"Lick Ya Down" is the debut single released by Barbadian pop group

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. The single was released on August 28, 2011 as a digital download in the

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, taken from their debut album '' Bajan Style''. On September 4, 2011, the song entered at number 9 on the

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for the week ending September 10, 2011.

Background

In an interview with

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the group were asked to describe their single, Amanda from the group said: "'Lick Ya Down' is a phrase from Barbados which contrary to popular belief in the UK is not 'naughty' - It means 'knock ya down'! We had to add in an explanation at the beginning of the video of what it means as everyone thought it was something else. There's a lot of fun, attitude and energy in there." A music video to accompany the release of "Lick Ya Down" was first released onto

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on 13 July 2011 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-five seconds. At the end of the music video, when the group gets in the car, their second single '

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' begins to play.

Track listing

Chart performance

Release history

References

{{authority control 2011 debut singles Cover Drive songs 2011 songs Songs written by J. R. Rotem Songs written by Marty James Song recordings produced by J. R. Rotem