I Would Like

"I Would Like"
Single by Zara Larsson
from the album So Good
Released11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
StudioRBD (North Hollywood, California)
Length3:46
Label
Songwriters
Producers
Zara Larsson singles chronology
"Ain't My Fault"
(2016)		 "I Would Like"
(2016)		 "So Good"
(2017)
Lyric video
"I Would Like" on YouTube

"I Would Like" is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson. It was released on 11 November 2016 through TEN Music Group and Epic Records as the fourth single from her second studio album, So Good (2017). Recorded at RBD Studios, the song was co-written by Larsson, James Abrahart, Marcus Lomax, Stefan Johnson and among others, as well as produced by the Monsters & Strangerz and German.

"I Would Like" has a sample of "Dat Sexy Body" by Jamaican singer Sasha. Larsson performed the single at The X Factor in December 2016. Commercially, it had peaked at number 2 in UK Singles Chart and number 4 in her native country Sweden.

Background and live performance

After releasing several previous singles, Larsson release "I Would Like" as the fourth single from her second studio album So Good, released in 2017. Larsson sampled "Dat Sexy Body" from the Jamaican singer Sasha for the song. On 4 December 2016, she performed the song at the thirteenth series of The X Factor.

Commercial performance

On 30 December, "I Would Like" peaked at number two in UK Singles Chart, making it her then-highest-charting single in the UK at the time. The song peaked at number 4 in her native country, Sweden.

Track listing

  1. "I Would Like" – 3:44
  1. "I Would Like" (R3hab remix) – 2:27
  1. "I Would Like" (Gorgon City remix) – 4:23

Personnel

Credits were adapted from the liner notes of So Good.

Recording locations
Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) 2× Platinum 140,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) Gold 30,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) Platinum 80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Platinum 90,000‡
Italy (FIMI) Gold 25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum 30,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway) Platinum 60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) Gold 10,000‡
Sweden (GLF) Platinum 40,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 11 November 2016

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