"I Like It Like That" is a song by Swedish musician Per Gessle, released on 24 May 2006 as the third single from his 2005 album Son of a Plumber. The track was written by Gessle and was originally composed for inclusion on Roxette's 2003 greatest hits compilation The Pop Hits. The duo never recorded the song, however, as Roxette vocalist Marie Fredriksson had been diagnosed with a brain tumour before their version could be recorded. The single contained a B-side titled "Plumber in Progress #2", a compilation of song fragments from the Son of a Plumber album.
| "I Like It Like That" | ||||
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| Single by Per Gessle | ||||
| from the album Son of a Plumber | ||||
| B-side | "Plumber in Progress #2" | |||
| Released | 24 May 2006 | |||
| Studio | The Aerosol Grey Machine, Vallarum, Scania | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Per Gessle | |||
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Recording and composition edit
The song was written by Per Gessle, and was first demoed at his recording studio Tits & Ass on 24 January 2002. The track was composed for Roxette's 2003 greatest hits compilation The Pop Hits, with Gessle saying he originally wanted Roxette vocalist Marie Fredriksson to perform lead vocals on the song. These plans were disrupted, however, when Fredriksson was diagnosed with a brain tumour in September 2002.[1] Instead, the band re-recorded an outtake from their 1999 album Have a Nice Day for inclusion on The Pop Hits.[2] "I Like It Like That" remained unreleased until it appeared on Gessle's 2005 solo album Son of a Plumber, featuring backing vocals from Swedish vocalist Helena Josefsson.[1] Gessle said the song features that album's "strongest chorus", and described it as the "most classic Gessle"-sounding song on Son of a Plumber.[3]
Critical reception edit
Göteborgs-Posten said the track is a "good example of a song that could have been a power ballad for Roxette but is now picked down with mandolin, hand clapping and other cozy things".[4]
Release and promotion edit
"I Like It Like That" was originally scheduled for release on 17 May 2006, the same day Fredriksson issued "Sommaräng", the lead single from her album Min bäste vän.[5] For unspecified reasons, the release of "I Like It Like That" was delayed to the following week.[6][7] It debuted at number 53 on the Swedish Singles Chart on the chart dated 1 June, peaking at number 47 the following week and spending a total of three weeks on the chart.[8] The demo version of the song created by Gessle in 2002 for Roxette was released for free download on his official website in 2006,[9] and later appeared on his 2014 box set The Per Gessle Archives: A Lifetime of Songwriting.[1] The cover artwork for the single was shot by Anton Corbijn.[10]
The single contained a B-side titled "Plumber in Progress #2", a compilation of song fragments recorded by Gessle in his home studio. The B-side consists of fragments of Son of a Plumber tracks "Are You an Old Hippie, Sir?", "Late, Later On", "Making Love or Expecting Rain", two versions of "Brilliant Career", "Speed Boat to Cuba", "Something Happened Today", "Ronnie Lane", "Carousel" and "Come Back Tomorrow (And We Do It Again)".[5]
Track listing edit
- Swedish CD single (0946 3 65221 2–8)
- "I Like It Like That" – 2:58
- "Plumber in Progress #2" – 6:42
Credits and personnel edit
Credits adapted from the CD single liner notes.[10]
Recorded and mixed by Christoffer Lundquist, Clarence Öfwerman and Per Gessle at Aerosol Grey Machine, Vallarum, Scania.
- Kjell Andersson – cover design
- Anton Corbijn – cover photography
- Per Gessle – composition, vocals, instrumentation and production
- Lennart Haglund – assistant engineer
- Jens Jansson – drums
- Helena Josefsson – vocals
- Christoffer Lundquist – instrumentation, engineer and production
- Clarence Öfwerman – instrumentation and production
- Pär Wickholm – cover design
Charts edit
| Chart (2006) |
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| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 47 |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Demos & Other Fun Stuff! Vol. 3, Disc 2 – 18: "I Like It Like That" (Conversation with Sven Lindström)". The Per Gessle Archives (A Lifetime Of Songwriting) (liner notes). Per Gessle and Sven Lindström. Stockholm, Sweden: Elevator Entertainment. 2014. 334 43503.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Lindström, Sven (2003). The Pop Hits (CD liner notes). Roxette. Capitol Records. 72435 8215-0 1.
- ^ Bjurman, Per (10 November 2023). "Så tycker Gessle om låtarna på nya skivan" ["How Gessle thinks about the songs on the new album"]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Lindqvist, Johan (23 November 2005). "Mjuk och full av referenser" ["Soft and full of references"]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ a b Gessle, Per (29 April 2006). "Son Of A Plumber | 2006-04-29 News Update". Sonofaplumber.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "'I Like It Like That' to be released May 17". The Daily Roxette. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "I Like It Like That - Single – Album av Per Gessle". Apple Music. 19 May 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Son of a Plumber – I Like It Like That". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Interview mit Per Gessle" ["Interview with Per Gessle"]. Swiss Hitparade (in German). Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ a b Gessle, Per (2005). "Booklet". I Like It Like That (CD liner notes). Son of a Plumber. Elevator Entertainment · Capitol Records. 0946 3 65221 2–8.