I Like America & America Likes Me

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rdf:langString A 23-second sample of "I Like America & America Likes Me", showcasing Healy's heavily-autotuned vocals atop skittering hi-hats, atmospheric synths and a dense trap and hip hop beat.

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rdf:langString * Electronic * alternative R&B

rdf:langString * Dirty Hit * Polydor

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rdf:langString * George Daniel * Matthew Healy

rdf:langString "If everybody did what I did for a job, there would be less of a divide. That sounds like a really fucking massive statement to make, but what I'm saying is: If you do the same thing in different places all the time, it's exactly the fucking same thing."

rdf:langString —Healy, on the differences between the United States and the rest of the world.

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rdf:langString * George Daniel * Matthew Healy * Adam Hann * Ross MacDonald

rdf:langString "I Like America & America Likes Me" is a song by English band the 1975 from their third studio album, A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships (2018). The song was written by band members George Daniel, Matthew Healy, Adam Hann and Ross MacDonald, while Daniel and Healy handled the production. Guendoline Rome Viray Gomez provides the background vocals. The song was created as a homage to SoundCloud rap, while the title is a reference to an art performance by Joseph Beuys, titled I Like America and America Likes Me. An experimental power ballad, "I Like America & America Likes Me" is composed in the genres of electronic and alternative R&B. The production combines atmospheric synths, hi-hats and a dense trap and hip hop beat. The song also incorporates elements of hip hop, SoundCloud rap, trap and ambient music. Healy delivers the lyrics, which dissect his relationship with fame and plead for a world without gun violence, in a heavily-autotuned stream of consciousness style. Thematically, the song deals with social issues such as consumerism, mass shootings and gun control, among others. Upon release, "I Like America & America Likes Me" received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics. Praise was directed toward the song's sonic experimentation and sharp lyricism, comparing it to the work of Bon Iver. The song reached number 29 in New Zealand and number 44 on the US Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. To promote the song, the 1975 performed it at several music festivals and on The Late Late Show with James Corden. An accompanying lyric video was released on 18 January 2019. It features the song's lyrics superimposed over footage of cityscapes, social media messages and weather apps, among others.