| "I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi)" | ||||
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| Song by Pete Rodriguez from the album I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi) | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Boogaloo | |||
| Length | 4:26 | |||
| Label | Alegre | |||
| Writer | Tony Pabon, Manny Rodriguez | |||
| Producer | Pancho Cristal | |||
| I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi) track listing | ||||
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"I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi)" is a song written by Tony Pabon and Manny Rodriguez. It was initially a hit for boogaloo musician Pete Rodriguez in 1967, and was one of the most influential boogaloo songs of the era.[1][2] Rodriguez released an album in 1967 with the same title.
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Tony Pabon and Manny Rodriguez originally wrote "I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi)" in 1967. Boogalo musician Pete Rodriguez later covered "I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi)" that year, from his album of the same name.
| "I Like It" | |
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| Single by The Blackout All-Stars | |
| from the album I Like It Like That, Volume I | |
| Released | October, 1994 |
| Format | 12", CD single, cassette single |
| Recorded | 1994 |
| Genre | Latin, pop |
| Length | 3:49 (Album version) |
| Label | Columbia |
| Writer(s) | Tony Pabon, Manny Rodriguez |
| Producer | Sergio George |
The song was famously covered by Latin supergroup The Blackout All-Stars, under the title "I Like It", from volume 1 of the soundtrack to the 1994 film I Like It Like That.
The song was the group's only recording, as well as their only release to chart, peaking at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.[3]
The Blackout All-Stars was a one-off musical supergroup, consisting of various Latin music artists: Ray Barretto, Sheila E., Tito Puente, Tito Nieves, Paquito D'Rivera, Dave Valentin and Grover Washington, Jr. The group was originally formed in 1994 to record the song "I Like It", the title song for the film I Like It Like That. Lead vocals were done by Nieves, while the rest of the group provided instrumentals or background vocals to the song. The song was later placed in volume 1 of the soundtrack to the film, and released as a single to promote the soundtrack. 12" and CD maxi singles were released, but the song failed to gain any popularity.
In 1996, roughly two years after the song's original release, Burger King used the song in a commercial promoting their "Have it your own way" slogan. Following its inclusion in these commercials, the song started to pick up radio airplay. The song then started to climb the U.S. Billboard charts, peaking at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song's accompanying music video started to gain rotation on music video networks such as MTV and VH1. CD singles were also released. In 1997, Tito Nieves, the lead singer of the song, re-recorded the song on his album, I Like It Like That.
The Blackout All-Stars remained one-off, despite the song's renewed popularity. Grover Washington, Jr. died on December 17, 1999 of a heart attack. Tito Puente died of heart failure on May 31, 2000, as did Ray Barretto on February 17, 2006.
Jeremy Helligar of Entertainment Weekly gave the song a B, saying it was a "swinging number" and that "only a hopeless couch potato could possibly not like it."[4]
A1 "I Like It" (D'Ambrosio club mix) - 7:03
A1 "I Like It" (D'Ambrosio club mix) - 7:03
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| Chart (1996-1997)[5] | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 25 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 45 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 25 |