What I Like About You (Jonas Blue song)

"What I Like About You" is a song by English DJ and record producer Jonas Blue featuring vocals from Danish singer Theresa Rex. It was released as a digital download on 22 March 2019 by Positiva and Virgin EMI Records.[1] The song was written by Lene Dissing, Peter Bjørnskov and Blue, who also produced the song.[2]

"What I Like About You"
Single by Jonas Blue featuring Theresa Rex
from the album Blue (Deluxe edition)
Released	22 March 2019
Length	3:40
Label	Positiva Virgin EMI
Songwriter(s)	Lene Dissing Peter Bjørnskov Guy James Robin
Producer(s)	Jonas Blue
Jonas Blue singles chronology
"Wild" (2019) "What I Like About You" (2019) "Ritual" (2019)
Theresa Rex singles chronology
"Wild Ones" (2018) "What I Like About You" (2019)
Music video
"What I Like About You" on YouTube

Background

In an interview with Metro, Blue said, "It's such a special song and for me, I lyrically took it back to where Fast Car is in terms of lyrics and song. But what I like about it, is it's captured the spirit and feel of early love. It's a relationship that turned rebellious and the idea is that this person, this woman goes against the wishes of all her friends and family about being in this relationship. But she does it anyway because of the power of love and the way she feels about this person. I think a lot of people have been in that situation before and they can relate to it. But we make a positive."[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4]	44
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[5]	7
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[6]	65
Germany (Official German Charts)[7]	93
Ireland (IRMA)[8]	15
Lithuania (AGATA)[9]	32
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10]	25
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11]	89
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12]	22
Scotland (OCC)[13]	15
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14]	60
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[15]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	76
UK Singles (OCC)[17]	16
UK Dance (OCC)[18]	4
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[19]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
Portugal (AFP)[20]	487
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21]	100
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[22]	55

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[23]	Gold	35,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[24]	Gold	400,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	22 March 2019[1]	Digital download streaming	Virgin EMI

References

1. "What I like About You (feat. Theresa Rex) – Single by Jonas Blue". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
2. "Album What I Like About You, Jonas Blue". Qobuz. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
3. "Jonas Blue on that Liam Payne song and touring pressures". Metro. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
4. "Ultratop.be – Jonas Blue feat. Theresa Rex – What I Like About You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
5. "Ultratop.be – Jonas Blue feat. Theresa Rex – What I Like About You" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
6. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201919 into search. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Jonas Blue feat. Theresa Rex – What I Like About You". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
8. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Jonas Blue". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
9. "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 18, 2019" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 4 May 2019.
11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Jonas Blue feat. Theresa Rex – What I Like About You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
12. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
14. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201920 into search. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
15. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 13". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
16. "Swisscharts.com – Jonas Blue feat. Theresa Rex – What I Like About You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
17. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
18. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
19. "Jonas Blue Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
20. "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
21. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
22. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
23. "Italian single certifications – Jonas Blue feat. Theresa Rex – What I Like About You" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 6 November 2020. Select "2020" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "What I Like About You" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
24. "British single certifications – Jonas Blue Ft Theresa Rex – What I Like About You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 January 2020. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type What I Like About You in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.