I Don't Like

"I Don't Like" is the debut single by American rapper Chief Keef featuring fellow American rapper Lil Reese. Produced by Young Chop, it was released on March 11, 2012. The video for "I Don't Like" had over 28 million views on YouTube, before being taken down.[1] The song was later remixed for the G.O.O.D. Music compilation album Cruel Summer.

"I Don't Like"
Single by Chief Keef featuring Lil Reese
from the album Back from the Dead and Finally Rich
ReleasedMarch 11, 2012
Recorded2011
Genre
Length4:27 (single version)
4:53 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Young Chop
Chief Keef singles chronology
"I Don’t Know Dem"
(2012)		 "I Don't Like"
(2012)		 "Love Sosa"
(2012)
Music video
"I Don't Like" on YouTube

"I Don't Like" was originally released on Chief Keef's third mixtape Back from the Dead on March 14, 2012. The song became available on iTunes on July 24, 2012 when Back from the Dead was officially released to digital platforms.

The music video was directed by DGainz, and was uploaded on his official YouTube channel on March 11, 2012. The video amassed over 30 million views before it was removed in August 2013. The video was re-uploaded on Chief Keef's Vevo account, where it has amassed over 100 million views as of March 2018.[2] In late July 2020, the original video was restored on YouTube.

"I Don't Like" entered and peaked at number 73 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Elsewhere in the US, "I Don't Like" peaked at number 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 15 on the Rap Songs chart.[3] Complex named the song #7 on their list of the best 50 songs of 2012.[4] In 2019, Pitchfork named "I Don't Like" the 13th best song of the 2010s.[5]

Track listing
Digital single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Don't Like (feat. Lil Reese)"Keith Cozart, Tavares Taylor, Tyree PittmanYoung Chop4:55

Charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 73
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 20
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[8] 15

Year-end charts
Chart (2012) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 96

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

GOOD Music remix
"I Don't Like (Remix)"
Song by Kanye West, Chief Keef, Pusha T, Big Sean and Jadakiss
from the album Cruel Summer
ReleasedMay 1, 2012[11]
Recorded2012
Genre
Length4:44
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Young Chop
  • Kanye West (co.)
  • The Twilite Zone (add.)
  • Noah Goldstein (add.)
  • Mike WiLL[12] (add.) (uncredited)

A remix featuring Pusha T, Kanye West, Big Sean, and Jadakiss was released on the G.O.O.D. Music compilation album Cruel Summer as "Don't Like.1".[13] Chief Keef was under house arrest when the remix was recorded.[14]

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. DGainz (May 11, 2012). "Listen: Viral video's". YouTube. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  2. "Chief Keef – I Don't Like f/ Lil Reese – Shot by DGainz". YouTube. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  3. "Billboard". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  4. "The 50 Best Songs of 2012". Complex.com. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  5. "The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s". pitchfork.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  6. "Chief Keef Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  7. "Chief Keef Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  8. "Chief Keef Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  9. "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – 2012 Year End Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  10. "American single certifications – Chief Keef – I Don't Like". Recording Industry Association of America.
  11. "Kanye West Drops Chief Keef's 'I Don't Like (Remix)' For G.O.O.D. Music". May 3, 2012. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. Ketchum, William E. "Producer's Corner: Mike WiLL Made It Details "Mercy" Co-Production, Working With Chief Keef & 2 Chainz". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  13. Lipshutz, Jason (May 1, 2012). "Listen: Kanye West & Friends Remix Chief Keef's 'I Don't Like'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  14. Riley, Marcus (May 4, 2012). "Teen on House Arrest Scores Kanye Remix". NBC Chicago. NBCUniversal Nedia. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  15. "American single certifications – Chief Keef – DON'T LIKE.1". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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