| 'How Do You Like Me Now?!' | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Toby Keith | |||
| from the album How Do You Like Me Now?! | |||
| B-side | 'When Love Fades' | ||
| Released | November 22, 1999 | ||
| Genre | Country | ||
| Length | 3:29 | ||
| Label | DreamWorks Nashville 459051 | ||
| Songwriter(s) | Toby Keith Chuck Cannon | ||
| Producer(s) | James Stroud Toby Keith | ||
| Toby Keith singles chronology | |||
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- Young Like Me Alan Walker
'How Do You Like Me Now?!' is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in November 1999 as the second single and title track from his album of the same name. Keith wrote it with Chuck Cannon.
The song spent five weeks at Number One on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Songs chart beginning in March 2000.[1] It was his first major crossover hit peaking at number 31 on the U.S. BillboardHot 100. The song was also the first number-one single for the now defunct DreamWorks Nashville label. The song also became the fourth number one hit of his career and his first since 'Me Too' in 1997. At the 2001 Academy of Country Music awards, the song was nominated for Single of the Year and Song of the Year.[2]
Experimental visuals, set to music, to tell the story of young love. I wanted to make something simple, sexy and stylish. Paul, who shot the film, had the original concept but was happy for me to develop it and this is the result. It was a small, intimate set and we tried to create some interesting shots, all lit with soft backlights. Perry Como's version of the song, 'Somebody Up There Likes Me,' is played over the opening and closing credits. According to MGM records, the film earned $1,915,000 in the US and Canada and $1,445,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $609,000. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists. The Young Money team came to me with a set of parameters in which they exactly stated – something black and white, dark, ominous, with hints of imagery like Sin City or Metalocalypse. Little Mix – Woman Like Me ft. Nicki Minaj (Official Music Video) Listen to our brand new single 'Break Up Song' here: Listen h. Today's Post Letting Go of Expectations and Letting In the Light Kristen Strong. Dec 7, 2020. After reading Myquillyn Smith's philosophy about how lamp light can improve the mood of a room, especially in the winter, I put on my shoes, grabbed the car keys and my purse, and skedaddled myself.
Background and writing[edit]
Keith discussed the inspiration for the song on his website in 2000. 'Initially, I said, 'Here's my title: 'You Never Loved Me Before, So How Do You Like Me Now?' It's one of my catch-phrases. A lot of people become successful after they've been told they won't ever be, so people can relate to this. It can be about an old flame or a boss or a teacher -whatever it means to each individual. It was a fun song to write.[3]'
Young Like Me Black Summer Behave Ferris
Keith had originally recorded the song near the end of his contract with Mercury Records Nashville in the late 1990s. According to a 2005 interview with Billboard, Keith had the album How Do You Like Me Now?! completed, but label executives rejected the entire album except for two songs: 'Getcha Some' and 'If a Man Answers', both of which were put on his 1998 Greatest Hits album. After he recorded two more songs which were also rejected, he asked to terminate his contract with Mercury, and purchased the rights to the rest of the album. Upon the album's release in late 1999, both the album and its lead single, 'When Love Fades', were performing poorly on the charts; as a result, Keith asked that 'When Love Fades' be withdrawn as a single in favor of 'How Do You Like Me Now?!' Keith stated that DreamWorks executives were 'scared to put it out', but within five days of Keith's request, 'When Love Fades' was withdrawn and 'How Do You Like Me Now?!' was released.[4]
Content[edit]
The song discusses Keith's attraction to the female valedictorian of his high school—a beautiful woman who ignored him at the time. Keith wonders if the woman remembers him now that he is famous.
Music video[edit]
The song's music video debuted on the television network CMT on November 22, 1999, and was directed by Michael Salomon. It features Toby Keith singing the song at a hometown football field in the middle of the night.
