"She Likes (Bittersweet Love)" is a song by American pop punk band Forever the Sickest Kids. The song was released on January 14, 2010, as the second and final single from the group's fourth EP The Weekend: Friday. The song reached number one on Kerrang's Top 10 chart.[2]
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| Single by Forever the Sickest Kids | ||||
| from the album The Weekend: Friday | ||||
| Released | January 14, 2010 | |||
| Studio | Red Bull Studios, Santa Monica, California The Lair Studio, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Pop punk[1] | |||
| Length | 2:49 | |||
| Label | Universal Motown | |||
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| Producer(s) | Matt Squire | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "She Likes (Bittersweet Love)" on YouTube | ||||
Composition
edit"She Likes (Bittersweet Love)" was written by Austin Bello, Caleb Turman, Jonathan Cook and Michael Shimshack while production was handled by Matt Squire. Guitarist Marc Stewart spoke about the song's meaning with Alternative Press. He stated, "This is about a girl who can't make up her mind. She likes one thing, but then she likes the opposite. We have all dated that type of girl, so it was easy to write about."[3] The track was recorded at Red Bull Studios in Santa Monica, California and The Lair Studio in Los Angeles, while mixing was handled at Southbeach Studios in Miami by Tom Lord-Alge.[4]
Music video
editThe music video for "She Likes (Bittersweet Love)" premiered on April 19, 2010 and was directed by Danny Drysdale.[5] The video features cameo appearances from television sportscaster Pat Summerall and drummer Kyle Burn's girlfriend Mindy White.[6][7] Prior to its release, the band had posted multiple teaser videos on their YouTube account in preparation for the release of the full music video for the song.[8][9]
The video sees the group competing in the PPPGA tour (a parody of the PGA Tour) in the hopes of winning the "Forever The Sickest Cup."[10] At the end of the video, a couple members were disqualified and others were declared winners.[7] The music video reached number 167 on the US iTunes music video chart.[11]
Personnel
editCredits adapted from CD liner notes.[4]
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Charts
edit| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| UK Kerrang Top 10[2] | 1 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| United States | January 14, 2010 | Contemporary hit radio | Universal Motown | [12] |
| United Kingdom | March 9, 2010 | [13] | ||
| March 29, 2010 | CD | Island | [4] |
References
edit- ^ Jake Richardson (December 10, 2019). "11 pop-punk bands you probably don't remember". Kerrang!. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ a b @OFFICIALFTSK (May 5, 2010). "Shout out to the UK for making #SheLikes number one on today's Kerrang top 10!! Thanks so much!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Track-By-Track: Forever The Sickest Kids". Alternative Press. December 7, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c She Likes (Bittersweet Love) (track listing). Forever the Sickest Kids. Universal Motown. 2010.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Forever The Sickest Kids She Likes (Bittersweet Love) Video". Rockdirt.com. April 25, 2010. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Pete Freedman (April 21, 2010). "Watch: Forever The Sickest Kids -- She Likes (Bittersweet Love)". Dallas Observer. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ a b Alyson Stokes (June 17, 2014). "Tuesday Ten: What Just Happened?! Music Videos". idobi Radio. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "Forever the Sickest Kids - PPPGA 1 of 3". YouTube. 5 April 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "Forever The Sickest Kids - She Likes (Bittersweet Love)". YouTube. 19 April 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "New Video: Forever The Sickest Kids – She Likes (Bittersweet Love)". Neon Limelight. April 22, 2010. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ @OFFICIALFTSK (April 26, 2010). "#shelikesmusicvideo is number 167 on iTunes music video charts let's keep it rising!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @OFFICIALFTSK (January 14, 2010). "Start calling your local radio station to request our song #shelikes!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @OFFICIALFTSK (March 8, 2010). "Attn UK: "She Likes" will be premiering tomorrow on RADIO1 - TEXT your love to 81199 after 1030a and request it! RT!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.