That's the Way (I Like It)

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"That's the Way (I Like It)"
German CD maxi single (1989 remix)
Single by KC and the Sunshine Band
from the album KC and the Sunshine Band
B-side"What Makes You Happy"
ReleasedJune 10, 1975 (1975-06-10)
Genre
Length
  • 3:06 (radio edit)
  • 5:07 (album version)
LabelTK
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Harry Wayne Casey
  • Richard Finch
KC and the Sunshine Band singles chronology
"Shotgun Shuffle"
(1975) 		"That's the Way (I Like It)"
(1975) 		"I'm So Crazy ('Bout You)"
(1975)

"That's the Way (I Like It)" is a song by American disco and funk band KC and the Sunshine Band from their self-titled second studio album (1975). The single became the band's second No. 1 hit in the Billboard Hot 100, and it is one of the few chart-toppers in history to hit No. 1 on more than one occasion during a one-month period, as it did between November and December 1975. It topped the American pop chart for one week, and then was replaced by another disco song, "Fly, Robin, Fly" by Silver Convention. "That's the Way (I Like It)" returned to No. 1 for one more week after "Fly, Robin, Fly" completed three weeks at the top. "That's the Way (I Like It)" also spent one week at No. 1 in the soul singles chart.[3] The song is in natural minor.[4]

The song was also an international chart hit, reaching No. 1 in Canada[5] and the Netherlands and charting in Australia (No. 5), Belgium (No. 2), Ireland (No. 17), New Zealand (No. 12), Norway (No. 5), the United Kingdom (No. 4) and West Germany (No. 20).

Record World said that "A spirited, uplifting sound is based around a theme which should be reverberating across the country in no time!".[6]

For release as a single and radio airplay, the song was toned down from the original recording, which would have jeopardized it receiving getting radio airplay at the time. However the sexual overtones may have improved the record's reception at discos, increasing its overall popularity in the charts.[7]

"That's the Way (I Like It)" was referenced by English comedian Joe Lycett in his 2016 live stand-up special That's the Way, A-Ha A-Ha, Joe Lycett.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b Alex Henderson. "KC and the Sunshine Band review on AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2013. "Fueled by such addictive funk hits as "That's the Way (I Like It)" and "Get Down Tonight," the album established K.C. as one of the top stars of the disco era."
  2. ^ Weeks, Marcus (2015). "KC & The Sunshine Band - "That's the Way (I Like It)". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 350.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 315.
  4. ^ Stephenson, Ken (2002). What to Listen for in Rock: A Stylistic Analysis, p.89. ISBN 978-0-300-09239-4.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference CanadaSingleRPM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. October 18, 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  7. ^ Dimery, Robert (2010). 1001 songs you must hear before you die. United Kingdom: Cassell Illustrated. p. 350. ISBN 978-1-84403-736-0.