What I Like About You ( song ) - wikipedia What I Like About You ( song ) `` What I Like About You '' Single by The Romantics from the album The Romantics B - side `` First in Line '' Released February 1980 Recorded 1979 Genre Power pop new wave Length 2 : 55 2 : 49 ( music video ) Label Nemperor Epic Songwriter ( s ) Wally Palmar Mike Skill Jimmy Marinos Producer ( s ) Pete Solley The Romantics singles chronology `` Tell It to Carrie '' ( 1978 ) `` What I Like About You '' ( 1980 ) `` When I Look in Your Eyes '' ( 1980 ) `` Tell It to Carrie '' ( 1978 ) `` What I Like About You '' ( 1980 ) `` When I Look in Your Eyes '' ( 1980 ) `` 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 in 1979 is included on the band 's self - titled debut album ( 1980 ), and was also released as a single. Marinos, the band 's 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. Contents 1 Writing and original version 2 Guitar Hero legal case 3 Chart performance 4 Cover versions 4.1 5 Seconds of Summer version 4.1. 1 Music video 4.1. 2 Chart performance 5 References Writing and original version `` What I Like About You '' was written by Palmar, Marinos and Skill around a guitar part by Skill. The song 's `` Hey, uh - huh - huh '' refrain was influenced by The Yardbirds ' `` Over Under Sideways Down '' and Chuck Berry 's `` Back in the U.S.A. ''. The song 's riff is slightly similar to Neil Diamond 's `` Cherry, Cherry '', The Standells 1966 hit `` Dirty Water '', and Joe Jackson 's 1979 single `` I 'm the Man ''. 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 number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song did quite well in Australia however, reaching number two 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. Guitar Hero legal case In November 2007, The Romantics filed a federal lawsuit against Activision, the publisher of Guitar Hero Encore : Rocks the 80s, claiming that the video game manufacturer had infringed on the band 's rights by featuring a soundalike recording of `` What I Like About You '' in the game. The Romantics lost their case in December 2007, with the judge stating that Activision had taken all the necessary steps in developing its product. Chart performance Chart ( 1980 ) Peak position Australian Singles Chart ( KMR ) US Billboard Hot 100 49 US Cash Box Top 100 53 Chart ( 2011 ) Peak position US Rock Digital Songs 46 Cover versions `` What I Like About You '' Single by Poison from the album Poison 'd ! B - side `` Just What I Needed '' Released May 25, 2007 Recorded 2007 Genre Hard rock glam metal new wave Length 2 : 59 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Wally Palmar Mike Skill Jimmy Marinos Producer ( s ) Don Was Poison singles chronology `` We 're an American Band '' ( 2006 ) `` What I Like About You '' ( 2007 ) `` SexyBack '' ( 2007 ) `` We 're an American Band '' ( 2006 ) `` What I Like About You '' ( 2007 ) `` SexyBack '' ( 2007 ) Michael Morales released a version of `` What I Like About You '' in 1989, as the follow - up to his hit `` Who Do You Give Your Love To ''. His version reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, eclipsing the position of the original version. The Australian rock band Tlot Tlot covered the song on their 1995 album Fashion Takes a Holiday. Punk rock band The Suicide Machines covered the song for the 1999 -- release compilation album Before You Were Punk 2. In 2002, the alternative rock band Lillix recorded a version of the song, which was featured on the soundtrack of the Disney teen comedy film Freaky Friday ( the film 's star Lindsay Lohan also makes cameo appearance in the music video ), which was released the following year, and the film 13 Going on 30. Lillix 's recording of the song was also used as the theme song for The WB 's television series of the same name, starring Jennie Garth and Amanda Bynes and on the Japanese CD Roxy 's Jam ( 2006 ). In 2004, Nacker covered this song for the film What the Bleep Do We Know ! ?. It was covered by Michael Gough and Renee Sands ( as the singing voices of Shrek and Princess Fiona ) in the short Far Far Away Idol and in the CD Shrek 2 : Party CD. `` What I Like About You '' was covered by American rock band Poison as the lead single from their cover album Poison 'd ! ( 2007 ). The band did a music video for the single as well. A revamped version of the song is featured at the end of the pilot episode for the 2016 Nickelodeon TV series School of Rock, performed by the main cast. 