Do You Really Like It?

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2001 single by DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies

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::summary 2001 single by DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies ::

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nameDo You Really Like It?
coverPied Piper - Do You Really cover.png
typesingle
artistDJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies
released
genre2-step garage
length3:22
next_titleWe R Here
next_year2001
misc
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Background

The track first circulated as a dubplate in the Ayia Napa club scene during the summer of 2000. Before the national push, an earlier independent pressing appeared on the Official Independent Singles Chart at the end of 2000 (label: Soulfood; cat. no. SF007). Ministry of Sound and its affiliate Relentless jointly signed “Do You Really Like It?” in March 2001, with Music Week describing it as “one of the most expensive two-step deals in recent times” after an earlier licensing appearance on the label’s Real Garage compilation.

Critical reception

Music writer Tom Ewing, in his blog, Popular, described “Do You Really Like It?” as a track that distilled the essence of UK garage into a pop-friendly form, combining a sing-along chorus, shouted vocal interjections, and a 2-step beat that captured the communal energy of the genre at its commercial peak. He noted that the song’s hook (“We’re lovin’ it, lovin’ it, lovin’ it…”) is memorable and infectious, but also argued that the track as a whole “doesn’t really make sense,” with abrupt changes in tempo and direction that can feel awkward. Despite this, he considered the track emblematic of UK garage’s appeal to mainstream audiences, highlighting its communal energy and friendly accessibility compared with darker or more underground garage tracks of the era.

The song’s prominence in British pop culture was noted by The Guardian in June 2001, which referenced its “terrifying success” as emblematic of the season’s novelty-leaning chart landscape. In December 2001, The Guardian again characterised it as an “irritating novelty hit,” while discussing UK garage’s mainstream fortunes that year.

Retrospectively, NME included “Do You Really Like It?” in its roundup of notable tracks from 2001, reflecting its lasting recognition in year-end discourse. Mixmag placed it within its list of key UKG tracks from 1995–2005.

Music video

An accompanying music video for “Do You Really Like It?” was directed by Phil Griffin and Jez Morell and released in 2001.

In 2024 the group recorded a new rework of the track for Andrex a British toilet paper brand, with the new video created by Chloë Victoria Hughes in collaboration with DRUM/RadicalMedia.

Sampling

The song's guitar hook was interpolated in "Really Love" by KSI featuring Craig David and Digital Farm Animals, which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart in October 2020. DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies are therefore credited as co-songwriters on the song.

In September 2021, British rapper Tinie Tempah released the single "Love Me Like This" featuring vocalist Maia Wright which interpolates the lyric "Do you really like it, is it is it wicked".

In popular culture

In 2018, this song was parodied in a UK radio advert for the Financial Conduct Authority's PPI claims deadline, which was on 29 August 2019.

Track listings

UK CD single

  1. "Do You Really Like It?" (radio edit)
  2. "Do You Really Like It?" (full length original version)
  3. "Do You Really Like It?" (a cappella)
  4. "Do You Really Like It?" (video)

UK cassette single

  1. "Do You Really Like It?" (radio edit)
  2. "Do You Really Like It?" (full length original version)

European maxi-CD single

  1. "Do You Really Like It?" (radio edit) – 3:22
  2. "Do You Really Like It?" (full length original version) – 5:31
  3. "Do You Really Like It?" (a cappella) – 0:28
  4. "Do You Really Like It?" (full length Sovereign mix vocal) – 5:59
  5. "Do You Really Like It?" (vocal dub PA) – 6:01

Australian CD single

  1. "Do You Really Like It?" (radio edit)
  2. "Do You Really Like It?" (full length Sovereign mix vocal)
  3. "Do You Really Like It?" (full length original version)
  4. "Do You Really Like It?" (a cappella)

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2001) | Peak position | Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) | Ireland Dance (IRMA) | |---|---|---|---| | 11 | | | | | 2 | | | | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (2001)PositionUK Singles (OCC)
11
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Decade-end charts

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Chart (2000–2009)PositionUK Singles (OCC)
97
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Certifications

Release history

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RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.United KingdomAustralia
21 May 2001
3 September 2001CD
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References

References

  1. (2 June 2001). "News". Music Week.
  2. "DO YOU REALLY LIKE IT – DJ PIED PIPER".
  3. (10 March 2001). "Ministry of Sound & Relentless sign Pied Piper track". Music Week.
  4. Ewing, Tom. (29 December 2015). "DJ PIED PIPER AND THE MASTER OF CEREMONY – “Do You Really Like It?”".
  5. (21 June 2001). "Survive the silly season". The Guardian.
  6. (29 December 2001). "Pop". The Guardian.
  7. (10 October 2016). "NME’s best albums and tracks of 2001".
  8. (15 March 2019). "UK garage: the 40 best tracks of 1995 to 2005".
  9. "DJ Pied Piper And The Master Of Ceremonies – Do you really like it (credits)".
  10. (6 June 2024). "DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies Rework Smash Hit ‘Do You Really Like It?’ for Andrex".
  11. "DJ Pied Piper and The Masters of Ceremonies Rework Smash Hit ‘Do You Really like It?’ for Andrex".
  12. "KSI feat. Craig David and Digital Farm Animals's 'Really Love' - Discover the Sample Source".
  13. (15 September 2021). "Love Me Like This - Tinie (Single)".
  14. Murray, Robin. (17 September 2021). "Tinie Shares UKG Homage 'Love Me Like This'".
  15. "FCA PPI - The 2000s Radio Ad".
  16. (2001). "Do You Really Like It?". [[Ministry of Sound]], [[Relentless Records]].
  17. (2001). "Do You Really Like It?". Ministry of Sound, Relentless Records.
  18. (2001). "Do You Really Like It?". Orange Records.
  19. (2001). "Do You Really Like It?". [[EMI Music Group]].
  20. (9 June 2001). "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles".
  21. (May 2020). "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 7 June 2001". [[GfK Chart-Track]].
  22. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001". [[UKChartsPlus]].
  23. Radio 1 Official Chart of the Decade, as broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on Tuesday 29 December 2009, presented by Nihal.
  24. (19 May 2001). "New Releases – For Week Starting May 21, 2001: Singles".
  25. (3 September 2001). "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd September 2001". [[Australian Recording Industry Association.

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