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"Like You"
Single by G.E.M.
LanguageCantonese
ReleasedAugust 15, 2014 (2014-08-15)
Recorded2014
GenrePop
Length3:59
LabelHummingbird Music
Songwriter(s)Wong Ka Kui
Producer(s)
  • Wong Ka Kui
  • Lupo Groinig
G.E.M. singles chronology
"Intoxicated"
(2013) 		"Like You"
(2014) 		"Long Distance"
(2015)
Music video
"Like You" on YouTube

"Like You" (Chinese: 喜歡你; Jyutping: Hei2fun1 nei5) is a song by Hong Kong singer-songwriter G.E.M., released through Hummingbird Music on August 15, 2014. It is a cover of a 1988 song by Hong Kong band Beyond, which was written and produced by the band's lead vocalist Wong Ka Kui.

Background and release

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"Like You" was composed by Hong Kong singer-songwriter Wong Ka Kui, the lead vocalist of the band Beyond. As the sole Hong Kong representative on the music variety show I Am a Singer Season 2, G.E.M. felt a sense of responsibility to showcase Cantonese music. She choose to perform a cover of "Like You" on the show after having cherished the song since her childhood. Due to its immense popularity among the audience, a studio version of her rendition was later released.[1]

Music video

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The music video for "Like You" was directed by Nick Wickham.

Accolades

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Awards and nominations for "Like You"
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2014 Metro Radio Mandarin Music Awards Metro Hot Song Award Won [2]
Metro Hot Producer Award Won
2015 Migu Music Awards Top Ten Golden Songs Awards Won [3]
2018 Chinese Music Awards Most Popular Song Award Won [4]

Credits and personnel

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  • G.E.M. – vocals, background vocals
  • Wong Ka Kui – lyrics, composition
  • Lupo Groinig – producer, keys/synths & programming
  • Nick Wickham – music video director

Release history

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Release dates and formats
Region Date Format Version Label
Various August 15, 2014
Original
  • Hummingbird Music
July 10, 2016 EDM Remix

References

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  1. ^ "邓紫棋《喜欢你》致敬Beyond A-Lin田馥甄或补位" [Deng Ziqi pays tribute to Beyond in "Like You", A-Lin and Tian Fuzhen may fill in]. news.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). February 4, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "邓紫棋因等船迟到 与许志安同获4奖开心笑" [Deng Ziqi was late for the boat and won 4 awards with Andy Hui. She was happy.]. ent.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). December 27, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  3. ^ "邓紫棋获年度最佳歌手：感谢每个在我生命中出现的人-中新网" [Deng Ziqi won the Best Singer of the Year: Thank you to everyone who appeared in my life]. www.chinanews.com (in Chinese). December 7, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  4. ^ "#2018GlobalChineseGoldenSongAwards# The final list of winners is officially announced!" (in Chinese). Chinese Music Awards. November 18, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Weibo.
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