That's What I Like (Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers song)

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"That's What I Like"
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Single by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
from the album The Album
B-side "Pretty Blue Eyes"
Released2 October 1989 (1989-10-02) [1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:03 (radio version)
  • 5:37 (extended version)
Label
  • BCM
  • Indisc
Songwriter(s) Various
Producer(s)
  • Andy Pickles
  • Ian Morgan
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers singles chronology
"Swing the Mood"
(1989)		"That's What I Like"
(1989)		"Let's Party"
(1989)

"That's What I Like" is a song by British novelty pop music act Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers, released on 2 October 1989 as the second single from their debut album, The Album (1989). It followed "Swing the Mood" to number one in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain and went top ten in several countries. In the United States, it failed to build on the success of the group's first hit, peaking at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Contents

Background and structure

Father and son team Andy and John Pickles repeated the formula which had taken their record "Swing the Mood" to number one a few months previously. This time using "Hawaii Five-O" by the Ventures from the TV series Hawaii Five-O as the recurring melodic hook in the record. It was the act's second UK number-one hit and stayed at the top for three weeks in October 1989.

The mix includes the following songs:

Critical reception

Selina Webb from Music Week wrote, "Same formula, different faves, and still infuriatingly hitbound. An archive "C'mon everybody" kicks off snatches of the Hawaii 5-O theme tune plus geriatric hits from Chubby Checker, Little Richard and Bill Haley. Hands up if you wish you'd thought of it first." [2]

Track listings

  1. "That's What I Like" – 4:03
  2. "Pretty Blue Eyes" by John Anderson Band – 2:44
  1. "That's What I Like" (extended twist mix) – 5:23
  2. "Pretty Blue Eyes" by John Anderson Band – 2:44
  3. "Twelve Bar Thingy" by John Anderson Band – 2:39
  1. "That's What I Like" – 4:03
  2. "That's What I Like" (extended twist mix) – 5:23
  3. "Pretty Blue Eyes" – 2:44
  4. "Twelve Bar Thingy" by John Anderson Band – 2:39

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [30] Platinum70,000^
France (SNEP) [31] Silver200,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] Gold400,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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