That's the Way (I Like It)

"That's the Way (I Like It)"
"That's the Way (I Like It)"
Single by Dead or Alive
from the album Sophisticated Boom Boom
Released	March 1, 1984
Recorded	1983
Genre	Pop, funk, new wave
Length	3:39
Label	Metronome
Songwriter(s)	Harry W. Casey, Richard Finch
Producer(s)	Dead Or Alive, Zeus B. Held
Dead or Alive singles chronology

"That's the Way (I Like It)"
"That's the Way (I Like It)"
	German CD maxi single
Single by KC and the Sunshine Band
from the album KC and the Sunshine Band
B-side	"What Makes You Happy"
Released	June 10, 1975
Recorded	1974
Genre	Disco, funk
Length	3:06 (radio edit); 5:07 (album version);
Label	TK
Songwriter(s)	Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch
Producer(s)	Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch
KC and the Sunshine Band singles chronology
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"That's the Way (I Like It)" is a song by the American group KC and the Sunshine Band from their self-titled second studio album. The single became the band's second #1 hit in the Billboard Hot 100, and it is one of the few chart-toppers in history to hit #1 on more than one occasion during a one-month period, as it did between November and December 1975. It topped the American pop chart for one week, and then was replaced by another disco song, "Fly, Robin, Fly" by Silver Convention. "That's the Way (I Like It)" returned to #1 for one more week after "Fly, Robin, Fly" completed three weeks at the top. "That's the Way (I Like It)" also spent one week at #1 in the soul singles chart.^[2] The song is in natural minor.^[3]

The song was also an international chart hit, reaching #1 in Canada^[4] and the Netherlands and charting in Australia (#5), Belgium (#2), Germany (#20), Ireland (#17), New Zealand (#12), Norway (#5) and the United Kingdom (#4).

For release as a single and radio airplay, the song was toned down from the original recording, which would have jeopardized it receiving getting radio airplay at the time. However the sexual overtones may have improved the record's reception at discos, increasing its overall popularity in the charts.^[5]

Chart performance[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1975–76)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[7]	2
Canada RPM Top Singles^[8]	1
German Media Control Top 100^[9]	20
Irish Singles Chart^[10]	17
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[11]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[12]	1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[13]	12
Norway (VG-lista)^[14]	5
South African Chart^[15]	6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[16]	3
UK Singles (OCC)^[17]	4
US Billboard Hot 100^[18]	1
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play^[18]	18
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles^[18]	1
US Cash Box Top 100^[19]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1975)	Rank
Canada^[20]	14
Netherlands^[21]	9
UK^[22]	49
US Cash Box^[23]	49

Chart (1976)	Rank
Australia^[24]	51
US Billboard Hot 100^[25]	45

All-time charts[]

Chart (1958-2018)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[26]	316

Dead or Alive version[]

In 1979, Pete Burns used the chorus in the song "Black Leather", composed and recorded in the early stages of Dead or Alive (then known as Nightmares in Wax), and in 1984, Dead or Alive covered the song for their debut album, Sophisticated Boom Boom.

Track listings[]

12" maxi

"That's the Way (I Like It)" (Extended Version) - 5:52
"Keep That Body Strong (That's the Way)" - 3:37

7" single

"That's the Way (I Like It)" - 3:38
"Do It" - 3:53

7" picture single

"That's the Way (I Like It)" - 3:37
"Keep That Body Strong (That's the Way)" - 3:37

Chart[]

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	45
Irish Singles Chart^[10]	23
UK (Official Charts Company)^[27]	22
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play^[28]	28

Clock version[]

In 1997, British pop/dance act Clock released a cover of the song, which appears on their Japan-only album release Boogie Sound. It was a moderate hit in early 1998, peaking at No. 17 in Ireland,^[29] No. 11 in the United Kingdom^[30] and No. 66 in France.^[31]

Bibliography[]

Craig MacInnis, "That's the Way I Like It (The Harry Wayne Casey Story)", Team Power Publishing, 2002, ISBN 2-89568-059-0

