Wikipedia

I Like the Way You Kiss Me

For the 1990 song, see I Like the Way (The Kissing Game).

"I Like the Way You Kiss Me" is a song by English - Cypriot singer-songwriter Artemas. It was released independently on 19 March 2024, as the first single from his sophomore mixtape Yustyna (2024).

"I Like the Way You Kiss Me"
Single by Artemas
from the album Yustyna
Released19 March 2024 (2024-03-19)
RecordedFebruary 2024[1]
Genre
Length2:22
LabelSelf-released
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Artemas
  • White
  • Daintree
Artemas singles chronology
"Ur Special to Me"
(2024) 		"I Like the Way You Kiss Me"
(2024) 		"Dirty Little Secret"
(2024)
Music video
"I Like the Way You Kiss Me" on YouTube

"I Like the Way You Kiss Me" peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. The song topped the charts in Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, and Switzerland, 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 Italy and the United States.

Background

edit

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

edit

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]

Artemas lends his "crooning, gloomy" vocals on the chorus as a counterpart to the "kinetic energy" of the whole track.[5] For Allmusic, Marcy Donelson regarded the vocals as "shape-shifting" and "manipulated through either pitch-shifting or varied playback speed".[6]

Lyrically, he presents a story of a strained relationship, being unsure of where he and his partner stand.[5] Eventually, he confesses that he favours sex over feelings "by pushing harder for the physicality".[7]

Reception

edit

Critical reception

edit

New Wave Magazine praised the song: "...it’s evident that Artemas has honed his sound, delivering sharp and infectious vocal performances that leave a lasting impression."[8] For Clash, Robin Murray was also laudatory: "Deeply catchy, ‘i like the way you kiss me’ bubbles with the coy thrills of attraction."[9]

Daniel Dylan Wray of The Guardian had a more mixed viewpoint, calling it "pulsating, icy synth-pop" but criticising the songwriting as "unabashed, unpolished lyricism".[10]

Commercial performance

edit

On 4 April 2024, "I Like the Way You Kiss Me" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at no. 13.[11] On 25 April, the single peaked at no. 3 on the UK Singles Chart; as of the 8 August chart, the single has been on the UK Singles top 100 for 19 weeks.[12]

In the US, "I Like the Way You Kiss Me" entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at no. 70 on 6 April 2024.[13] On 27 April, it peaked at no. 12.[14]

By the end of April 2024, "I Like the Way You Kiss Me" had nearly 2.5 billion views on TikTok and topped the Spotify "Daily Top Songs Global" and Billboard Global Excl. US charts.[15][16]

