I Really Like You

For the song "I Really Like You (Not Him)", see Pia Zadora.
"I Really Like You"
Single by Carly Rae Jepsen
from the album Emotion
Released 2 March 2015 (2015-03-02)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014, P.S. Studio (Stockholm, Sweden)
Conway Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
Templebase Studios(Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length 3:24
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Svensson
  • Halatrax
Carly Rae Jepsen singles chronology
"Take a Picture"
(2013)		 "I Really Like You"
(2015)		 "Run Away with Me"
(2015)

"I Really Like You" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen for her third studio album, Emotion (2015). It was written by Jepsen, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, and Peter Svensson, and produced by Svensson. The song was released as the album's lead single on 2 March 2015.

"I Really Like You" peaked at number fourteen on the Canadian Hot 100. Internationally, the song peaked within the top ten of the charts in Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Japan, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, while reaching the top twenty in Austria, Germany, Slovakia, and Switzerland. The song's accompanying music video featured Tom Hanks and Justin Bieber, and was released 5 March 2015.

Writing and production

"I Really Like You" was written by Jepsen, Jacob Kasher Hindlin and Peter Svensson, and produced by the latter.[1] According to Jepsen, the song's lyrics are about "that time in a relationship when it's too soon to say 'I love you,' but you're well past, 'I like you' and you're at the 'I really, really like you' stage."[1]

Composition
"I Really Like You"
A 20-second sample of "I Really Like You", described by critics as a dance-pop and synthpop song, with elements of new wave and 1980s music.
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Soraya Nadia McDonald of The Washington Post characterised "I Really Like You" as a synthpop song, musically reminiscent of Jepsen's previous album Kiss (2012), 1980s music and Solange Knowles' 2012 EP True.[2] The Verge's Emily Yoshida noted elements of 1980s and new wave.[3] Ryan Reed of Rolling Stone described the track as a "dance-pop number".[4]

Critical reception

Jason Lipshutz of Billboard called the song "really (really) fun" and "a breathless 80's banger that comes back to [2012 single] "Call Me Maybe's" fixation on ultra-crisp percussion and blurted-out flirtation".[5] Idolator's Bianca Gracie described "I Really Like You" as "mind-blowing, fantastic, catchy-as-hell pop".[6]

Commercial performance

In Canada, "I Really Like You" debuted at number 14 on the Canadian Hot 100 issued for 21 March 2015.[7]

In the United States, "I Really Like You" debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 21 March 2015, selling 38,000 copies in its first week.[8] It peaked at number 39 on 2 May 2015, marking Jepsen's third top 40 hit in the United States.[9][10][11]

In the United Kingdom, the song debuted and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart on 3 May 2015 ― for week ending date 9 May 2015 ― a position it maintained for two consecutive weeks.[12][13]

Music video

Jepsen filmed part of the song's music video on 16 February 2015, in front of the Mondrian Hotel in Manhattan alongside Tom Hanks, Justin Bieber and a troupe of dancers. Also making cameo appearances in the video are Rudy Mancuso and Andrew B. Bachelor (A.K.A. King Bach), well-known users of the short-form video sharing application Vine. The video was released on 6 March 2015.[14] CBC Music's Nicolle Weeks described it as "a more affable version" of the music video for The Verve's "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (1997).[15] The audio video for "I Really Like You" on YouTube was originally geoblocked in Canada.[16] The music video has been rated as one of 10 Best Music Videos of 2015 (So Far) by the readers of Billboard.[17]

Live performances and covers

Jepsen performed "I Really Like You" at the Capital Pride in 2015.

Jepsen performed "I Really Like You" live on Good Morning America on 2 March 2015, followed by a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on 5 March 2015 and Sunrise on 11 March 2015.[1] She also performed the song on Saturday Night Live, Castle, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Dancing with the Stars, Much Music Video Awards, Ellen DeGeneres Show.[18] On Friday, 21 August 2015, Jepsen performed this on The Today Show as part of their Toyota Summer Concert Series.

In April 2015, British group The Wombats covered the song on BBC Radio 1.

Track listings

Digital download[19]
  1. "I Really Like You" – 3:24
Digital download – remixes EP[20]
  1. "I Really Like You" (Blasterjaxx Remix) – 3:35
  2. "I Really Like You" (The Scene Kings Remix) – 3:17
  3. "I Really Like You" (The Scene Kings Extended Remix) – 4:35
  4. "I Really Like You" (Wayne G. Club Mix) – 7:39
  5. "I Really Like You" (Liam Keegan Remix Radio Edit) – 3:09
  6. "I Really Like You" (Liam Keegan Extended Remix) – 4:39

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[21] 37
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[22] 11
Croatia (Airplay Radio Chart)[23] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[24] 43
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[25] 44
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[26] 14
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[27] 36
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[28] 26
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[29] 17
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[30] 7
Denmark (Tracklisten)[31] 7
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[32] 10
France (SNEP)[33] 39
Germany (Official German Charts)[34] 15
Hungary (Single Top 40)[35] 27
Ireland (IRMA)[36] 3
Italy (FIMI)[37] 42
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[38] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[39] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[40] 16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[41] 25
Norway (VG-lista)[42] 22
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[43] 10
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[44] 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[45] 16
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[46] 15
South Africa (EMA)[47] 5
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[48] 27
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[49] 25
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[50] 15
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[51] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[52] 39
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[53] 36
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[54] 30

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[55] 70
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[56] 88
Germany (Official German Charts)[57] 66
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[58] 6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[59] 44

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[60] Gold 40,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[61] Gold 30,000^
Italy (FIMI)[62] Gold 25,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[63] Platinum 250,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[64] Gold 10,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[65] Gold 20,000^
Sweden (GLF)[66] Platinum 40,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[67] Gold 400,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Australia 2 March 2015 Digital download
[68]
Canada 604 [69]
Germany
  • Schoolboy
  • Interscope
 [70]
Mexico [71]
New Zealand [72]
United States [19]
24 March 2015 Contemporary hit radio [73]
United Kingdom 26 April 2015 Digital download [74]

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