"I Like You (A Happier Song)" | ||||
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Single by Post Malone featuring Doja Cat | ||||
from the album Twelve Carat Toothache | ||||
Released | June 3, 2022 | |||
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Length | 3:13 | |||
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"I Like You (A Happier Song)" on YouTube |
"I Like You (A Happier Song)" is a song by American rapper and singer Post Malone featuring fellow American rapper and singer Doja Cat. The song was written by the artists alongside Billy Walsh and producers Louis Bell and Jasper Harris. [2] It was sent to US contemporary hit radio as the third single from Malone's fourth studio album, Twelve Carat Toothache ,on June 3,2022. The song reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100,giving Malone his eleventh top-10 hit on the chart and Doja her sixth. [3] It was also nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 65th Grammy Awards. [4]
Ben Devlin of MusicOMH praised the chemistry between Post Malone and Doja Cat on the song. [5] Conversely,Robin Murray of Clash said that "Doja Cat seems wasted on the frothy 'I Like You (A Happier Song)'". [6]
Writing for Billboard,Lyndsey Havens ranked it the third best song on Twelve Carat Toothache,noting it "impossible not to smile" at its titular lyric,"I like you,I do," further going on to praise Doja Cat's verse and harmonies which make the song "sweeter." [7]
Following the release of Twelve Carat Toothache,"I Like You (A Happier Song)" debuted at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. The song later peaked at number three in its 16th week on the chart. It was the most successful release from the album,as well as Post Malone's highest-charting single since "Circles".
The music video was released on July 26,2022. As of September 2023,the music video has received over 110 million views. [8] [9] [10] Filmed in Ojai,California.
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [68] | 4×Platinum | 280,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [69] | 3×Platinum | 240,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [70] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [71] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [72] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [73] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [74] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [75] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
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Sweden (GLF) [76] | Gold | 4,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | June 7,2022 | Contemporary hit radio | [77] | |
Italy | June 10,2022 | Radio airplay | Universal | [78] |
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