I Know What I Like
For the Genesis song, see I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe).
| "I Know What I Like" | ||||
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| Single by Huey Lewis and the News | ||||
| from the album Fore! | ||||
| B-side | "Forest for the Trees" | |||
| Released | March 23, 1987 | |||
| Format | Cassette, CD | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Writer(s) | Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis | |||
| Producer(s) | Huey Lewis and the News | |||
| Huey Lewis and the News singles chronology | ||||
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"I Know What I Like" is a song performed by Huey Lewis and the News and released as a single from the album Fore! in 1987. The single peaked at number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[1] Like the earlier single, "Hip to Be Square", "I Know What I Like" featured background performances by then-San Francisco 49ers, Dwight Clark, Riki Ellison, Ronnie Lott, and Joe Montana.
Upon the release of the album in 1986, "I Know What I Like" peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in September 1986. When released as a single in 1987, the track re-entered the chart but topped out this time at number 31.
The song is in major and uses the rare minor dominant (v) chord, lacking a leading-tone.[2]
Chart performance
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks[3] | 25 |
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[1] | 30 |
References
- 1 2 3 http://www.hln.org/index.php?title=Chart_Success_Summary
- ↑ Stephenson, Ken (2002). What to Listen for in Rock: A Stylistic Analysis, p.92. ISBN 978-0-300-09239-4.
- ↑ Fore! - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles. Allmusic.com.
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