I Like It (Gerry and the Pacemakers song)
"I Like It" | ||||
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Single by Gerry and the Pacemakers | ||||
B-side | "It Happened to Me" | |||
Released | May 1963 | |||
Recorded | 24 April 1963, EMI Studios, London | |||
Genre | Merseybeat | |||
Length | 2:15 | |||
Label | Columbia (EMI) Laurie 3196 (US) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mitch Murray[1] | |||
Producer(s) | George Martin[1] | |||
Gerry and the Pacemakers singles chronology | ||||
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"I Like It" is the second single by Liverpudlian band Gerry and the Pacemakers. Like Gerry Marsden's first number one "How Do You Do It", it was written by Mitch Murray.[1] The song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 20 June 1963, where it stayed for four weeks.[2][3] It reached No. 17 in the American charts in 1964.[4]
Cover Versions[]
- In 1978, The Rezillos did a punk cover version on their debut album Can't Stand The Rezillos.
- In 1980, Depeche Mode had it in their early live set.
Uses in popular culture[]
It was used in the first part of two-part Australian miniseries called Peter Allen: Not The Boy Next Door that screened in 2015 on Channel Seven. A cover version of the song, sung by a child, was used in a Petits Filous advert in the late 1990s.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 71. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 71. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100". Theofficialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 253.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1963 singles
- Gerry and the Pacemakers songs
- Song recordings produced by George Martin
- UK Singles Chart number-one singles
- Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
- Songs written by Mitch Murray
- 1963 songs
- Columbia Graphophone Company singles