I Guess I Like It Like That

"I Guess I Like It Like That"
12" promotional vinyl cover
Promotional single by Kylie Minogue
from the album Let's Get to It
A-side "If You Were with Me Now"
Released October 1991
Format Vinyl single
Recorded 1990-1991
Genre
Length 6:00 (Album version)
3:30 (Edit)
Label Mushroom
Songwriter(s)
  • Mike Stock
  • Pete Waterman
  • Kylie Minogue
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul de Coster
Producer(s)
  • Mike Stock
  • Pete Waterman

"I Guess I Like It Like That" is a 1991 promotional single written by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue and British producers Mike Stock and Pete Waterman for Minogue's fourth album Let's Get to It. The song samples 2 Unlimited's "Get Ready for This" written by Phil Wilde, Jean-Paul de Coster and Ray Slijngaard. On the 2015 UK re-release of the Let's Get to It album, Wilde and de Coster were credited as co-authors of the song (Stock/Waterman/Minogue/DeCoster/Wilde). The song also samples Freestyle Orchestra's "Keep On Pumping It Up" and the Salt-N-Pepa song "I Like It Like That".

Background

During this time, Minogue was fascinated by club music. Although her music was always played in commercial clubs, the pop element of her earlier works made the "cooler clubs" tend to "frown upon" her music. Minogue then created the alias "Angel K" for herself and released white label promotional vinyls of tracks including "Do You Dare" and "Closer"; both of the songs later appeared as B-sides on "Give Me Just a Little More Time and "Finer Feelings", respectively.[3]

Critical reception

Nathan Wood from Foxtel's MaxTV called the song "surprising" and claimed it "signaled Kylie's change from a pop princess to an artist with diverse, genre-pushing tastes, and paved the way for her extensive exploration into the world of dance music that would come later."[4] Digital Spy's Nick Levine stated he "has even fallen for the 2 Unlimited sample."[1] However, Chris True from AllMusic criticised the stadium keyboard part that lays the foundation of the song, calling it one of album's "noticeable missteps".[5] Nick Griffiths from Select gave a mixed review of the track, calling the song "impressive but blatant clubdom".[6]

Live performances

Minogue performing "Everything Taboo Medley" during For You, For Me Tour, the medley contains an excerpt of the song.

Kylie performed the song on the following concert tours:

Format and track listing

  • Promotional Australian 12" single
  1. "I Guess I Like It like That" – 6:00
  2. "I Guess I Like It like That" (Edit) – 3:30
  3. "If You Were with Me Now" – 3:10
  • Australian CD single - "If You Were with Me Now"
  1. "If You Were with Me Now" – 3:10
  2. "I Guess I Like It like That" (Edit) – 3:30
  3. "I Guess I Like It like That" – (see note below)

The actual Australian CD incorrectly lists "If You Were with Me Now" – extended as the third track.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Nick Levine (22 May 2010). "Music The Sound - Kylie: Revisited #4: 'Let's Get To It". Digital Spy. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Staff writer(s) (August 3, 2002). "Kylie Minogue Special". Rage. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ Chris True. "Let's Get to It —Kylie Minogue". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Griffiths, Nick (December 1991). "Reviews: New Albums – Let's Get to It – Kylie Minogue". Select. Emap Metro. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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