It's Like That

"It's Like That"
Song by Mariah Carey
from the album The Emancipation of Mimi
Released	April 12, 2005
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	3:25
Songwriter(s)	Mariah Carey Manuel Seal Johntá Austin Jermaine Dupri Ricky Walters Douglas Davis Isaac Freeman[a]
Producer(s)	Carey Dupri
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"I Know What You Want" (2003) "It's Like That" (2005) "We Belong Together" (2005)
Music video
"It's Like That" on YouTube

"It's Like That" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on April 12, 2005, as the first single from her ninth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi.^[1] It samples "Hollis Groove (Kush Groove 2)" by Run-D.M.C., "This Is My Night" by Chaka Khan, and "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick.^[2]

The song reached the top five in the UK and the top 20 in the US, where it was her best-charting solo single in almost four years, after "Loverboy" (2001).^[3] It was certified gold in the US for shipping over 500,000 copies.^[1]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 9 Australian Urban (ARIA)[5] 3 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 33 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 29 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 32 Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[9] 8 CIS (TopHit)[10] 226 Denmark (Tracklisten)[11] 19 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[12] 8 France (SNEP)[13] 16 Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 14 Greece (IFPI)[15] 12 Hungary (Single Top 40)[16] 3 Ireland (IRMA)[17] 11 Italy (FIMI)[18] 7 Japan (Oricon)[19] 130 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[20] 26 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 13 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22] 21 Norway (VG-lista)[23] 13 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[24] 57 Scotland (OCC)[25] 9 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 47 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 10 UK Singles (OCC)[28] 4 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[29] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[30] 16 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[31] David Morales remixes 1 US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[32] David Morales remixes 1 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[33] 17 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[34] 16 US Pop 100 (Billboard)[35] 20 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[36] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Australia (ARIA)[37] 60 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[38] 97 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[39] 212 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[40] 96 UK Singles (OCC)[41] 71 US Billboard Hot 100[42] 69 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[43] 78 US Pop 100 (Billboard)[42] 65

References

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15. "IFPI Greece Archive Top 50 Singles". Archived from the original on May 22, 2005. Retrieved May 22, 2005.
16. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
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38. "Year End European Hot 100 Singles Chart 2005 01 – 2005 52" (PDF). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
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41. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2005" (PDF). OCC. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
42. "The Year in Music: 2005" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 52. December 24, 2005. p. YE-39. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
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Notes

1. Credits taken from Tidal.