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Alex Henderson. "KC and the Sunshine Band review on Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2013. "Fueled by such addictive funk hits as "That's the Way (I Like It)" and "Get Down Tonight," the album established K.C. as one of the top stars of the disco era."
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 315.
^ Stephenson, Ken (2002). What to Listen for in Rock: A Stylistic Analysis, p.89. ISBN 978-0-300-09239-4.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ Dimery, Robert (2010). 1001 songs you must hear before you die. United Kingdom: Cassell Illustrated. p. 350. ISBN 978-1-84403-736-0.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. pp. 85, 163. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
^ "Ultratop.be – KC & the Sunshine Band – That's the way (I like it)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "That's the way (I like it) in Canadian Top Singles Chart". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
^ "That's the way (I like it) by KC and the Sunshine Band on charts.de". Media Control. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "That's the way (I like it) in Irish Chart". IRMA. Retrieved 30 May 2013. Only results when searching "That's the way (I like it)"
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – KC and the Sunshine Band" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – KC & the Sunshine Band – That's the way (I like it)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Charts.nz – KC & the Sunshine Band – That's the way (I like it)". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – KC & the Sunshine Band – That's the way (I like it)". VG-lista.
^ John Samson. "That's the way (I like it) by KC & the Sunshine Band in South African Chart". Retrieved 4 June 2013.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – KC & the Sunshine Band – That's the way (I like it)". Singles Top 100.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "KC and the Sunshine Band Awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 12/13/75".
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1975" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
^ "Britain's best selling records of '75" (JPG). Scans.chartarchive.org. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1975".
^ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^ "1984 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive - 21st April 1984". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
^ "Dead or Alive awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Clock' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original document published by Fireball Media).
^ "Official Charts > Clock". The Official UK Charts Company.
^ "lescharts.com > Clock dans les Charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien.

External links[]

"Song lyrics from the band's official website". Archived from the original on 12 August 2007.
Music Legends Part 1: KC & The Sunshine Band
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
"The Complexity of Songs", Knuth, Donald E. (1984).

[review-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Alex Henderson. "KC and the Sunshine Band review on Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2013. "Fueled by such addictive funk hits as "That's the Way (I Like It)" and "Get Down Tonight," the album established K.C. as one of the top stars of the disco era."

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 315.

[3] Stephenson, Ken (2002). What to Listen for in Rock: A Stylistic Analysis, p.89. ISBN 978-0-300-09239-4.

[4] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[5] Dimery, Robert (2010). 1001 songs you must hear before you die. United Kingdom: Cassell Illustrated. p. 350. ISBN 978-1-84403-736-0.

[aus-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. pp. 85, 163. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.

[sc_Flanders_KC_&_the_Sunshine_Band-7] "Ultratop.be – KC & the Sunshine Band – That's the way (I like it)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[8] "That's the way (I like it) in Canadian Top Singles Chart". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2013.

[The_way-9] "That's the way (I like it) by KC and the Sunshine Band on charts.de". Media Control. Retrieved 30 May 2013.

[IRL-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b "That's the way (I like it) in Irish Chart". IRMA. Retrieved 30 May 2013. Only results when searching "That's the way (I like it)"

[sc_Dutch40_KC_and_the_Sunshine_Band-11] "Nederlandse Top 40 – KC and the Sunshine Band" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.

[sc_Dutch100_KC_&_the_Sunshine_Band-12] "Dutchcharts.nl – KC & the Sunshine Band – That's the way (I like it)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_New_Zealand_KC_&_the_Sunshine_Band-13] "Charts.nz – KC & the Sunshine Band – That's the way (I like it)". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_Norway_KC_&_the_Sunshine_Band-14] "Norwegiancharts.com – KC & the Sunshine Band – That's the way (I like it)". VG-lista.

[15] John Samson. "That's the way (I like it) by KC & the Sunshine Band in South African Chart". Retrieved 4 June 2013.

[sc_Sweden_KC_&_the_Sunshine_Band-16] "Swedishcharts.com – KC & the Sunshine Band – That's the way (I like it)". Singles Top 100.

[sc_UK_-17] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 May 2013.

[awards-18] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "KC and the Sunshine Band Awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 May 2013.

[19] "Cash Box Top 100 12/13/75".

[20] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.

[21] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1975" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

[22] "Britain's best selling records of '75" (JPG). Scans.chartarchive.org. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[23] "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1975".

[24] "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[25] "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[26] "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

[27] "1984 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive - 21st April 1984". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 May 2013.

[28] "Dead or Alive awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 May 2013.

[29] "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Clock' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original document published by Fireball Media).

[30] "Official Charts > Clock". The Official UK Charts Company.

[31] "lescharts.com > Clock dans les Charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien.

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