Like You Want To

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"Like You Want To"
Single by Kita Alexander
from the EP Like You Want To
ReleasedOctober 2015
Length3:55
LabelWarner Music Australia
Composer(s)
  • Kita Alexander
  • Ben Romans
Producer(s)Ben Romans[1]
Kita Alexander singles chronology
"My Own Way"
(2015)
"Like You Want To"
(2015)
"Damage Done"
(2016)
Music video
"Like You Want To" on YouTube

"Like You Want To" is a song by Australian singer songwriter Kita Alexander. The song premiered on Triple J on 19 October 2015[2] and was released as a single from Alexander's second EP Like You Want To. Following the release of the EP, the song re-entered and peaked at number 82 on the ARIA Singles Chart in December 2015. It was certified gold in 2020.[3]

Music video[edit]

The music video was co-directed by Alexander and Zach Miller and shot in California, where Alexander recorded the song with producer Ben Romans.[4]

Reception[edit]

Mike Wass from Idolator described the song as a "dreamy anthem [that] is more than a nod to the past."[5]

Track listings[edit]

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Like You Want To"3:55
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Like You Want To" (Juno Mars remix)3:53
2."Like You Want To" (Juno Mars' Hackney dub)5:32

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Like You Want To"
Chart (2015–2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 82

Certification[edit]

Certifications for "Like You Want To"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3] Gold 35,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Release history and formats for "Like You Want To"
Region Date Format(s) Label Version
Various October 2015 Digital download Warner Music Australia single version
Australia 26 October 2015 Radio[7]
Various[8] 29 April 2016 Digital download Juno Mars Remix

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kita Alexander: Before the Break". coolaccidents. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Kita Alexander – Like You Want To". YouTube. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "KITA ALEXANDER shares the official music video for new summer anthem". amnplify. November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Kita Alexander's Beachy "Like You Want To" Video Is Good For All Seasons". The Fader. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Kita Alexander Impresses With Dreamy, '80s-Influenced Pop Anthem "Like You Want To"". idolator. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (5 December 2015). "ARIA Singles: Adele 'Hello' Spends Sixth Week at No 1". Noise11 (Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman). Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  7. ^ "triple j Weekly Additions – w/c 26 October 2015". 26 October 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Like You Want to (single) Juno Mars Remix by Kita Alexander". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 December 2020.