You Know You Like It

"You Know You Like It"
Single by AlunaGeorge
from the album Body Music
B-side	"Just a Touch" "Put Up Your Hands"
Released	20 April 2012
Format	12" CD-R digital download
Recorded	2011–12
Genre	Alternative R&B future garage dubstep synthpop
Length	3:27 (original version) 3:11 (album version)
Label	Island Tri Angle
Writer(s)	Aluna Francis George Reid
Producer(s)	George Reid
AlunaGeorge singles chronology
"Analyser"/"We Are Chosen" (2011) "You Know You Like It" (2012) "After Light" (2012)
Music video "You Know You Like It" by AlunaGeorge on YouTube

"You Know You Like It" is a song by English electronic music duo AlunaGeorge from their debut studio album, Body Music (2013). The track was released in the United Kingdom on 20 April 2012 as the album's lead single. The song peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart in April 2013 after being used in a Tesco advert.

Timed with the release of the album, "You Know You Like It" was re-released on 28 July 2013, as a double A-side with "Bad Idea". It subsequently reached a new peak position of number 39 in the UK Singles Chart on 4 August 2013.

A remix by DJ Snake, which was also featured in the 2014 film The Amazing Spider-Man 2, boosted the song's popularity in the United States, where it became a sleeper hit, peaking at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching number one on both the Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay^[1] and Rhythmic charts.^[2]

Critical reception

The track was met with very positive reviews upon its release. Pitchfork awarded the song their "Best New Music" tag.^[3]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "You Know You Like It" was first released onto YouTube on August 31, 2011 at a total length of three minutes and thirty seconds.^[4] The video is shot in black and white and features clips of Francis dancing.

A second music video was released on June 13, 2013 on YouTube and Vevo. The video shows the duo partying at an empty pool intercut with clips on Francis dancing with backup dancers.

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Know You Like It"	3:27
2.	"Just a Touch"	3:13
3.	"Put Up Your Hands"	4:23
4.	"You Know You Like It" (music video)	3:35

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5]	35
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	46
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[7]	36
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[8]	51
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9]	39
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[10]	12
UK Urban (Official Charts Company)[11]	13

DJ Snake remix

"You Know You Like It"
Cover of remix single by DJ Snake and AlunaGeorge
Single by DJ Snake and AlunaGeorge
Released	October 20, 2014
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2013
Genre	Trap
Length	4:07
Writer(s)	George Reid Aluna Francis
Producer(s)	DJ Snake Tchami George Reid
Certification	Gold (ARIA)[12]
DJ Snake chronology
"Get Low" (2014) "You Know You Like It" (2014) "Lean On" (2015)
AlunaGeorge singles chronology "Supernatural" (2014) "You Know You Like It" (2014) "Automatic" (2015) Music video "You Know You Like It" by DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge on YouTube

French DJ and producer DJ Snake released a trap remix of the track in 2013, which was featured in the 2014 movie The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and has achieved more chart success in the United States and Europe than the original single. The song was uploaded to AlunaGeorge's SoundCloud on July 22, 2013 as an official remix of the song,^[13] but was later released as a remix single on October 20, 2014.

The music video to accompany the newest version of the song with DJ Snake has a length of 4:33. The video's protagonist is an ostensible humanoid chimpanzee who sells drugs and who has trouble fitting in. He goes to a gentlemen's club, gropes a dancer, is beaten up by other men and kicked out of the club.

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Know You Like It"	4:07

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[14] 11 Australia Dance (ARIA)[15] 4 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 37 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 26 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 16 Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 9 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[20] 19 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 4 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[22] 21 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[23] 23 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[24] 60 France (SNEP)[25] 22 Germany (Official German Charts)[26] 27 Ireland (IRMA)[27] 73 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[28] 24 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[29] 23 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[30] 21 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[31] 86 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[32] 90 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[33] 53 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 63 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 24 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[36] 67 UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[37] 16 US Billboard Hot 100[38] 13 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[39] 2 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[40] 34 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[41] 7 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[42] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Australia (ARIA)[43] 73 Germany (Official German Charts)[44] 85 US Billboard Hot 100[45] 59

Certifications

DJ Snake remix

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[46]	Gold	35,000
Belgium (BEA)[47]	Gold	15,000
Italy (FIMI)[48]	Gold	25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[49]	Gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)[50]	2× Platinum	2,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone sales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	20 April 2012[51]	Digital download	Island
	11 June 2012[52]	Vinyl	Tri Angle
	29 July 2013[53]	Digital download	Island

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External links

• "You Know You Like It" at Discogs (list of releases)