Critical reception[edit]
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a 'great little tune about the underdog fulfilling his dreams, and the story is wrapped in a melody that demands attention.' She goes on to call Keith's performance 'feisty' and say that the production 'just percolates.'[5]
Jessica Andrews references both Keith and the song in her 2002 single 'There's More to Me Than You'.[6]
Track listings[edit]
- CD single[7]
- 'How Do You Like Me Now?!' (Rock Version) – 3:30
- 'How Do You Like Me Now?!' (Live Version) – 3:42
- 'How Do You Like Me Now?!' (Club Version) – 4:13
Chart positions[edit]
'How Do You Like Me Now?!' debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 20, 1999.
Peak positions[edit]
| Chart (1999–2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 31 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (2000) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
| US Hot 100 (Billboard)[12] | 82 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[13] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
Parodies[edit]
On his 2000 album Just Another Day in Parodies, country music parodist Cledus T. Judd recorded a parody entitled 'How Do You Milk a Cow.' This version peaked at number 67 on Hot Country Songs.
References[edit]
- ^Toby Keith Bio - How Do You Like Me Now?!
- ^BMI.com | Toby Keith Leads ACM Nominations With Six
- ^Toby Keith Bio - TobyKeith.com at The Internet Archive. Retrieved September 19, 2009
- ^Waddell, Ray (June 18, 2005). 'Toby Keith: Superstar graduates from 'Honkytonk University''. Billboard. 117 (25): 45, 46, 48, 50. ISSN0006-2510.
- ^Billboard, November 20, 1999
- ^Lanert, John (26 July 2003). 'Headline: MUSiC'. Louisville Courier-Journal. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^'How Do You Like Me Now [single]: Toby Keith: Music'. Amazon.com. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^'Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8301.' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 13, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^'Toby Keith Chart History (Hot 100)'. Billboard.
- ^'Toby Keith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)'. Billboard.
- ^'Best of 2000: Country Songs'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ^'Billboard Top 100 - 2000'. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^'American single certifications – Toby Keith – How Do You Like Me Now'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 12, 2012.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
בְּרַ֣ח ׀(bə·raḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1272: To bolt, to flee suddenly
my beloved,
דּוֹדִ֗י(dō·w·ḏî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1730: To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle
and be like
וּֽדְמֵה־(ū·ḏə·mêh-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
a gazelle
לִצְבִי֙(liṣ·ḇî)
Strong's Hebrew 6643: Splendor, a gazelle
or
א֚וֹ('ōw)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 176: Desire, if
a young stag
לְעֹ֣פֶר(lə·‘ō·p̄er)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6082: A young hart, stag
on
עַ֖ל(‘al)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against
the mountains
הָרֵ֥י(hā·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country
of spices.
בְשָׂמִֽים׃(ḇə·śā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1314: Fragrance, spicery, the balsam plant
(14) Make haste, my beloved.--Song of Solomon 8:14 recalls the answer made at last to the sighs. It repeats the metaphor of Song of Solomon 2:17, where we see that the Authorised Version, make haste, is more correct than the margin. Thus the poem ends with two short verses that compress into them all that has been over and over again related under different figures: the wooing and the wedding of two happy souls.Verse 14. - Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. This is a snatch of the old love songs which the bride used to sing when love was fresh and young. She sings it now at the request of her bridegroom himself, and in the delighted ears of her companions. She goes forth from among, them leaning on her beloved, to rejoice in the beautiful scenery and rural pleasures with him whose presence heightens every joy, the life of her life, the soul of her soul, 'all her salvation, all her desire.' The bridegroom and the bride are seen disappearing together over the flowery hills; and the music of the Song of Songs dies away in the sweet fragrance of that closing scene; the vision of love has, gazelle-like, leapt from point to point, and vanishes away at last among the mountains of spices. It is well to notice that what were before 'mountains of Berber,' that is, of 'separation,' are now 'mountains of Besamin' - balsam mountains. There is no more word of separation. Henceforth the only note is one of peaceful enjoyment. 'My beloved is mine, and I am his.' Our home and haunt is the same. The concluding words, we cannot doubt, are intended to open a perfect future to the eye. Yet the poet, with consummate art, connects that future with the past and the present by the voice of the bride heard singing the love song with which she first expressed her love, now lifted up into anticipation of the everlasting hills of fragrant and joyful life.
