That's What I Like

Label

Atlantic Records

Genre

Contemporary R&B

Media Type

AC

Duration

3:26

Composer(s)

Bruno Mars;Philip Lawrence;Christopher Brody Brown;James Fauntleroy;Johnathan Yip;Ray RomulusJeremy Reeves;Ray McCullough II

Entered Chart

Dec 10, 2016

Peak Date

May 13, 2017

Released

January 30, 2017

Recorded

Studio Glenwood Place (Burbank, California)

Catalog #

Atlantic

Here, Bruno Mars is telling a woman all the things that he likes. Gold jewelry shining so bright Strawberry champagne on ice Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like The things that Mars likes just happen to be luxury items that will impress a girl. The song was co-written by: Bruno Mars, Phillip Lawrence and Christopher Brody Brown under their alias of Shampoo Press & Curl. The production trio are a reformed version of The Smeezingtons, who were responsible for most of Mars' first two albums. 24 K Magic was produced its entirety by Shampoo Press & Curl, who also served as the executive producers. Frequent Justin Timberlake collaborator James Fauntleroy. Among his co-writing credits for the former 'N Sync star is "Pusher Love Girl," which won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. Johnathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves and Ray McCullough II, who comprise the production quartet The Stereotypes. Their other credits include Justin Bieber's "Somebody To Love" and Bruno Mars' "24K Magic." Mars performed this song at the Grammy Awards in 2017. Later in the show, he took part in a tribute to Prince, who died the previous year. Bruno Mars was the big winner at the 2017 American Music Awards, taking home seven trophies in total, including Soul/R&B, Favorite Song and Video of the Year for this number. Mars also won Artist of the Year, Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock, Favorite Album – Pop/Rock (24K Magic), Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B, Favorite Album – Soul/R&B (24K Magic). The Stereotypes' Ray Romulus recalled the song's writing session to ABC Radio. He said that Bruno Mars "had the full idea, and he just portrayed how he wanted things to move... it was a full collaborative effort and it was basically like a party." Romulus added that Mars shared his musical ideas, not by singing, but by dancing. "When he was in the studio, he was literally dancing for us and showing us, like, 'I can't move like that to this chord or to this drum... change it,'" he explained. "Boom, we changed it and he's like, 'There it is!'" Jonathan Yip of The Stereotypes recalled the making of the track. "He [Mars] had a bunch of it, like a skeleton of it already laid out, and he was like, 'We need to make this bounce,'" he remembered to Billboard. "We would just go back and forth and we were messing around with rhythms, and next thing we know, it's hitting, it's bouncing - half-time, double-time. He kept saying, 'It needs to make me bounce, it needs to make me move a certain way.' And he would move, and be like that's it. This is it. He'd be like, 'I don't want it to make me move another way.'" This won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 2018, beating out the weightier nominees "1-800-273-8255" and "4:44." It came as a surprise after Sting introduced the category by describing the songwriters as "managing to convey the spirit of these challenging times while inspiring all of us to transcend them." "That's What I Like" also won for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance. Mars took Best R&B Album with 24K Magic and Record of the Year with "the title track."

It's Gucci Mane and Bruno
That's one dynamic duo
A lot of women want me
But I'm in love with you though
Your ex is unimportant
That boy can't even afford it
I drive so many foreigns
Baby I should be deported

I got a condo in Manhattan
Baby girl, what's happenin'?
You and your ass invited
So go on and get to clappin'
So pop it for a player
Pop, pop it for me
Turn around and drop it for a player
Drop, drop it for me
I'll rent a beach house in Miami (ami)
Wake up with no jammies (nope)
Lobster tail for dinner
Julio serve that scampi (Julio!)
You got it if you want it
Got, got it if you want it
Said you got it if you want it
Take my wallet if you want it now

Jump in the Cadillac, girl, let's put some miles on it
Anything you want, just to put a smile on it
You deserve it baby, you deserve it all
And I'm gonna give it to you

Gold jewelry shining so bright
Strawberry champagne on ice
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like
Sex by the fire at night
Silk sheets and diamonds all white
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like

I'm talkin' trips to Puerto Rico
Say the word and we go (say it)
You can be my freaka (brr)
Girl, I'll be a fleeko, mamacita
I will never make a promise that I can't keep
I promise that your smile ain't gon' never leave
Shopping sprees in Paris
Everything 24 karats
Take a look in that mirror (take a look)
Now tell me who's the fairest
Is it you? (is it you?) is it me? (is it me?)
Say it's us (say it's us) and I'll agree, baby

Jump in the Cadillac, girl, let's put some miles on it
Anything you want, just to put a smile on it
You deserve it baby, you deserve it all
And I'm gonna give it to you

Gold jewelry shining so bright
Strawberry champagne on ice
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like
Sex by the fire at night
Silk sheets and diamonds all white
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like

If you say you want a good time
Well here I am baby, here I am baby
Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me
Tell me what's on your mind (what's on your mind)
If you want it, girl come and get it
All this is here for you
Tell me baby, tell me, tell me baby
What you tryna do

Babe, I like the way you touch me
But love the way you fuck me
Girl, ain't no need for frontin'
'Cause you're my type of woman
Wanna fly you out the country
To show you how I'm stuntin' (ya)
'Cause you got what I'm wanting
And I got all this money (It's Gucci)

Gold jewelry shining so bright
Strawberry champagne on ice
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like
Sex by the fire at night
Silk sheets and diamonds all white
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like
Lucky for you, that's what I like, that's what I like