Charts

edit

Certifications

edit
Certifications for "I Like the Way You Kiss Me"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[97] 2× Platinum 140,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[98] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[99] Gold 45,000‡
France (SNEP)[100] Platinum 200,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[101] Gold 300,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[102] Platinum 100,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[103] Platinum 140,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[104] Platinum 93,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[105] Platinum 30,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[106] Platinum 60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[107] Diamond 250,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[108] Platinum 10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[109] Platinum 60,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[110] Platinum 20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[111] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[112] Platinum 1,000,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[113] Platinum 12,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c Murray, Robin (20 March 2024). "Artemas Glows On "i like the way you kiss me"". Clash. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ^ "I like the way you kiss me… out on Tuesday x". Retrieved 24 March 2024 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ Bardaji, Jordi (3 April 2024). "Artemas, top 1 mundial, prueba que el darkwave puede ser mainstream". Jenesaispop (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  4. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (25 March 2024). "Florrie's Resilient 'The Lost Ones' and 4 More Cool New Pop Songs This Week". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b Rincon, Alessandra (20 March 2024). "Artemas Returns With "i like the way you kiss me," His Most Hypnotic Single to Date". Ones to Watch. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  6. ^ Donelson, Marcy. "Yustyna". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. ^ Partridge, Ken (20 March 2024). "Artemas Is Not Trying To Be Romantic On New Song "i like the way you kiss me"". Genius. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Artemas Expands His Alt-Pop Universe with 'yustyna': A Masterclass in Emotive Alt Pop". New Wave Magazine. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  9. ^ Murray, Robin (20 March 2024). "Artemas Glows On 'i like the way you kiss me'". Clash. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  10. ^ Wray, Daniel Dylan (19 June 2024). "'The body was the drums, the brain was the synthesiser': darkwave, the gothic genre lighting up pop". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  11. ^ Levine, Nick (23 May 2024). "Who is Artemas? The vibey singer-songwriter breaking big with I Like the Way You Kiss Me". Official Charts. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  12. ^ "I Like the Way You Kiss Me". Official Charts. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  13. ^ Zellner, Xander (2 April 2024). "Hot 100 First-Timers: Artemas Debuts With Viral Hit 'I Like the Way You Kiss Me'". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Peru Songs: Week of April 27, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  15. ^ Bassett, Jordan (19 July 2024). "Meet the C24 artists: Artemas". NME. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  16. ^ Trust, Gary (22 April 2024). "Artemas' 'I Like the Way You Kiss Me' & Hozier's 'Too Sweet' Top Billboard Global Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  17. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Top Radio Hits Belarus Weekly Chart: Jun 13, 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Billboard Brasil Hot 100: Semana de 22 de abril, 2024" [Billboard Brasil Hot 100: Week of April 22, 2024]. Billboard Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 27 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  23. ^ "PROPHON – Charts" (in Bulgarian). PROPHON. 14 June 2024. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of April 27, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  25. ^ "Croatia Songs: Week of May 4, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  26. ^ "ARC 100 - Week 20 (13.05.2024.)". HRT. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  27. ^ Artemas — I Like The Way You Kiss Me. TopHit. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  28. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 30. týden 2024 in the date selector. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  29. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 13. týden 2024 in the date selector. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  30. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 16, 2024". Hitlisten. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  31. ^ "Top Radio Hits Estonia Weekly Chart: May 23, 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  32. ^ "Artemas: I Like the Way You Kiss Me" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  33. ^ "Top Singles (Week 16, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  34. ^ "Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  35. ^ Trust, Gary (22 April 2024). "Artemas's 'I Like the Way You Kiss Me's & Hozier's 'Too Sweet' Top Billboard Global Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  36. ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of April 27, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  37. ^ "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) (Week: 18/2024)". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  38. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  39. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs - Week 19] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  40. ^ "IMI International Top 20 Singles for week ending 22nd April 2024 | Week 16 of 52". IMIcharts. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  41. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  42. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 17" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  43. ^ "Top Radio Hits Kazakhstan Weekly Chart: Jul 11, 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  44. ^ "Straumēšanas TOP 2024 – 14. nedēļa" [Streaming TOP 2024 – Week 14] (in Latvian). LaIPA. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  45. ^ "Latvijas spēlētāko dziesmu Radio Top 2024. gads – 18. nedēļa" [Latvia's most played songs Radio Top 2024 – Week 18] (in Latvian). LaIPA. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  46. ^ "OLT20 – Combined Chart – Week of Sunday May 26, 2024". The Official Lebanese Top 20. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  47. ^ "2024 13-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  48. ^ "Luxembourg Songs: Week of April 27, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  49. ^ "TOP 20 Most Streamed International Singles In Malaysia Week 16 (12/04/2024-18/04/2024)". RIM. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024 – via Facebook.
