Like You Want To
| "Like You Want To" | ||||
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| Single by Kita Alexander | ||||
| from the EP Like You Want To | ||||
| Released | October 2015 | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Australia | |||
| Composer(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Ben Romans[1] | |||
| Kita Alexander singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Like You Want To" on YouTube | ||||
"Like You Want To" is a song by Australian singer songwriter Kita Alexander. The song premiered on Triple J on 19 October 2015[2] and was released as a single from Alexander's second EP Like You Want To. Following the release of the EP, the song re-entered and peaked at number 82 on the ARIA Singles Chart in December 2015. It was certified gold in 2020.[3]
Music video
[edit]The music video was co-directed by Alexander and Zach Miller and shot in California, where Alexander recorded the song with producer Ben Romans.[4]
Reception
[edit]Mike Wass from Idolator described the song as a "dreamy anthem [that] is more than a nod to the past."[5]
Track listings
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Like You Want To" | 3:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Like You Want To" (Juno Mars remix) | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Like You Want To" (Juno Mars' Hackney dub) | 5:32 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2015–2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 82 |
Certification
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | October 2015 | Digital download | Warner Music Australia | single version |
| Australia | 26 October 2015 | Radio[7] | ||
| Various[8] | 29 April 2016 | Digital download | Juno Mars Remix |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kita Alexander: Before the Break". coolaccidents. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Kita Alexander – Like You Want To". YouTube. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ a b "KITA ALEXANDER shares the official music video for new summer anthem". amnplify. November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Kita Alexander's Beachy "Like You Want To" Video Is Good For All Seasons". The Fader. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Kita Alexander Impresses With Dreamy, '80s-Influenced Pop Anthem "Like You Want To"". idolator. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (5 December 2015). "ARIA Singles: Adele 'Hello' Spends Sixth Week at No 1". Noise11 (Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman). Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "triple j Weekly Additions – w/c 26 October 2015". 26 October 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Like You Want to (single) Juno Mars Remix by Kita Alexander". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 December 2020.