I Like It (Narcotic Thrust song)

"I Like It"
UK maxi-CD cover artwork
Single by Narcotic Thrust
Released	5 April 2004 (2004-04-05)
Studio	SCS (Fulham, London)
Length	7:25 (original version) 3:06 (radio edit)
Label	free2air
Songwriter(s)	Andy Morris Stuart Crichton Robert de Fresnes
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.

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

UK CD1 [3] "I Like It" (radio edit) – 3:06 "I Like It" (M Black remix) – 7:18 "I Like It" (Tom Mangan remix) – 8:03 "I Like It" (original mix) – 7:24 "I Like It" (Sinewave Surfers 2am mix) – 5:33 "I Like It" (video, photo gallery, lyrics and screensaver) UK CD2 [4] "I Like It" (radio edit) – 3:06 "I Like It" (original CD mix) – 4:52

UK 12-inch single [5] A1. "I Like It" (original mix) – 7:24 A2. "I Like It" (Sinewave Surfers 2am mix) – 5:33 B1. "I Like It" (M Black remix) – 7:18 B2. "I Like It" (Tom Mangan Remix) – 5:42 Australian CD single [2] "I Like It" (radio edit) – 3:06 "I Like It" (Sinewave Surfers Mix) – 5:34 "I Like It" (Tom Mangan Remix) – 8:02 "I Like It" (original mix) – 7:25

Credits and personnel

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

Studios

• Recorded at SCS Studios (Fulham, London, England)
• Mixed at Sahara Studios (Fulham, London, England)
• Mastered at 360 Mastering (Hastings, East Sussex, England)

Personnel

• Andy Morris – writing, production
• Stuart Crichton – writing, production, mixing
• Robert de Fresnes – writing
• Yvonne John Lewis – vocals
• Andrew Levy – bass
• Jan Kincaid – percussion
• Pete Craigie – mixing
• Richard Beetham – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004–2005) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [6] 68 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [7] 17 CIS Airplay (TopHit) [8] 10 Germany (GfK) [9] 91 Greece (IFPI) [10] 10 Ireland (IRMA) [11] 50 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [12] 10 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] 15 Romania (Romanian Top 100) [14] 13 Russia Airplay (TopHit) [15] 9 Scotland (OCC) [16] 9 UK Singles (OCC) [17] 9 UK Dance (OCC) [18] 3 UK Indie (OCC) [19] 1 US Dance Club Play ( Billboard ) [20] P. Lorimer/D. Coleman mixes 16 US Dance Radio Airplay ( Billboard ) [21] 5 US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [22] with "When the Dawn Breaks" 8 Chart (2025) Peak position Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [23] 52

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [24] 78 CIS (TopHit) [25] 43 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [26] 76 Russia Airplay (TopHit) [27] 27 UK Singles (OCC) [28] 159 US Dance Radio Airplay (Billboard) [29] 26 Chart (2005) Position Russia Airplay (TopHit) [30] 166 US Dance Radio Airplay (Billboard) [31] 45

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	5 April 2004	12-inch vinyl CD	free2air	[32]
Australia	2 August 2004	CD	Superphunk	[33]

References

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