I Like (Keri Hilson song)

"I Like" is a song by American singer Keri Hilson. It was written and produced by German musicians David Jost and Robin Grubert and recorded by Hilson for the soundtrack for the German film Zweiohrküken (2009). The track was later also featured on a re-released edition of Hilson's 2009 studio album In a Perfect World....[1] The song debuted at number 1 on the official German Top 100 Singles chart and was eventually certified Platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). After its success in Germany, the song entered many other charts in Mainland Europe.

"I Like"
Single by Keri Hilson
from the album Zweiohrküken and In a Perfect World... (I Like Edition)
ReleasedDecember 11, 2009
Length3:38
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • David Jost
  • Robin Grubert
Keri Hilson singles chronology
"Medicine"
(2009)
"I Like"
(2009)
"Million Dollar Girl"
(2010)

Commercial use edit

In April 2010, the song was used in a commercial for the broadcasting of US show 90210 on the UK channel E4.[2]

Chart performance edit

On December 21, 2009, Media Control announced that "I Like" had debuted at number 1 on the German Singles Chart.[3] To date, it is her most successful single in Germany, peaking at number 1 for three non-consecutive weeks. It was certified Platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), selling over 300,000 copies. The single debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 68 on May 23, 2010, and peaked at number 34.

Music video edit

The music video for "I Like" was shot in October 2009 by Aaron Platt.[4] It premiered online on November 20, 2009, and shows Hilson dancing in front of different scenes, featuring incorporated clips from the Zweiohrküken film. Later, on December 24, 2009, it premiered another version of the video, the main difference was that the video didn't feature incorporated clips from the Zweiohrküken film.

Track listing edit

All tracks written by Robin Grubert and David Jost.

German CD/digital single[5]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."I Like" (Jost & Grubert radio mix)
3:38
2."I Like" (Manhattan Clique remix)6:01

Notes

  • ^[a] denotes remix producer(s)

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications for "I Like"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[34] 3× Gold 450,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[35] Platinum 30,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Release dates and formats for "I Like"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Germany December 11, 2009
  • CD single
  • digital download
Interscope [36]
United Kingdom May 17, 2010 Digital download [37]

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "90210 - Season 2 E4 Advert/Trailer". YouTube.
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  14. ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland – Woche 02/2010". German Charts. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  15. ^ IFPI Greek Singles Chart
  16. ^ "Luxembourg Digital Songs - February 13, 2010". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015.
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  31. ^ "Airplay Detection Tophit 200 Yearly – 2010". Tophit. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
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  33. ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2011" (in Russian). TopHit. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  34. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Keri Hilson; 'I Like')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  35. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('I Like')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  36. ^ I Like (2-Track): Keri Hilson: Amazon.de: Musik
  37. ^ I Like: Keri Hilson: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads