That's What I Like (Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers song)
"That's What I Like" is a song by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers. It was the second single from the album just entitled The Album and was released in late 1989. It followed "Swing the Mood" to number one in the UK, Ireland and Spain and went top ten in several countries. In the U.S., it failed to build on the success of the group's first hit, peaking at #69.
"That's What I Like" | ||||
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Single by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers | ||||
from the album The Album | ||||
B-side | "Pretty Blue Eyes" | |||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | Pop, rock and roll | |||
Length | 4:03 (radio version) | |||
Label | BCM, Indisc | |||
Songwriter(s) | Various artists | |||
Producer(s) | Andy Pickles Ian Morgan | |||
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers singles chronology | ||||
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Background and structure
Father and son team Andy and John Pickles repeated the formula which had taken their record "Swing the Mood" to number one a few months previously. This time using "Hawaii Five-O" by The Ventures from the TV series Hawaii Five-O as the recurring melodic hook in the record. It was the act's second UK number-one hit and stayed at the top for three weeks in October 1989.
The mix includes the following songs:
- "Theme from Hawaii Five-O" by The Ventures
- "Let's Twist Again" by Chubby Checker
- "Let's Dance" by Chris Montez
- "Wipeout" by The Surfaris
- "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis
- "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry
- "Good Golly Miss Molly" by Little Richard
- "The Twist" by Chubby Checker
- "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran
- "Razzle Dazzle" by Bill Haley and the Comets
- "Runaround Sue" by Dion
- "Chantilly Lace" by The Big Bopper
Formats and track listings
- 7" single
- "That's What I Like" – 4:03
- "Pretty Blue Eyes" by John Anderson Band – 2:44
- 12" maxi
- "That's What I Like" (extended twist mix) – 5:23
- "Pretty Blue Eyes" by John Anderson Band – 2:44
- "Twelve Bar Thingy" by John Anderson Band – 2:39
- CD maxi
- "That's What I Like" – 4:03
- "That's What I Like" (extended twist mix) – 5:23
- "Pretty Blue Eyes" – 2:44
- "Twelve Bar Thingy" by John Anderson Band – 2:39
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
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Personnel
- Artwork by Mick Hand
- Edited and engineered by Andy Pickles and Ian Morgan
- Executive producer : John Pickles
- Produced by Les Hemstock
References
- "Australian-charts.com – Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers – That's What I Like". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- "Austriancharts.at – Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers – That's What I Like" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 11 November 1989. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- "Lescharts.com – Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers – That's What I Like" (in French). Les classement single.
- Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 11 April 2009)
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers – That's What I Like" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- "Charts.nz – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing the Mood". Top 40 Singles.
- "That's What I Like", Norwegian VG-Lista Singles Chart Norwegiancharts.com (Retrieved 7 December 2007)
- Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- "That's What I Like", Swedish Singles Chart Swedishcharts.com (Retrieved 7 December 2007)
- "That's What I Like", Swiss Top 100 Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 7 December 2007)
- "Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- "Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers – That's What I Like". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- "Eurochart Hot 100 of 1989" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6 no. 51. 23 December 1989. p. 6. Retrieved 17 January 2020 – via American Radio History.
- "Eurochart Hot 100 of 1990" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7 no. 51. 22 December 1990. p. 60. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via American Radio History.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- Elia Abib, Muz hit. tubes, 1998, p. 172 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
- Jive Bunny's certifications See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "JIVE BUNNY" Infodisc.fr (Retrieved 11 April 2009)