{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox song | name = I Would Like | cover = I Would Like (Official Single Cover) by Zara Larsson.png | alt = | type = single | artist = Zara Larsson | album = So Good | released = {{start date|2016|11|11|df=y}} | recorded = | studio = RBD (North Hollywood, California) | genre = | length = 3:46 | label = * TEN * Epic * Sony | writer = * James Abrahart * Alexander Izquierdo * Marcus Lomax * Stefan Johnson * Jordan Johnson * Oliver Peterhof * Zara Larsson * Karen Chin * Anthony Kelly | producer = * The Monsters & Strangerz * German | prev_title = Ain't My Fault | prev_year = 2016 | next_title = So Good | next_year = 2017 | misc = {{External music video|header=Lyric video|{{YouTube|9bzMaiczpXU|"I Would Like"}}}} }}
"'''I Would Like'''" is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson. It was released on 11 November 2016 through TEN Music Group and Epic Records as the fourth single from her second studio album, ''So Good'' (2017). Recorded at RBD Studios, the song was co-written by Larsson, James Abrahart, Marcus Lomax, Stefan Johnson and among others, as well as produced by the Monsters & Strangerz and German.
"I Would Like" has a sample of "Dat Sexy Body" by Jamaican singer Sasha. Larsson performed the single at ''The X Factor'' in December 2016. Commercially, it had peaked at number 2 in UK Singles Chart and number 4 in her native country Sweden.
==Background and live performance== After releasing several previous singles, Larsson release "I Would Like" as the fourth single from her second studio album ''So Good'', released in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a813760/zara-larsson-new-song-2016-i-would-like-listen/ |title=Zara Larsson has a huge new banger called 'I Would Like' and you can listen to it here |website=Digital Spy |last=Corner |first=Lewis |date=11 November 2016 |access-date=26 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511053348/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a813760/zara-larsson-new-song-2016-i-would-like-listen/ |archive-date=11 May 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-zara-larssons-new-track-like-1846707 |title=Listen to Zara Larsson's new track 'I Would LIke' |magazine=NME |date=11 November 2016 |access-date=12 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113163444/https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-zara-larssons-new-track-like-1846707 |archive-date=13 November 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Larsson sampled "Dat Sexy Body" from the Jamaican singer Sasha for the song.<ref name="UKreveal">{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/zara-larssons-official-biggest-songs-in-the-uk-revealed/ |title=Zara Larsson's Official biggest songs in the UK revealed |publisher=Official Charts Company |last=Levine |first=Nick |date=6 February 2024 |access-date=16 January 2026}}</ref> On 4 December 2016, she performed the song at the thirteenth series of ''The X Factor''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Reilly |first=Nicholas |url=https://metro.co.uk/2016/12/05/did-zara-larsson-murder-bagpuss-x-factor-viewers-compare-singers-coat-to-iconic-tv-character-6301334/ |title='Did Zara Larsson murder Bagpuss?': X Factor viewers compare singer's coat to iconic TV character |newspaper=Metro |date=5 December 2016 |access-date=13 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209043226/https://metro.co.uk/2016/12/05/did-zara-larsson-murder-bagpuss-x-factor-viewers-compare-singers-coat-to-iconic-tv-character-6301334/ |archive-date=9 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Commercial performance== On 30 December, "I Would Like" peaked at number two in UK Singles Chart,<ref name="UK" /> making it her then-highest-charting single in the UK at the time.<ref name="UKreveal" /> The song peaked at number 4 in her native country, Sweden.<ref name="Sweden" />
==Track listing== *'''Digital download''' #"I Would Like" – 3:44
*'''Digital download'''<ref>{{cite web|title=iTunes – Music – I Would Like (R3hab Remix) – Single by Zara Larsson|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/i-would-like-r3hab-remix-single/1185641441|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=16 January 2026}}</ref> #"I Would Like" (R3hab remix) – 2:27
*'''Digital download'''<ref>{{cite web|title=iTunes – Music – I Would Like (Gorgon City Remix) – Single by Zara Larsson|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/i-would-like-gorgon-city-remix-single/1183646748|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=16 January 2026}}</ref> #"I Would Like" (Gorgon City remix) – 4:23
==Personnel== Credits were adapted from the liner notes of ''So Good''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11660146-Zara-Larsson-So-Good |others=Zara Larsson |type=CD |title=So Good |publisher=Epic Records / Sony Music Entertainment / TEN Music Group |via=Discogs |id=88985397202 / 88985397202 / 88985397202 |location=Colombia |year=2017 |access-date=16 January 2026}}</ref>
;Recording locations * RBD Studios; North Hollywood, California
;Personnel * James Abrahart — songwriter * Alexander Izquierdo — songwriter * Marcus Lomax — songwriter, background vocals * Stefan Johnson — songwriter * Jordan Johnson — songwriter * Oliver Peterhof — songwriter * Zara Larsson — performer, songwriter * Karen Chin — songwriter * Anthony Kelly — songwriter * The Monsters & Strangerz — producer * German — producer * James Abrahart — background vocals * Phil Tan — mixer
