I Like It, I Love It

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"I Like It, I Love It"
Tim McGraw - I Like It.jpg
Single by Tim McGraw
from the album All I Want
ReleasedJuly 31, 1995
Genre
Length3:24
Label Curb
Songwriter(s)
  • Mark Hall
  • Jeb Stuart Anderson
  • Steve Dukes
Producer(s)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Refried Dreams"
(1995)
"I Like It, I Love It"
(1995)
"Can't Be Really Gone"
(1995)

"I Like It, I Love It" is a song written by Jeb Stuart Anderson, Steve Dukes, and Mark Hall, and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in July 1995 as the first single from his album All I Want . The song is McGraw's ninth single overall, and it became his third number-one single on the Hot Country Songs chart. It was recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. [1]

Contents

Music video

The music video for "I Like It, I Love It" premiered on CMT on August 4, 1995. The video was directed and produced by Sherman Halsey. It features McGraw on tour, and uses computer animation.

Track listing

7" vinyl

Custom version

A version of the song was made for the NHL's Nashville Predators for use with the team's goal song, in a medley along with "Gold on the Ceiling" by the Black Keys.[ citation needed ]. This version of the song replaces the line "Don't know what it is about that little girl's lovin'" with "Don't know what it is about the Predators scorin'".

Chart performance

"I Like It, I Love It" debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of August 12, 1995, eventually reaching the number one spot. [2]

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 25
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [6] 7
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 3

Certifications

Certifications for I Like It, I Love It
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [8] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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