| "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:I_Like_the_Way_(The_Kissing_Game)_by_Hi-Five.jpg) Standard artwork (vinyl edition pictured) | ||||
| Single by Hi-Five | ||||
| from the album Hi-Five | ||||
| B-side | "Sweetheart" | |||
| Released | January 2, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | January 1990 | |||
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| Length | 5:49 (album version) 3:56 (radio version) | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Teddy Riley | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" on YouTube | ||||
"I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" is a song recorded by American R&B group Hi-Five on their 1990 eponymous debut studio album. The song was written by Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle and Dave Way, and released as the album's second single on January 2, 1991, by the Jive label. It was a number one pop song and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on May 10, 1991.[3] The video has an exceptionally large amount of dark colours and shadows in contrast to the light-hearted and bubblegum pop song that plays.
- ^ uDiscover Team (February 17, 2021). "Best New Jack Swing Songs: 40 Party Starting Jams". uDiscoverMusic. Universal Music Group. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ a b Breihan, Tom (November 26, 2021). "The Number Ones: Hi-Five's "I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)". Stereogum. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)" is a slight update on New Edition's '80s teen-pop R&B formula...
- ^ RIAA - Hi-Five - I Like The Way