I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)
| "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" | ||||
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_by_Hi-Five.jpg) Standard artwork (vinyl edition pictured) | ||||
| Single by Hi-Five | ||||
| from the album Hi-Five | ||||
| B-side | "Sweetheart" | |||
| Released | January 2, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | January 1990 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 5:49 (album version) 3:56 (radio version) | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Teddy Riley | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" on YouTube | ||||
"I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" is a song recorded by American R&B group Hi-Five on their 1990 album Hi-Five. The song was written by Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle and Dave Way, and released as the album's second single on January 2, 1991, by the Jive label. It was a number one pop song and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on May 10, 1991.[3] The video has an exceptionally large amount of dark colours and shadows in contrast to the light-hearted and bubblegum pop song that plays.
Chart performance
[edit]In the United States, "I Like the Way" spent two weeks at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart;[4] and one week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Music video
[edit]The official music video was directed by Antoine Fuqua.[5]
Credits and personnel
[edit]- Written by Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle & Dave Way
- Produced and mixed by Teddy Riley
- Co-produced by Bernard Belle
- Engineered by David Way
- 1. Remixed by Ralph Rolle & Tom Vercillo at Battery Studios
- 3 & 4. Remixed by Gerard Harmon, Armando Colon, & Ralph Rolle at Battery Studios for Phat Kat Productions
- Guitar: Patricia Halligan
- Drums: Ralph Rolle
- Keyboards: Armando Colon
- Little Girl's Voice: India
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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UK #43 Year-end charts[edit]
All-time charts[edit]
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See also
[edit]- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1990s
- List of number-one R&B singles of 1991 (U.S.)
References
[edit]- ^ uDiscover Team (February 17, 2021). "Best New Jack Swing Songs: 40 Party Starting Jams". uDiscoverMusic. Universal Music Group. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ a b Breihan, Tom (November 26, 2021). "The Number Ones: Hi-Five's "I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)". Stereogum. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)" is a slight update on New Edition's '80s teen-pop R&B formula...
- ^ RIAA - Hi-Five - I Like The Way
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 254.
- ^ "Hi-Five: I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)". imdb.com. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ "Hi-Five – I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1546." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 1561." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ "Hi-Five – I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 27, 1991". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ "Hi-Five – I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Hi-Five – I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Hi-Five Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hi-Five Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hi-Five Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ "The Year in Music 1991" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 51. December 21, 1981. p. YE-18. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
