<P> Prior to its release as a single, the song debuted at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cardi B's fifth top - ten entry on the chart and the highest debut of the songs from the album, which all debuted on the Hot 100 during the album's first week of release . Bad Bunny and J Balvin earned their first and second top 10s, respectively . Following the release of the single's accompanying music video, the song rose to a new peak of number seven on the chart, For the chart issue dated June 16, with "I Like It" and "Girls Like You," her collaboration with Maroon 5 charting at number four, Cardi B scored two concurrent Hot 100 top - five singles for the second time in 2018 . It ascended to number two the next week, blocked from the top by XXXTentacion's "Sad!". It reached number one in its twelfth week, earning Cardi her second chart - topper, thus making her the first female rapper in history to do so . Bad Bunny and J Balvin scored their first number one . She also became the first female soloist to reach number one with two songs from a debut album since Lady Gaga, who did it in 2009 . "I Like It" reached number one on Digital Songs in its 20th chart week, claiming the sixth - longest wait to the summit since the chart began in 2004 . Internationally, the single also charted within the top 10 in Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom . </P> <P> Commenting on the single topping the Hot 100, editor Leila Cobo for Billboard explained its notablity, "it's part of an accelerated spike of Spanish and Spanish - infused songs on the chart (...) This surge can be attributed at least in part to streaming, which has broadened the scope for Latin music that is still shunned from major mainstream outlets . But it also reflects the times, the moment and the new openness of the world, despite the entrenchment at the border ." </P> <P> The song's accompanying music video was directed by Eif Rivera and filmed in March 2018 in Little Havana, Miami . A preview of the clip was featured on YouTube Music's announcement video on May 23 . Released on May 29, 2018, the music video opens with Cardi B in a neighborhood, followed by scenes of Bad Bunny in the streets and J Balvin in a club . It also features scenes of the trio performing together . </P> <P> Director Eif Rivera stated in an interview that he was inspired by the movie I Like It Like That (1994), which opening scene centered in a neighborhood of the South Bronx . </P>

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