BelovedGazelleHartHartsHasteHurryLoverMountainsQuicklyRoeSpicesStagYoung
Young Life Merced
Song of Solomon 8:14 NLTSong of Solomon 8:14 ESV
Young Ma Like Me
Song of Solomon 8:14 NASB
Song of Solomon 8:14 KJV
Song of Solomon 8:14 Bible Apps
Experimental visuals, set to music, to tell the story of young love. I wanted to make something simple, sexy and stylish. Paul, who shot the film, had the original concept but was happy for me to develop it and this is the result. It was a small, intimate set and we tried to create some interesting shots, all lit with soft backlights. Perry Como's version of the song, 'Somebody Up There Likes Me,' is played over the opening and closing credits. According to MGM records, the film earned $1,915,000 in the US and Canada and $1,445,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $609,000. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists. The Young Money team came to me with a set of parameters in which they exactly stated – something black and white, dark, ominous, with hints of imagery like Sin City or Metalocalypse. Little Mix – Woman Like Me ft. Nicki Minaj (Official Music Video) Listen to our brand new single 'Break Up Song' here: Listen h. Today's Post Letting Go of Expectations and Letting In the Light Kristen Strong. Dec 7, 2020. After reading Myquillyn Smith's philosophy about how lamp light can improve the mood of a room, especially in the winter, I put on my shoes, grabbed the car keys and my purse, and skedaddled myself.
Background and writing[edit]
Keith discussed the inspiration for the song on his website in 2000. 'Initially, I said, 'Here's my title: 'You Never Loved Me Before, So How Do You Like Me Now?' It's one of my catch-phrases. A lot of people become successful after they've been told they won't ever be, so people can relate to this. It can be about an old flame or a boss or a teacher -whatever it means to each individual. It was a fun song to write.[3]'
Young Like Me Black Summer Behave Ferris
Keith had originally recorded the song near the end of his contract with Mercury Records Nashville in the late 1990s. According to a 2005 interview with Billboard, Keith had the album How Do You Like Me Now?! completed, but label executives rejected the entire album except for two songs: 'Getcha Some' and 'If a Man Answers', both of which were put on his 1998 Greatest Hits album. After he recorded two more songs which were also rejected, he asked to terminate his contract with Mercury, and purchased the rights to the rest of the album. Upon the album's release in late 1999, both the album and its lead single, 'When Love Fades', were performing poorly on the charts; as a result, Keith asked that 'When Love Fades' be withdrawn as a single in favor of 'How Do You Like Me Now?!' Keith stated that DreamWorks executives were 'scared to put it out', but within five days of Keith's request, 'When Love Fades' was withdrawn and 'How Do You Like Me Now?!' was released.[4]
Content[edit]
The song discusses Keith's attraction to the female valedictorian of his high school—a beautiful woman who ignored him at the time. Keith wonders if the woman remembers him now that he is famous.
Music video[edit]
The song's music video debuted on the television network CMT on November 22, 1999, and was directed by Michael Salomon. It features Toby Keith singing the song at a hometown football field in the middle of the night.
Critical reception[edit]
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a 'great little tune about the underdog fulfilling his dreams, and the story is wrapped in a melody that demands attention.' She goes on to call Keith's performance 'feisty' and say that the production 'just percolates.'[5]
Jessica Andrews references both Keith and the song in her 2002 single 'There's More to Me Than You'.[6]
Track listings[edit]
- CD single[7]
- 'How Do You Like Me Now?!' (Rock Version) – 3:30
- 'How Do You Like Me Now?!' (Live Version) – 3:42
- 'How Do You Like Me Now?!' (Club Version) – 4:13
Chart positions[edit]
'How Do You Like Me Now?!' debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 20, 1999.
Peak positions[edit]
| Chart (1999–2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 31 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (2000) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
| US Hot 100 (Billboard)[12] | 82 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[13] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
Parodies[edit]
On his 2000 album Just Another Day in Parodies, country music parodist Cledus T. Judd recorded a parody entitled 'How Do You Milk a Cow.' This version peaked at number 67 on Hot Country Songs.
