I Like the Way You Kiss Me
"I Like the Way You Kiss Me" | ||||
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Single by Artemas | ||||
Released | 19 March 2024 | |||
Recorded | February 2024[1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:22 | |||
Label | Self-released | |||
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Producer(s) |
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Artemas singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"I Like the Way You Kiss Me" on YouTube |
"I Like the Way You Kiss Me" (stylized in lowercase) is a song by the English singer-songwriter Artemas. It was released independently on 19 March 2024, following his debut mixtape Pretty (2024). "I Like the Way You Kiss Me" peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. Outside the United Kingdom, the song topped the charts in Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Sweden, peaked within the top ten of the charts in various countries including Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand, and Norway, and the top 20 in the United States.
Background
Following the release of his debut mixtape Pretty in February 2024 and having hosted two shows at The Lower Third in London, Artemas returned to the recording studio and created "I Like the Way You Kiss Me".[1] Artemas announced the single on 15 March on his social media.[2]
Composition
Musically, "I Like the Way You Kiss Me" is a darkwave[3] and alternative pop song,[4] fueled by "moody 80s and pulsating synths" featuring a "dark, retro-futuristic sound collage".[1][5] Artemas lends his "crooning, gloomy" vocals on the chorus as a counterpart to the "kinetic energy" of the whole track. Lyrically, he presents a story of a strained relationship, being unsure of where he and his partner stand.[6] Eventually, he confesses that he favours sex over feelings "by pushing harder for the physicality".[7]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Monthly charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[71] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
France (SNEP)[72] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI)[73] | Gold | 300,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[74] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[75] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP)[76] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[77] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[78] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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