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2016–17) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{single chart|Australia|16|artist=Zara Larsson|song=I Would Like|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 January 2017}} |- {{single chart|Austria|72|artist=Zara Larsson|song=I Would Like|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2016}} |- {{single chart|Flanders Tip|1|artist=Zara Larsson|song=I Would Like|rowheader=true|accessdate=28 January 2017}} |- {{single chart|Wallonia Tip|12|artist=Zara Larsson|song=I Would Like|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 January 2017}} |- {{single chart|Canada|68|artist=Zara Larsson|rowheader=true|accessdate=24 January 2017}} |- {{single chart|CIS|142|artist=Zara Larsson|song=I Would Like|rowheader=true|songid=77575|access-date=February 9, 2021|refname="Tophit Russia"}} |- {{single chart|Czech Republic|99|year=2017|week=22|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 June 2017}} |- {{single chart|Czechdigital|38|year=2016|week=51+52|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 December 2016}} |- {{single chart|Denmark|23|artist=Zara Larsson|song=I Would Like|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 February 2017}} |- ! scope="row"| Euro Digital Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2017-01-07/euro-digital-songs |magazine=Billboard |title=Euro Digital Songs |access-date=2 April 2017 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106075223/http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2017-01-07/euro-digital-songs |archive-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> | 3 |- {{single chart|Finnishdownload|24|artist=Zara Larsson|song=I Would Like|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 December 2016}} |- {{single chart|Germany|56|songid=1609961|artist=Zara Larsson|song=I Would Like|rowheader=true|accessdate=27 January 2017}} |- {{single chart|Ireland2|7|artist=Zara Larsson|song=I Would Like|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 January 2017}} |- ! scope="row"| Italy (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/classifiche#/category:digital/id:2409/page:1|title=Classifica settimanale WK 3|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=it|access-date=21 January 2017}}</ref> | 69 |- !scope="row"| Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.olt20.com/Zara_Larsson#fragment-2 |title=The Official Lebanese Top 20 – Zara Larsson|publisher=The Official Lebanese Top 20|access-date=20 February 2017}}</ref> | 16 |- !scope="row"| Mexico Ingles Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/zara-larsson/chart-history/min/ |title=Zara Larsson Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay) |magazine=Billboard|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref> | 17 |- {{single chart|Dutch40|23|year=2017|week=7|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 February 2017}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|28|artist=Zara Larsson|song=I Would Like|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 February 2017}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|19|artist=Zara Larsson|song=I Would Like|rowheader=true|accessdate=13 January 2017}} |- {{single chart|Norway|23|artist=Zara Larsson|song=I Would Like|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 January 2017}} |- {{single chart|Poland|27|chartid=2271|year=2017|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 April 2017}} |- {{single chart|Portugal|38|artist=Zara Larsson|song=I Would Like|rowheader=true|accessdate=23 February 2017}} |- {{single chart|Scotland|3|date=20161230|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 December 2016}} |- {{single chart|Slovakia2|50|year=2017|week=10|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 March 2017}} |- {{single chart|Slovakdigital2|77|year=2016|week=49|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 December 2016}} |- ! scope="row"| Spain (PROMUSICAE)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/single/zara-larsson-i-would-like|title=I Would Like - Zara Larsson|publisher=EPDM|date=13 January 2017|accessdate=17 June 2021}}</ref> | 92 |- {{single chart|Sweden|4|artist=Zara Larsson|song=I Would Like|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 November 2016|refname="Sweden"}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|55|artist=Zara Larsson|song=I Would Like|rowheader=true|accessdate=30 January 2017}} |- {{single chart|UK|2|date=20161230|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 December 2016|refname="UK"}} |- {{single chart|Billboarddigitalsongs|48|artist=Zara Larsson|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 February 2017}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20170001|title=Årslista Singlar – År 2017|language=sv|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref> | 88 |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2017|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=10 January 2018}}</ref> | 60 |} {{col-end}}
== Certifications == {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2018}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Zara Larsson|title=I Would Like|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2021|accessdate=9 April 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|type=single|award=Platinum|title=I Would Like|artist=Zara Larsson|access-date=16 January 2026}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2022|id=11265|accessdate=3 May 2022}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|access-date=31 July 2017}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Zara Larsson|title=I Would Like|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2018|source=radioscope|access-date=5 January 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|artist=Zara Larsson|title=I Would Like|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2020|accessdate=22 November 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Zara Larsson|title=I Would Like|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|access-date=1 March 2017}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|certweek=6|title=I Would Like|artist=Zara Larsson|access-date=16 January 2026}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Zara Larsson|title=I Would Like|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2017|date=4 May 2018|access-date=16 January 2026}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|access-date=5 May 2017|title=I Would Like|artist=Zara Larsson}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2016|certyear=2025|access-date=7 October 2025}} {{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{Ref.}} |- ! scope="row"| Various | 11 November 2016 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | {{hlist|TEN|Epic|Sony}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-would-like-single/id1174091029|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127151945/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-would-like-single/id1174091029|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 November 2016|title=I Would Like – Single by Zara Larsson|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=26 November 2016}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
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