing, production, mixing * Robert de Fresnes – writing *

– vocals * Andrew Levy – bass * Jan Kincaid – percussion * Pete Craigie – mixing * Richard Beetham – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2004 singles Songs written by Andy Morris (musician) Songs written by Stuart Crichton UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles