I Really Like You
{{short description|2015 single by Carly Rae Jepsen}}
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{{for|the song "I Really Like You (Not Him)"|Pia Zadora}}
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| type = single
| artist = Carly Rae Jepsen
| album = Emotion
| released = March 2, 2015
| recorded = 2013
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| genre = {{flatlist|* Dance-pop
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| label = {{flatlist|* 604
| writer = {{flatlist|* Carly Rae Jepsen
- Jacob Kasher
- Peter Svensson}}
| producer = {{flatlist|* Peter Svensson
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| prev_title = Take a Picture
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Run Away with Me
| next_year = 2015
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"I Really Like You" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen for her third studio album, Emotion (2015). It was written by Jepsen, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Peter Svensson, and Steve DaMar; and produced by Svensson. The song was released as the album's lead single on 2 March 2015.
"I Really Like You" peaked at number 14 on the Canadian Hot 100. Outside of Canada, "I Really Like You" topped the charts in Hong Kong and Scotland, peaked within the top ten of the charts in Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Japan, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top 20 of the charts in Austria, Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland. It was the second-most-played song of 2015 on Japanese radio. The song's accompanying music video starred Tom Hanks and featured Justin Bieber, and was released 5 March 2015.
Writing and production
"I Really Like You" was written by Jepsen, Jacob Kasher Hindlin and Peter Svensson, and produced by the latter.{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carly-rae-jepsen-releases-brand-new-single-i-really-like-you-today---track-now-available-now-from-all-digital-partners-300042648.html|title=Carly Rae Jepsen Releases Brand-New Single 'I Really Like You' Today – Track Now Available Now From All Digital Partners|date=2 March 2015|publisher=PR Newswire|type=press release|access-date=2 March 2015}} According to Jepsen, the song's lyrics are about "that time in a relationship when it's too soon to say 'I love you,' but you're well past, 'I like you' and you're at the 'I really, really like you' stage."
Composition
Soraya Nadia McDonald of The Washington Post characterized "I Really Like You" as a synth-pop song, musically reminiscent of Jepsen's previous album Kiss (2012), 1980s music and Solange Knowles' 2012 EP True.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/03/02/hear-carly-rae-jepsens-releases-new-single-i-really-like-you/|title=Hear Carly Rae Jepsen's newly released single, 'I Really Like You'|first=Soraya Nadia|last=McDonald|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=2 March 2015|access-date=12 April 2015}} The Verge{{'}}s Emily Yoshida noted elements of 1980s and new wave.{{cite news|author=Yoshida, Emily|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/2/8132535/carly-rae-jepsen-i-really-like-you-single|title=I Really Like You could be the triumphant return of Carly Rae Jepsen|work=The Verge|date=2 March 2015|access-date=10 June 2015}} Ryan Reed of Rolling Stone described the track as a "dance-pop number".{{cite magazine|author=Reed, Ryan|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/carly-rae-jepsen-really-really-likes-crush-on-shimmering-new-single-20150302|title=Carly Rae Jepsen 'Really, Really' Likes Crush on Shimmering New Single|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=2 March 2015|access-date=10 June 2015}} Musically, the song is written in the key of F major, with a tempo of 122 beats per minute. Jepsen's vocals span from G3 to high note of D5.[http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0147636 Carly Rae Jepsen "I Really Like You" Sheet Music] musicnotes.com
Critical reception
Jason Lipshutz of Billboard called the song "really (really) fun" and "a breathless 80's banger that comes back to [2012 single] 'Call Me Maybe'{{'}}s fixation on ultra-crisp percussion and blurted-out flirtation".{{cite magazine|author=Lipshutz, Jason|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6487506/carly-rae-jepsen-i-really-like-you-single|title=Carly Rae Jepsen's 'I Really Like You': 'Call Me Maybe' Star's New Single is Really Fun - Billboard|magazine=Billboard|date=1 March 2015|access-date=28 March 2015}} Idolator{{'}}s Bianca Gracie described "I Really Like You" as "mind-blowing, fantastic, catchy-as-hell pop".{{cite web|author=Gracie, Bianca|url=http://www.idolator.com/7583007/carly-rae-jepsen-i-really-like-you-review-revue|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150308191603/http://www.idolator.com/7583007/carly-rae-jepsen-i-really-like-you-review-revue|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 March 2015|title=Carly Rae Jepsen's 'I Really Like You': Review Revue|publisher=Idolator|date=2 March 2015|access-date=10 June 2015}}
In October 2022, Rachel Seo of Variety ranked "I Really Like You" as Jepsen's 13th best song, writing: "'I want you. Do you want me? Do you want me too?' reads like a succession of desperate Snapchat messages, but Jepsen's ascending soprano seamlessly weaves through Jeff Halavacs and Peter Svensson's electro-pop production, sounding more enthusiastic than anything else."{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/lists/carly-rae-jepsen-best-songs-ranked/ |title=Carly Rae Jepsen's 15 Best Songs, Ranked |website=Variety |date=21 October 2022 |access-date=31 October 2022 |first=Rachel |last=Seo}}
Commercial performance
In Canada, "I Really Like You" debuted at number 14 on the Canadian Hot 100 issued for March 21, 2015, marking Jepsen's seventh top 40 hit in Canada.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2015-03-21|title=Canadian Music: Top 100 Songs Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=10 June 2015}}
In the United States, "I Really Like You" debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 21, 2015, selling 38,000 copies in its first week.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6495240/mark-ronson-bruno-mars-10th-week-hot-100|magazine=Billboard|title=Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars Notch 10th Week Atop Hot 100|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=11 March 2015|access-date=11 March 2015}} It peaked at number 39 on 2 May 2015, marking Jepsen's third top 40 hit in the United States.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6538982/wiz-khalifa-see-you-again-tops-hot-100-second-week|magazine=Billboard|title=Wiz Khalifa's 'See You Again' Tops Hot 100 for Second Week|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=22 April 2015|access-date=22 April 2015}}{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6545793/justin-bieber-carly-rae-jepsen-i-really-like-you-hot-100|magazine=Billboard|title=Justin Bieber Helps Carly Rae Jepsen's 'I Really Like You' Hit Top 40 on Hot 100|first=William |last=Gruger|date=24 April 2015|access-date=6 May 2015}}{{cite magazine|author=Anderson, Trevor|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6561038/justin-bieber-boosts-carly-rae-jepsen-twitter-top-tracks|title=Justin Bieber Boosts Carly Rae Jepsen Again on Twitter Top Tracks|magazine=Billboard|date=8 May 2015|access-date=10 June 2015}}
In the United Kingdom, the song debuted and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart on May 3, 2015 – for week ending date May 9, 2015 – a position it maintained for two consecutive weeks.{{cite web|title=Carly Rae Jepsen – Singles|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7347/CARLY%20RAE%20JEPSEN/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=5 May 2015}}{{cite web|author=Myers, Justin|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/omi-s-cheerleader-tops-official-singles-chart-for-a-second-week__9216/|title=OMI's Cheerleader tops Official Singles Chart for a second week|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=10 May 2015|access-date=10 June 2015}} In September 2020, the song re-entered the UK iTunes chart and has remained inside the top 100 for two months since.{{cite web|url=http://www.itunescharts.net/uk/artists/music/carly-rae-jepsen/songs/i-really-like-you/|date=6 Nov 2020|access-date=6 Nov 2020|title=ITunesCharts.net: 'I Really Like You' by Carly Rae Jepsen (British Songs iTunes Chart)}}
Music video
The music video, which stars American actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks, was directed by Peter Glanz. Jepsen filmed part of the song's music video on 16 February 2015, in front of the Mondrian Hotel in Manhattan alongside Hanks, Justin Bieber and a troupe of dancers. Also making cameo appearances in the video are Rudy Mancuso and King Bach, well-known users of the short-form video sharing application Vine. The video was released on 6 March 2015.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6473060/carly-rae-jepsen-justin-bieber-tom-hanks-i-really-like-you-video|title=Carly Rae Jepsen, Justin Bieber, Tom Hanks Team Up for 'I Really Like You' Video Shoot|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|date=17 February 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2 March 2015}} CBC Music's Nicolle Weeks described it as "a more affable version" of the music video for The Verve's "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (1997).{{cite web|author=Gordon, Holly |url=http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2015/3/Grimes-Carly-Rae-Jepsen-Kacey-Musgraves-more-songs-you-need-to-hear-this-week |title=Grimes, Carly Rae Jepsen, Kacey Musgraves, more: songs you need to hear this week |publisher=CBC Music |date=10 March 2015 |access-date=28 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301002442/http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2013/6/Rear-view-Mirror-Who-was-Suzanne-and-why-did-Leonard-Cohen-make-her-famous |archive-date=1 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }} The music video has been rated as one of 10 Best Music Videos of 2015 (So Far) by the readers of Billboard.{{cite magazine|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6605833/2015-10-best-music-videos-taylor-swift-maroon-5-sia|title=The 10 Best Music Videos of 2015 (So Far)|magazine=Billboard|date=24 June 2015|access-date=15 June 2015 }}
