Like I Do (For Real song)

"Like I Do"
Single by For Real
from the album Free
B-side"Free"[1]
ReleasedAugust 16, 1996
Recorded1995–1996
GenreR&B
Length4:06
LabelRowdy
Songwriter(s)Dallas Austin, Holland–Dozier–Holland[2]
Producer(s)Dallas Austin[2]
For Real singles chronology
"You Don't Know Nothin'"
(1995) 		"Like I Do"
(1996) 		"The Saddest Song I Ever Heard"
(1997)

"Like I Do" is a song by American contemporary R&B group For Real, issued as the lead single from the group's second album Free. The remix of the song samples "No One's Gonna Love You" by The S.O.S. Band,[2] and it was the group's highest chart appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #72 in 1996.[3][4]

Music video

The official music video for "Like I Do" was directed by Kevin Bray.[5]

Track listing

On the European CD single:-

  • 1. Like I Do (Original Mix) 4:08
  • 2. Like I Do (No One's Gonna Love You - Full Crew Old Skool Mix) 4:14
  • 3. Like I Do (No One's Gonna Love You - Wop Dem Dancehall Mix Mix) 5:55
  • 4. Like I Do (Junior's Full Vocal Mix) 8:47
  • 5. Like I Do (Junior's Club Dub) 8:31
  • 6. Like I Do (No One's Gonna Love You - Dallas Austin Remix) 4.15

Weekly charts

Chart (1996–1997) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 49
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 45
UK Dance (OCC)[8] 11
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[9] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 72
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[11] 30
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 48

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Position
UK Urban (Music Week)[13] 20

References

  1. ^ "For Real - Like I Do at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "For Real - Like I Do (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  3. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/for-real/chart-history/
  4. ^ "For Real - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "For Real - 'Like I do'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  6. ^ "For Real – Like I Do". Top 40 Singles.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6,2023.
  8. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6,2023.
  9. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6,2023.
  10. ^ "For Real Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "For Real Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "For Real Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "The Urban Top 40 Tracks Of 1997" (PDF). Music Week. January 10, 1998. p. 6. Retrieved August 6, 2023.


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