I Like Dat
{{short description|2021 song by T-Pain and Kehlani}}
{{Infobox song
| name = I Like Dat
| cover = I Like Dat.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| album =
| released = {{start date|2021|5|14}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = R&B{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2021/6/t-pain-kehlani-i-like-dat-music-video-release|title=Watch T-Pain and Kehlani Command A Western Town In New "I Like Dat" Music Video|work=Hypebeast|last=Kelly|first=Dylan|date=June 24, 2021|access-date=September 28, 2021}}
| length = 4:02
| label = {{hlist|Nappy Boy|Empire}}
| writer = {{hlist|Faheem Najm|Kehlani Ashley Parrish}}
| producer = {{hlist|DJ Montay|T-Pain}}
| chronology = T-Pain
| prev_title = Wake Up Dead
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = I'm Cool With That
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Kehlani
| type = single
| prev_title = Back Together
| prev_year = 2021
| title = I Like Dat
| year = 2021
| next_title = Ur Best Friend
| next_year = 2021
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|UJtjoQ5TcVI|"I Like Dat"}}}}
}}
"I Like Dat" is a song by American singers T-Pain and Kehlani. It was released on May 14, 2021, through Nappy Boy and Empire. The song is a "sequel" of T-Pain's song "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" (2007).{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/t-pain-and-kehlani-share-new-song-i-like-dat-listen/|title=T-Pain and Kehlani Share New Song "I Like Dat": Listen|work=Pitchfork|last=Bloom|first=Madison|date=May 14, 2021|access-date=September 28, 2021}}
Background
In early May 2021, T-Pain went live on Instagram with Mark Zuckerberg to discuss Zuckerberg sending him messages. At the end of the livestream, T-Pain introduced Kehlani and announced their collaboration.{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2021/05/13/t-pain-kehlani-i-like-dat/|title=T-Pain and Kehlani Team Up on 'I Like Dat'|work=Rap-up|date=May 14, 2021|access-date=September 28, 2021}} In a statement, T-Pain expressed that Kehlani "has been one of the best to work with", saying: "[They] did [their] thing on this track and made it what it is."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/t-pain-kehlani-i-like-dat-1169763/|title=T-Pain, Kehlani Team Up for New Song 'I Like Dat'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=May 14, 2021|access-date=September 28, 2021}}
Composition
The song is written in the key of F♯ Minor, with a tempo of 88 beats per minute. The Song's intro is taken from a sample of T-Pain's 2007 hit single Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin'), released 14 years earlier.{{Cite web|url=https://www.beatsource.com/release/i-like-dat/940197|title = I Like Dat by T-Pain and Kehlani on Beatsource}}
Music video
An accompanying "cowboy-style" music video was released on June 24, 2021, and directed by Christian Breslauer.{{cite web|url=https://digital.abcaudio.com/news/t-pain-and-kehlani-release-music-video-i-dat|title=T-Pain and Kehlani release music video for "I Like Dat"|work=ABC Audio|last=George|first=Rachel|date=June 24, 2021|access-date=September 28, 2021}} The video features T-Pain arriving in a town "on his horse and buggy to sell his self-made "drank" to the townsfolk". Kehlani plays his associate, a townswoman "downing [their] drink and making out with a fellow townswoman, which arouses the gunslingers". T-Pain makes a profit and performs the song with Kehlani in a saloon before they set off for another town.{{cite web|url=https://ratedrnb.com/2021/06/t-pain-and-kehlani-debut-i-like-dat-video/|title=T-Pain and Kehlani Debut 'I Like Dat' Video|work=Rated R&B|last=Bwauchamp|first=Jakori|date=June 30, 2021|access-date=September 28, 2021}}
Remix
The official remix features American rapper Bia and was released October 1, 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/t-pain-and-kehlani-tap-bia-for-i-like-dat-remix-new-song.1992819.html|title = T-Pain & Kehlani Tap Bia for "I Like Dat (Remix)"| website=HNHH |date = October 2021}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "I Like Dat" ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2021-05-21|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=May 24, 2021|access-date=September 28, 2021}}
| 18 |
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| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|97|artist=T-Pain|rowheader=true|access-date=September 28, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|36|artist=T-Pain|rowheader=true|access-date=September 28, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|6|artist=T-Pain|rowheader=true|access-date=September 28, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for "I Like Dat" ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/rhythmic-songs|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}
| 37 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=T-Pain|title=I Like Dat|award=Gold|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|access-date=May 24, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release history and versions for "I Like Dat" ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Version ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"| Various
| May 14, 2021 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="2"| Original | rowspan="3"| Nappy Boy | {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-like-dat-single/1566953799|title=I Like Dat - Single by T-Pain & Kehlani|date=14 May 2021|via=Apple Music|access-date=September 28, 2021}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| United States
| June 1, 2021 |
| scope="row"| Various
| October 1, 2021 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | Bia remix | {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-like-dat-feat-bia-kehlani-single/1587427541|title=I Like Dat (feat. BIA & Kehlani) - Single by T-Pain & Kehlani|date=October 2021|via=Apple Music|access-date=October 9, 2021}} |
References
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{{T-Pain singles}}
{{Kehlani}}
Category:Empire Distribution singles