Live performances and covers
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Jepsen performed "I Really Like You" live on Good Morning America on 2 March 2015, followed by a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on 5 March 2015 and Sunrise on 11 March 2015. She also performed the song on Saturday Night Live, Castle, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Dancing with the Stars, Much Music Video Awards, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.{{cite magazine|author=Kreps, Daniel|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/carly-rae-jepsen-is-all-that-in-captivating-snl-performance-20150405|title= Carly Rae Jepsen Is 'All That' in Captivating 'SNL' Performance|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=5 April 2015|access-date=10 June 2015}}
Track listings
- "I Really Like You" – 3:24
Digital download – remixes EP{{cite web|title=I Really Like You (Remixes) – EP by Carly Rae Jepsen|date=5 May 2015 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-really-like-you-remixes-ep/1445287726|publisher=iTunes Store (US)|access-date=5 May 2015}}
- "I Really Like You" (Blasterjaxx Remix) – 3:35
- "I Really Like You" (The Scene Kings Remix) – 3:17
- "I Really Like You" (The Scene Kings Extended Remix) – 4:35
- "I Really Like You" (Wayne G. Club Mix) – 7:39
- "I Really Like You" (Liam Keegan Remix Radio Edit) – 3:09
- "I Really Like You" (Liam Keegan Extended Remix) – 4:39
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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Chart (2015)
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{{single chart|Australia|37|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|song=I Really Like You|access-date=March 28, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Austria|11|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|song=I Really Like You|access-date=March 18, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Flanders|43|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|rowheader=true|song=I Really Like You|access-date=March 11, 2015}} |
{{single chart|Wallonia|44|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|rowheader=true|song=I Really Like You|access-date=March 11, 2015}} |
{{single chart|Canada|14|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|rowheader=true|access-date=March 11, 2015}} |
{{single chart|Billboardcanadachrtop40|36|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|rowheader=true|access-date=March 19, 2015}} |
{{single chart|Billboardcanadahotac|26|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|rowheader=true|access-date=March 19, 2015}} |
{{single chart|CIS|11|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|song=I Really Like You|songid=63521|access-date=12 August 2019|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Czech Republic|17|year=2015|week=19|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2015}} |
{{single chart|Czechdigital|7|year=2015|week=12|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2015}} |
{{single chart|Denmark|7|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|rowheader=true|song=I Really Like You|access-date=March 21, 2015}} |
scope="row"| Euro Digital Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/euro-digital-song-sales/2015-05-16|title=Euro Digital Song Sales Chart (The week of May 16, 2015)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530230448/https://www.billboard.com/charts/euro-digital-song-sales/2015-05-16|archive-date=May 30, 2020}}
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{{single chart|Finland|10|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|rowheader=true|song=I Really Like You|access-date=March 30, 2015}} |
{{single chart|France|39|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|rowheader=true|song=I Really Like You|access-date=April 26, 2015}} |
{{single chart|Germany|15|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|rowheader=true|song=I Really Like You|songid=1397366|access-date=March 16, 2015}} |
scope="row"| Hong Kong (HKRIA){{cite web|url=http://musicweekly.asia/charts/top-30-singles-hong-kong |title=Top 30 Singles Chart Hong Kong |publisher=Hong Kong Recording Industry Alliance |date=March 22, 2015 |access-date=March 22, 2015 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322011751/http://musicweekly.asia/charts/top-30-singles-hong-kong |archive-date=22 March 2015 }}
| 1 |
{{single chart|Hungarysingle|27|year=2015|week=18|access-date=May 7, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Ireland2|3|song=I Really Like You|access-date=January 20, 2020|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Italy|42|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|rowheader=true|song=I Really Like You|access-date=July 9, 2015}} |
