I Like (Keri Hilson song)

"I Like" is a song by American singer Keri Hilson. It was written and produced by German musicians David Jost and Robin Grubert and recorded by Hilson for the soundtrack for the German film Zweiohrküken (2009). The track was later also featured on a re-released edition of Hilson's 2009 studio album In a Perfect World....^[1] The song debuted at number 1 on the official German Top 100 Singles chart and was eventually certified Platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). After its success in Germany, the song entered many other charts in Mainland Europe.

"I Like"
Single by Keri Hilson
from the album Zweiohrküken and In a Perfect World... (I Like Edition)
Released	December 11, 2009
Genre	Electropop
Length	3:38
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Robin Grubert David Jost
Producer(s)	David Jost Robin Grubert
Keri Hilson singles chronology
"Medicine" (2009) "I Like" (2009) "Million Dollar Girl" (2010)
Music video
"Keri Hilson - I Like (Official Music Video)" on YouTube

Commercial use

In April 2010, the song was used in a commercial for the broadcasting of US show 90210 on the UK channel E4.^[2]

Chart performance

On December 21, 2009, Media Control announced that "I Like" had debuted at number 1 on the German Singles Chart.^[3] To date, it is her most successful single in Germany, peaking at number 1 for three non-consecutive weeks. It was certified Platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), selling over 300,000 copies. The single debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 68 on May 23, 2010, and peaked at number 34.

Music video

The music video for "I Like" was shot in October 2009 by Aaron Platt.^[4] It premiered online on November 20, 2009, and shows Hilson dancing in front of different scenes, featuring incorporated clips from the Zweiohrküken film. Later, on December 24, 2009, it premiered another version of the video, the main difference was that the video didn't feature incorporated clips from the Zweiohrküken film.

Track listing

All tracks written by Robin Grubert and David Jost.

German CD/digital single^[5]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Like" (Jost & Grubert radio mix)	Robin Grubert David Jost	3:38
2.	"I Like" (Manhattan Clique remix)	Grubert Jost Manhattan Clique[a]	6:01

Notes

• ^{^[a]} denotes remix producer(s)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "I Like" Chart (2009–10) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 37 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[8] 20 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[9] 3 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[10] 9 Denmark (Tracklisten)[11] 30 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[12] 9 Germany (GfK)[13] 1 Germany (Official Airplay Chart)[14] 1 Greece (IFPI)[15] 2 Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[16] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[17] 3 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[18] 1 Poland (Dance Top 50)[19] 26 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[20] 3 Scotland (OCC)[21] 25 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[22] 1 South Korea International (Circle)[23] 28 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 5 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 46 UK Singles (OCC)[26] 34 UK R&B (OCC)[27] 15

Year-end charts 2010 year-end chart performance for "I Like" Chart (2010) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[28] 17 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[29] 32 Germany (Media Control GfK)[[30] 9 German Airplay Chart[31] 2 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[32] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 34 2011 year-end chart performance for "I Like" Chart (2011) Position Russia Airplay (TopHit)[34] 126

Certifications

Certifications for "I Like"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[35]	3× Gold	450,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[36]	Platinum	30,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "I Like"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Germany	December 11, 2009	CD single digital download	Interscope	[37]
United Kingdom	May 17, 2010	Digital download		[38]

See also

• List of number-one hits of 2009 and 2010 (Germany)