I Would Like

"I Would Like"
Single by Zara Larsson
from the album So Good
Released	11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
Genre	Dance electropop
Length	3:46
Label	TEN Epic Sony
Songwriter(s)	Zara Larsson James Abrahart Alexander Izquierdo Marcus Lomax Stefan Johnson Jordan Johnson Karen Chin Oliver Peterhof Anthony Kelly
Producer(s)	The Monsters & Strangerz German
Zara Larsson singles chronology
"Ain't My Fault" (2016) "I Would Like" (2016) "So Good" (2017)

"I Would Like" is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson. It was released on 11 November 2016 by TEN Music Group and Epic Records initially as a promotional single; it was later released as the fourth single from her second studio album, So Good (2017).[1][2]

Background

Larsson performed the song on the thirteenth series of The X Factor on 4 December 2016.[3] On 30 December 2016, the song peaked at number two, making it her highest-charting single in the UK at the time. "Symphony" became her highest-charting single four months later when it peaked at number one in April 2017. The song has a sample of "Dat Sexy Body" from the Jamaican singer Sasha.

Track listing

• Digital download

1. "I Would Like" – 3:44

• Digital download[4]

1. "I Would Like" (R3hab Remix) – 2:27

• Digital download[5]

1. "I Would Like" (Gorgon City Remix) – 4:23

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016–17) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 16 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 72 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] 1 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[9] 12 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 68 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[11] 142 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[12] 99 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13] 38 Denmark (Tracklisten)[14] 23 Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[15] 3 Finland Download (Latauslista)[16] 24 Germany (GfK)[17] 56 Ireland (IRMA)[18] 7 Italy (FIMI)[19] 69 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[20] 16 Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[21] 17 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 23 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 28 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 19 Norway (VG-lista)[25] 23 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[26] 27 Portugal (AFP)[27] 38 Scotland (OCC)[28] 3 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[29] 50 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[30] 77 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[31] 92 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 4 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 55 UK Singles (OCC)[34] 2 US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[35] 48

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[36] 88 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[37] 60

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[38]	2× Platinum	140,000^‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[39]	Gold	30,000^‡
Canada (Music Canada)[40]	Platinum	80,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[41]	Platinum	90,000^‡
Italy (FIMI)[42]	Gold	25,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[43]	Gold	15,000^‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[44]	Platinum	60,000^‡
Poland (ZPAV)[45]	Gold	10,000^‡
Sweden (GLF)[46]	Platinum	40,000^‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[47]	Gold	10,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[48]	Platinum	600,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	11 November 2016	Digital download	TEN Epic Sony

References

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