Like Money (song)

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"Like Money"
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Top: Akon
Bottom: Yeeun, Yubin, Sohee, Sunye, Lim
Single by Wonder Girls featuring Akon
ReleasedJuly 10, 2012 (U.S.)
Recorded2011–2012
Genre
Label JYP Entertainment
Songwriter(s) Teriy Keys, Cri$tyle, [1] Lukas Hilbert [2]
Producer(s) Rainstone, Lukas Hilbert, Teriy Keys
Wonder Girls singles chronology
"Like This"
(2012)		"Like Money"
(2012)		"I Feel You"
(2015)
Akon singles chronology
"Chop My Money"
(2012)		"Like Money"
(2012)		"Play Hard"
(2013)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Like Money (featuring Akon)" Cri$tyle, Lukas Hilbert, Tery Keys Lukas Hilbert, Woo S. Rhee " RAINSTONE"3:30

Charts

In its first week of release the song debuted at number 11 in South Korea with 161,542 downloads. By the end of August 2012 the song was downloaded 583,737 times in South Korea alone, making the song one of the best-selling English-language songs of the year in Korea.

ChartsPeak
position
Gaon Single Chart (South Korea)11
K-Pop Billboard Hot 100 14 [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Greenwald, David. Wonder Girls Debut 'Like Money' Single, Video Featuring Akon. Billboard . July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  2. ↑ "BMI Artist Registry". BMI. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Hicap, Jonathan M. Wonder Girls, Akon collaborate on 'Like Money'. Manila Bulletin . July 10, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Like Money Listed Single Credits" . Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Wonder Girls and Akon to Perform Collaboration Single ‘Like Money’ For First Time. enewsWorld. July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  6. ↑ Han, Dong-yoon (July 2012). "Like Money Single Review". IZM (in Korean). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  7. ↑ K-Pop Hot 100: 2NE1 and T-ara Overthrow SISTAR. Billboard . July 15, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
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