I Like (Shanice song)

"I Like"
Single by Shanice
from the album 21... Ways to Grow
ReleasedAugust 1, 1994 (1994-08-01)[1]
Length4:49
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Shanice Wilson, Chris Stokes
Producer(s)Chris Stokes
Shanice singles chronology
"Turn Down the Lights"
(1994) 		"I Like"
(1994) 		"I Wish"
(1994)

"I Like" is a song by American singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer Shanice, released in August 1994 as the third single from her third album, 21... Ways to Grow (1994). The song samples "I'll Take You There" by the Staple Singers.[2] A music video was produced to promote the single.

Critical reception

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M.R. Martinez from Cash Box described the song as a "seductive ballad".[3] Martin Johnson from Chicago Reader felt that on the album’s "most natural-sounding tracks", such as "I Like", "she sounds self-assured and determined to elaborate her priorities."[4] Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "'I Love' ('I Love Your Smile') was what she once sang; now it's 'I Like'. This romantic tuning down is translated to a more streetwise swingbeat song. We not only like it, we love it".[5]

Track listings

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  • 12-inch single
A1. "I Like" (Masters at Work main mix)
A2. "I Like" (Masters at Work 54 dub)
B1. "I Like" (Kenny Dope main mix)
B2. "I Like" (Kenny Dope Troopapella)
  • CD single
  1. "I Like" (album version edit)
  2. "I Like" (Masters at Work main mix)
  3. "I Like" (Kenny Dope main mix)
  4. "I Like" (Kenny Dope Vibes mix)

Charts

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Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Europe (European Dance Radio)[6] 10
Scotland (OCC)[7] 80
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 49
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 49
UK Dance (OCC)[10] 5
UK Dance (Music Week)[11] 5
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[12] 9
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[13] 38

References

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  1. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. July 30, 1994. p. 25.
  2. ^ [1] Archived February 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 11, 2008
  3. ^ Martinez, M.R. (July 2, 1994). "Urban — Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  4. ^ Johnson, Martin (September 22, 1994). "Shallow Youth". Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. July 16, 1994. p. 10. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. September 17, 1994. p. 22. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  8. ^ "Shanice – I Like". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "Shanice: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. August 13, 1994. p. 26. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  12. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). July 30, 1994. p. 8. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  13. ^ "Shanice Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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