Meaning of “I Like America & America Likes Me” by The 1975
“I Like America & America Likes Me” is a song by the Manchester based pop/rock band, The 1975. In an interview with Pitchfork, the lead vocalist of the band, Matty Healy, revealed that the song started out as a homage to SoundCloud rap.
SoundCloud rap (also sometimes called Mumble Rap or Emo Rap) is a type of rap music that was birthed on the famous music sharing/audio distribution website, SoundCloud. This type of rap is often simple and rife with lyrics which aren’t easy to understand.
In talking about song, Healy further stated that to him, the current sound of America is SoundCloud rap. Owing to this, he and the other members of The 1975 apparently decided to pen a befitting tribute to this genre of rap music currently sweeping America. That led to the birth of “I Like America & America Likes Me”.
Facts about “I Like America & America Likes Me”
- The 1975 members Matty Healy, Ross MacDonald, George Daniel and Adam Hann wrote this song. However, it was produced by only two members of the band, namely Daniel and Healy.
- This is the eighth track on the 2018 album A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships. The aforementioned album is the third studio album of this English band.
- The song’s title “I Like America & America Likes Me” was named after a 1970s artwork by German artist Joseph Beuys.
