| I Like | |
| Cover: | Shanice_-_I_Like.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Shanice |
| Album: | 21... Ways to Grow |
| Released: | [1] |
| Length: | 4:49 |
| Label: | Motown |
| Producer: | Chris Stokes |
| Prev Title: | Turn Down the Lights |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | I Wish |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
"I Like" is a song by American singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer Shanice, released in August 1994 as the third single from her third album, 21... Ways to Grow (1994). The song samples "I'll Take You There" by the Staple Singers.[2] A music video was produced to promote the single.
M.R. Martinez from Cash Box described the song as a "seductive ballad".[3] Martin Johnson from Chicago Reader felt that on the album’s "most natural-sounding tracks", such as "I Like", "she sounds self-assured and determined to elaborate her priorities."[4] Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "'I Love' ('I Love Your Smile') was what she once sang; now it's 'I Like'. This romantic tuning down is translated to a more streetwise swingbeat song. We not only like it, we love it".[5]
A1. "I Like" (Masters at Work main mix)
A2. "I Like" (Masters at Work 54 dub)
B1. "I Like" (Kenny Dope main mix)
B2. "I Like" (Kenny Dope Troopapella)
| Chart (1994–1995) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Europe (European Dance Radio)[6] | 10 | |
| UK Dance (Music Week)[7] | 5 | |
| UK Club Chart (Music Week)[8] | 9 | |
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[9] | 38 |