"I Know What I Like" is a song performed by

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and released as the fourth single from the album ''

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'' in 1987. The single peaked at number nine on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Like their earlier single, " Hip to Be Square", "I Know What I Like" featured background performances by then-

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, and

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. Upon the release of the album in 1986, "I Know What I Like" peaked at number 25 on the ''Billboard''

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chart in September 1986. When released as a single in 1987, the track re-entered the chart but topped out this time at number 31. '' Cash Box'' called it a "good, straight-ahead rock-inflected tune." The song is in major and uses the rare minor dominant (v) chord, lacking a

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.Stephenson, Ken (2002). ''What to Listen for in Rock: A Stylistic Analysis'', p.92. .

Chart performance

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1986 songs 1987 singles Huey Lewis and the News songs Songs written by Huey Lewis Songs written by Chris Hayes (musician) {{1980s-rock-song-stub