"I Like the Way" is a single by

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DJ Dylan Burns and Australian singer

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, collectively known as

BodyRockers BodyRockers were an English–Australian electronic music duo, consisting of Dylan Burns and Kaz James, which formed in 2004. Their 2005 single, "I Like the Way (BodyRockers song), I Like the Way", reached No. 3 on the United Kingdom UK S ...

. It was released on 18 April 2005 and later appeared on the group's self-titled debut album. The single debuted and peaked at number three on the

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, staying in the top 75 for 40 weeks. The song also climbed the charts in the United States following its feature in a

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("Loft") commercial, peaking at number 20 on the ''

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chart and reaching number seven on the ''Billboard''

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chart. Worldwide, the single peaked at number seven in New Zealand and number eight in Denmark while becoming a top-20 hit in Australia, Austria, Finland, Ireland and Italy. The song's music video was directed by

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Track listings

Australian maxi-CD single # "I Like the Way" (radio edit) – 3:22 # "I Like the Way" (

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'Rock da House' club mix) – 8:10 # "I Like the Way" (Tom Neville Touch My Body mix) – 7:28 # "I Like the Way" (

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mix) – 5:46 # "I Like the Way" (Bimbo Jones Delano mix) – 6:50 # "I Like the Way" (full length) – 6:45 UK CD single # "I Like the Way" (radio edit) # "I Like the Way" (Bimbo Jones Delano edit) UK 12-inch single :A1. "I Like the Way" (full length version) :A2. "I Like the Way" (Tom Neville Touch My Body mix) :B1. "I Like the Way" (Junior Jack 'Rock da House' club mix) :B2. "I Like the Way" (Linus Loves mix) US 12-inch single :A1. "I Like the Way" (album version) – 6:44 :A2. "I Like the Way" (Junior Jack 'Rock da House' dub mix) – 8:10 :B1. "I Like the Way" (Bimbo Jones Delano mix) – 6:49 :B2. "I Like the Way" (Herd & Fitz remix) – 8:37

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

In popular culture

The song featured in adverts for Furniture Village,

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gravy paste and most recently in Australia, the 2014 BMW XPO advertisement. It has also appeared in the film '' Goal II'' (2008).

References

{{Authority control 2005 debut singles 2005 songs Mercury Records singles Music videos directed by Trudy Bellinger Universal Records singles Songs about dancing