Like I Do (For Real song)

"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 second highest chart appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #72 in 1996.[3][4]

"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)

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. "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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