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 Ten 's summer promos. 5 Seconds of Summer version `` What I Like About You '' Single by 5 Seconds of Summer from the EP She Looks So Perfect Released 2 December 2014 Recorded 2013 -- 2014 Genre Pop punk Length 2 : 31 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Wally Palmar Mike Skill Jimmy Marinos Producer ( s ) John Feldmann 5 Seconds of Summer singles chronology `` Good Girls '' ( 2014 ) `` What I Like About You '' ( 2014 ) `` She 's Kinda Hot '' ( 2015 ) The song was covered by Australian rock band 5 Seconds of Summer for their 2014 She Looks So Perfect EP, reaching number 137 on the UK Singles Chart. The studio mix of the song is included on the group 's 2014 live album, LiveSOS, and was serviced to American mainstream radio on 2 December 2014 as its lead single. It received strong airplay for the week ending December 28, 2014 and debuted on the Billboard Pop Songs chart, where it has since peaked at number 30. The band performed the song live at the 2014 American Music Awards on 23 November 2014 ahead of its release. Music video A lyric video for the live version was uploaded to 5 Seconds of Summer 's Vevo account 23 November 2014, the same day as their AMA performance. The official music video was directed by Tom van Schelven and premiered on 5 December 2014. It uses the live audio rather than the studio mix and features concert footage from the group 's performance at The Forum near Los Angeles, as well behind - the - scenes clips and shots of the audience. Chart performance Chart ( 2014 -- 15 ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 76 UK Singles Chart ( Official Charts Company ) 137 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 30 References Jump up ^ Prato, Greg. `` The Romantics -- Artist Biography ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. 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ISBN 0 - 89820 - 139 - X. Jump up ^ `` Roxy 's Jam Japan CD KT Tunstall Anna Aslyn LILLIX ''. eBay. Retrieved March 19, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Top 40 / M Future Releases ''. All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014. Jump up ^ Cantor, Brian ( 29 December 2014 ). `` 5 Seconds of Summer 's `` What I Like About You '' is One of Pop 's 40 Most - Played ``. Headline Planet. Cantortainment Inc. Retrieved 28 January 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` 5 Seconds of Summer -- Chart history '' Billboard Pop Songs for 5 Seconds of Summer. Jump up ^ Strecker, Erin ( 23 November 2014 ). `` 5 Seconds of Summer Rock Out During ' What I Like About You ' at the 2014 AMAs : Watch ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 28 January 2015. Jump up ^ 5SOSVEVO ( 23 November 2014 ). `` 5 Seconds Of Summer - What I Like About You ( Lyric Video ) ''. YouTube. Google. Retrieved 28 January 2015. 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The Romantics Wally Palmar Mike Skill Rich Cole Brad Elvis John Herrington Jimmy Marinos Coz Canler David Petratos Barry Warner Clem Burke Bryan Christopher Studio albums The Romantics National Breakout Strictly Personal In Heat Rhythm Romance 61 / 49 Singles `` What I Like About You '' `` Talking in Your Sleep '' Mary Rodgers 's Freaky Friday Film Freaky Friday ( 1976 ) Freaky Friday ( 1995 ) Freaky Friday ( 2003 ) Other Freaky Friday ( soundtrack ) 5 Seconds of Summer Michael Clifford Luke Hemmings Calum Hood Ashton Irwin Studio albums 5 Seconds of Summer Sounds Good Feels Good Live albums LiveSOS Singles `` Out of My Limit '' `` She Looks So Perfect '' `` Do n't Stop '' `` Amnesia '' `` Good Girls '' `` What I Like About You '' `` She 's Kinda Hot '' `` Hey Everybody ! 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Question: who sings the song that's what i like about you
Answer: The Romantics