  50. ^ "This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20: from 29/03/2024 to 04/04/2024". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 29 March 2024. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  51. ^ "Top Radio Hits Moldova Weekly Chart: Sep 5, 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  52. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 18, 2024" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  53. ^ "Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  54. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  55. ^ "This Week's Official North Africa Chart Top 20: from 29/03/2024 to 04/04/2024". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 29 March 2024. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  56. ^ "Singel 2024 uke 15". VG-lista. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  57. ^ "Peru Songs: Week of May 4, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  58. ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 08.06.2024–14.06.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  59. ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 29.03.2024–04.04.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  60. ^ "Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  61. ^ "Romania Songs: Week of April 13, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  62. ^ "Media Forest – Weekly Charts. Media Forest. Retrieved September 22, 2024. Note: Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart.
  63. ^ "Media Forest – Weekly Charts. Media Forest. Retrieved September 22, 2024. Note: Select 'Songs – TV'. Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart.
  64. ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Jun 13, 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  65. ^ "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 26/07/2024" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. 26 July 2024. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  66. ^ "This Week's Official Saudi Arabia Chart Top 20: from 29/03/2024 to 04/04/2024". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 29 March 2024. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  67. ^ "RIAS Top Charts Week 16 (12 - 18 Apr 2024)". RIAS. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  68. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 26. týden 2024 in the date selector. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  69. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 13. týden 2024 in the date selector. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  70. ^ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 10 Week 16-2024". The Official South African Charts. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  71. ^ "Top 100 Canciones/PROMUSICAE". El Portal de Musica. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  72. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 17". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  73. ^ "Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  74. ^ @RadiomonitorTR (31 May 2024). "Radiomonitor Türkiye Uluslararası Listesi Dinlenme Adedi bazında...!! 22. Hafta Top10" [Radiomonitor Turkey International Chart based on number of listens...!!! Week 22 Top10] (Tweet) (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via Twitter.
  75. ^ "Top Radio Hits Ukraine Weekly Chart: Oct 10, 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  76. ^ "This Week's Official UAE Chart Top 20: from 29/03/2024 to 04/04/2024". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 29 March 2024. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  77. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  78. ^ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of April 27, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  79. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of May 4, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  80. ^ "Pop Airplay: Week of June 1, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  81. ^ "Record Report Top Anglo". Record report Venezuela (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  82. ^ "Top Radio Hits Belarus Monthly Chart: June 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  83. ^ "Top Radio Hits Global Monthly Chart: June 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  84. ^ "CZ – RADIO – TOP 100: Měsíc 8/2024" (in Czech). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  85. ^ "CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100: Měsíc 4/2024" (in Czech). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  86. ^ "Top Radio Hits Estonia Monthly Chart: May 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  87. ^ "Top Radio Hits Kazakhstan Monthly Chart: June 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  88. ^ "Top Radio Hits Latvia Monthly Chart: May 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  89. ^ "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Monthly Chart: April 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  90. ^ "Top Radio Hits Moldova Monthly Chart: August 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  91. ^ "Julio Top #100 Canciones (SGP)" (in Spanish). Sociedad de Gestion de Productores Fonograficos del Paraguay. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  92. ^ "Top Radio Hits Romania Monthly Chart: July 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  93. ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Monthly Chart: June 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  94. ^ "SK – RADIO – TOP 100: Měsíc 7/2024" (in Slovak). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  95. ^ "SK – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100: Měsíc 4/2024" (in Czech). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  96. ^ "Top Radio Hits Ukraine Monthly Chart: August 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  97. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  98. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me". Music Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  99. ^ "Danish single certifications – Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  100. ^ "French single certifications – Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  101. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Artemas; 'I Like the Way You Kiss Me')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  102. ^ "Italian single certifications – Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  103. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 12 September 2024. Type Artemas in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and I Like the Way You Kiss Me in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  104. ^ "Dutch single certifications – Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 12 September 2024. Enter I Like the Way You Kiss Me in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2024 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  105. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  106. ^ "Norwegian single certifications – Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  107. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 November 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter I Like the Way You Kiss Me in the search box.
  108. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  109. ^ "Spanish single certifications – Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  110. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('I Like the Way You Kiss Me')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  111. ^ "British single certifications – Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  112. ^ "American single certifications – Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  113. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 33, 2024 | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 August 2024. Scroll to position 41 to view certification.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=I_Like_the_Way_You_Kiss_Me&oldid=1258842443"