The album yielded the hit What I Like About You, which reached No. 49 in the US, No. 12 in the Netherlands, and No. 2 in Australia, where the band was especially popular. What I Like About You is a song by American rock band The Romantics. The song, written by Romantics members Wally Palmar, Mike Skill and Jimmy Marinos is included on the bands self-titled debut album (1980), and was also released as a single. Marinos, the bands drummer, is the lead vocalist on the song. The band filmed a music video for the song that appeared frequently on MTV during the early 1980s. What I Like About You was written by the group around a guitar part by Skill. The songs Hey, uh-huh-huh refrain was influenced by The Yardbirds Over Under Sideways Down and Chuck Berrys Back in the U.S.A.. The songs riff is slightly similar to Neil Diamonds Cherry, Cherry and The Standells 1966 hit Dirty Water. The song is frequently mis-identified as being recorded by The Kinks due in part to its mid 60s British pop rock sound. The Romantics recorded the song and the accompanying album at Coconuts Recording Studio in Miami Beach, Florida. When first released, What I Like About You was already a popular song on the Romantics concert playlist. In terms of record sales and radio airplay, however, the song was only a moderate success at the time of its release, reaching only #49 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song did quite well in Australia however, reaching #2 on the Australian Singles Chart (Kent Music Report) on its initial release. It was only towards the end of the 1980s, after the song had been licensed for use in television commercials for Budweiser beer, that What I Like About You grew to become one of the most popular rock anthems of all time. What I Like About You has become a staple of modern rock, appearing on numerous compilation albums of 1980s pop and rock music hits and heard in frequent rotation on modern rock and classic rock radio. The song is also often played at sporting events, parties and at bars and clubs. In addition to Budweiser, the song has also been heard promoting products, services and institutions including the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, Barbie toy dolls, SeaWorld and T.G.I. Fridays restaurants. The song was also featured in TV commercials for Hampton Inn, Esurance, Papa Johns Pizza, Toon Disney and Toyota as recently as 2008. The song was also included in the films Richie Rich (1994), Shrek 2 (2004), Surfs Up (2007) and Marmaduke (2010). Channel Ten and Southern Cross Ten used the song to advertise their television channel in 2005-06. They used three different versions of the song, all performed by Green Dragon. The first, used from February–December 2005 was the original version of the song. The second, used from December 2005–February 2006 was a dance mix. The third, used from February–December 2006 was an R&B mix; the song was again used from December 2006–February 2007 in Tens summer promos. The song was voted #97 on VH1s television special The 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s. 6th and carrier track of their self-titled debut album in 1980 released as their third single in 1979. https://youtube/watch?v=Rqnw5IfbZOU
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