I Like It (Narcotic Thrust song)

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"I Like It"
I Like It Narcotic Thrust maxi-CD.jpg
UK maxi-CD cover artwork
Single by Narcotic Thrust
Released5 April 2004 (2004-04-05)
Studio SCS (Fulham, London)
Length
  • 7:25 (original version)
  • 3:06 (radio edit)
Label free2air
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Andy Morris
  • Stuart Crichton
Narcotic Thrust singles chronology
"Safe from Harm"
(2002)		"I Like It"
(2004)		"When the Dawn Breaks"
(2005)
Music video
"I Like It" on YouTube

"I Like It" is a song by English electronic music duo Narcotic Thrust featuring British singer Yvonne John Lewis on vocals. Written by Andy Morris, Stuart Crichton, 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 the Brand New Heavies played bass guitar on the song while ex-member Jan Kincaid handled the percussion.

Contents

Upon its release, "I Like It" debuted and peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart in April 2004, becoming the duo's sole top-10 hit in the UK. The single also reached the top 20 in Flanders, Greece, the Netherlands, and Romania, as well as on three US Billboard dance charts. A music video was made for the song, featuring several female cheerleaders with red pom-poms dancing in a bright grey room filled with confetti.

Composition

Composed in the key of F-sharp minor, "I Like It" has a tempo of 130 beats per minute. [1] 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. [2]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the UK CD1 liner notes. [3]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom5 April 2004
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
free2air [32]
Australia2 August 2004CDSuperphunk [33]

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