References[edit]
- ^Toby Keith Bio - How Do You Like Me Now?!
- ^BMI.com | Toby Keith Leads ACM Nominations With Six
- ^Toby Keith Bio - TobyKeith.com at The Internet Archive. Retrieved September 19, 2009
- ^Waddell, Ray (June 18, 2005). 'Toby Keith: Superstar graduates from 'Honkytonk University''. Billboard. 117 (25): 45, 46, 48, 50. ISSN0006-2510.
- ^Billboard, November 20, 1999
- ^Lanert, John (26 July 2003). 'Headline: MUSiC'. Louisville Courier-Journal. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^'How Do You Like Me Now [single]: Toby Keith: Music'. Amazon.com. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^'Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8301.' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 13, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^'Toby Keith Chart History (Hot 100)'. Billboard.
- ^'Toby Keith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)'. Billboard.
- ^'Best of 2000: Country Songs'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ^'Billboard Top 100 - 2000'. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^'American single certifications – Toby Keith – How Do You Like Me Now'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 12, 2012.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
בְּרַ֣ח ׀(bə·raḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1272: To bolt, to flee suddenly
my beloved,
דּוֹדִ֗י(dō·w·ḏî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1730: To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle
and be like
וּֽדְמֵה־(ū·ḏə·mêh-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1819: To compare, to resemble, liken, consider
a gazelle
לִצְבִי֙(liṣ·ḇî)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6643: Splendor, a gazelle
or
א֚וֹ('ōw)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 176: Desire, if
a young stag
לְעֹ֣פֶר(lə·‘ō·p̄er)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6082: A young hart, stag
on
עַ֖ל(‘al)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against
the mountains
הָרֵ֥י(hā·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country
of spices.
בְשָׂמִֽים׃(ḇə·śā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1314: Fragrance, spicery, the balsam plant
(14) Make haste, my beloved.--Song of Solomon 8:14 recalls the answer made at last to the sighs. It repeats the metaphor of Song of Solomon 2:17, where we see that the Authorised Version, make haste, is more correct than the margin. Thus the poem ends with two short verses that compress into them all that has been over and over again related under different figures: the wooing and the wedding of two happy souls.Verse 14. - Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. This is a snatch of the old love songs which the bride used to sing when love was fresh and young. She sings it now at the request of her bridegroom himself, and in the delighted ears of her companions. She goes forth from among, them leaning on her beloved, to rejoice in the beautiful scenery and rural pleasures with him whose presence heightens every joy, the life of her life, the soul of her soul, 'all her salvation, all her desire.' The bridegroom and the bride are seen disappearing together over the flowery hills; and the music of the Song of Songs dies away in the sweet fragrance of that closing scene; the vision of love has, gazelle-like, leapt from point to point, and vanishes away at last among the mountains of spices. It is well to notice that what were before 'mountains of Berber,' that is, of 'separation,' are now 'mountains of Besamin' - balsam mountains. There is no more word of separation. Henceforth the only note is one of peaceful enjoyment. 'My beloved is mine, and I am his.' Our home and haunt is the same. The concluding words, we cannot doubt, are intended to open a perfect future to the eye. Yet the poet, with consummate art, connects that future with the past and the present by the voice of the bride heard singing the love song with which she first expressed her love, now lifted up into anticipation of the everlasting hills of fragrant and joyful life.
BelovedGazelleHartHartsHasteHurryLoverMountainsQuicklyRoeSpicesStagYoung
Young Life Merced
Song of Solomon 8:14 NLTSong of Solomon 8:14 ESV
Young Ma Like Me
Song of Solomon 8:14 NASB
Song of Solomon 8:14 KJV
Song of Solomon 8:14 Bible Apps
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Young Life Mentoring
Song of Solomon 8:14 German BibleAlphabetical: a and away be beloved Come gazelle Hurry like lover mountains my of on or spice-laden spices stag the young
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