I really, really, really, LOVE this song!
"I Really Like You" by Carly Rae Jepsen
Carly Rae Jepsen’s newest single, “I Really Like You,” has swept the nation with its rather catchy beat and funky word choice. Hearing it on the radio usually puts any listener in a fun and happy mood right then. Though, the number of times that “really” is mentioned in this pop song can be really annoying, but you can’t deny that it is super catchy.
This song has probably been played over and over and over… But it still seems to lift me up. Personally, I love this song. Like, I really, really, really love this song! The way that it automatically pulls you in and practically makes you turn the volume up is fantastic! Carly did an amazing job putting this together.
This is the type of song that you could sing or play with your crush because it explains your feelings towards them! You may come off as a little creepy but I think that Jepsen made this to help awkward teenagers out, in a way.
Do not even get me started on the music video! She used the amazingly talented Tom Hanks to be the center of her video. He lip synced the whole song. I really thought that was funny and creative. Not to mention the fact that Justin Bieber debuted in the last scene. The song plus the music video created the whole package. This definitely is one single that will go down in music history.
No matter what the negative critics have to say, I love this song.
Where the song went next
“I Really Like You” came out on March 2, 2015, as the lead single from Carly Rae Jepsen’s third studio album, Emotion. In the United States it debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 39. British listeners took to it faster: it entered the UK Singles Chart at number three in May 2015 and held that spot for two weeks.
The video this review loved, with Tom Hanks lip-syncing and Justin Bieber showing up, was directed by Peter Glanz and released on March 6, 2015.
Emotion followed in Japan on June 24, 2015, and internationally on August 21, 2015. It debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200, drew positive reviews (a Metacritic score of 77) and built a cult following by word of mouth, which recast Jepsen as something of an indie darling. A companion EP, Emotion: Side B, arrived in 2016 on the album’s first anniversary.
Questions people ask
Who is in the music video for “I Really Like You”?
Tom Hanks stars in the video, lip-syncing the song as he goes about his day, and Justin Bieber appears too. Peter Glanz directed it, and it was released on March 6, 2015, a few days after the single itself came out on March 2, 2015.
What album is “I Really Like You” on?
It is the lead single from Emotion, Carly Rae Jepsen’s third studio album. Emotion was released in Japan on June 24, 2015, and internationally on August 21, 2015, and it debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, later gaining a cult following.
How high did “I Really Like You” chart?
In the United States the single peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. It did much better in Britain, where it debuted and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart in May 2015 and stayed there for two consecutive weeks, a bigger hit there than at home.