{{single chart|Billboardjapanhot100|4|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|song=I Really Like You|access-date=July 6, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
scope="row"|Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=d_and_a_overseas&year=2015&month=07&day=6|title=Billboard Japan Hot Overseas|language=ja|publisher=Billboard Japan|date=6 July 2015|access-date=6 July 2015}}
| 1 |
scope="row"| Mexico (Billboard Ingles Airplay){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/carly-rae-jepsen/chart-history/min/|title= Carly Rae Jepsen Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 16, 2015}}
| style="text-align:center;"|17 |
scope="row"| Mexico Anglo (Monitor Latino){{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/Mexico/Anglo/20150504|title=Top 20 Inglés Del 4 al 10 de Mayo, 2015|date=2015-05-04|work=Monitor Latinoaccessdate=2018-05-02}}
| style="text-align:center;"|11 |
{{single chart|Dutch40|13|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|song=I Really Like You|access-date=March 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Dutch100|16|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|song=I Really Like You|access-date=March 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|New Zealand|25|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|song=I Really Like You|access-date=March 27, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Norway|22|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|song=I Really Like You|access-date=March 23, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Poland|10|year=2015|chartid=1632|access-date=May 18, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Scotland|1|date=20150509|access-date=May 3, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Slovakia|16|year=2015|week=17|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2015}} |
{{single chart|Slovakdigital|15|year=2015|week=11|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2015}} |
scope="row"| Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web|url=http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2015&week=22|title=SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart|publisher=slotop50.si|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-date=17 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217211839/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2015&week=22|url-status=dead}}
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{{single chart|South Africa|5|date=9 June 2015|rowheader=true|access-date=September 16, 2015}} |
{{single chart|Spain|27|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|rowheader=true|song=I Really Like You|access-date=June 2, 2015}} |
{{single chart|Sweden|25|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|rowheader=true|song=I Really Like You|access-date=April 9, 2015}} |
{{single chart|Switzerland|15|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|rowheader=true|song=I Really Like You|access-date=April 12, 2015}} |
{{single chart|UK|3|date=20150509|access-date=May 3, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|39|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|rowheader=true|artistid={{BillboardID|Carly Rae Jepsen}}|access-date=23 April 2015}} |
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|36|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|rowheader=true|artistid={{BillboardID|Carly Rae Jepsen}}|access-date=30 May 2015}} |
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|30|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|rowheader=true|artistid={{BillboardID|Carly Rae Jepsen}}|access-date=21 May 2015}} |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|title=I Really Like You|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|relyear=2015|certyear=2015|award=Platinum|id=5196|access-date=27 June 2020}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|relyear=2015|certyear=2019|certmonth=5|digital=true|title=I Really Like You|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|access-date=June 19, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|title=I Really Like You|award=Platinum|relyear=2015|access-date=May 25, 2025|certyear=2022|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|type=single|title=I Really Like You|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|award=Platinum|relyear=2015|certyear=2016|access-date=15 June 2016}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|certyear=2015|relyear=2015|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|title=I Really Like You|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|certref={{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2015&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 2015|publisher=sverigetopplistan.se|access-date=October 13, 2021}}|access-date=October 13, 2021}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=I Really Like You|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2015|certyear=2016|access-date=28 November 2016}}
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Release history
References
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