"The Way You Like It" is the second single from Adema

Adema

-2003–2004: Unstable, Mark Chavez's and Mike Ransom's departure:Adema's second album, Unstable, was released by Arista in August 2003. It was produced by Howard Benson, whose credits also include producing albums with P.O.D., Hoobastank and Cold....

's self-titled debut album, Adema

Adema (album)

Adema is the eponymous debut album by Adema. After its release in 2001, it has sold over 600,000 copies, peaking at number 27 on the Billboard 200. Adema eventually become certified Gold in the US and sold over 1 million worldwide. The major singles from this album were "The Way You Like It" and...

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Lyrical meaning

The song is about how fame changes people, how it can control people, and how it changes people into something they are not. Mark Chavez uses his regular lyrical style to put his message across, however this song is known for being slightly faster and bouncier than other Adema singles, perhaps making it the single with the most airplay for Adema.

Music video

The music video, directed by Gregory Dark

Gregory Dark

Gregory Dark is an American film director, film producer, music video director, and screenwriter. Dark is one of the few adult film-makers to successfully transition into mainstream Hollywood film-making...

, depicts Adema playing to a large crowd of people in what appears to be an underground style moshpit.
As the band plays, the video cuts away to Adema driving around town, with various scenarios along the way. As the band drives through town:

• Mark Chavez leaves the group and goes off with two bikini-clad women.
• Guitarist Tim Fluckey falls asleep and the group cover him in ketchup.
• Second guitarist Mike Ransom has a woman seduce a man with a VIP card and whilst he is not looking, she slips Mike the VIP card which he uses it to get into the club.
• Bassist Dave DeRoo also tries to enter the VIP club, but is stopped at the door. He tries to sneak through the back but is apprehended and thrown out. He then buys a fake pass from a hustler.
• Drummer Kris Kohls desperately needs the bathroom, but is thrown out of the men's room. He then runs into a womans bathroom and relieves himself in the sink, next to a girl that is putting lip stick on, who smiles at him.

In the end of the video, the band members try to get into the club, but are stopped by a large guard. Chester Bennington

Chester Bennington

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, and Joe Hahn

Joe Hahn

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 of the nu metal

Nu metal

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 band Linkin Park

Linkin Park

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make a guest appearance, and tell the guard to stand down, allowing Adema access to the club.

Track listing

• 1. "The Way You Like It"
• 2. "Giving In" (Live)

US Promo CD

• 1. "The Way You Like It" - 3:40

Limited Edition CD Single

• 1. "The Way You Like It" (Radio edit)
• 2. "Giving In" (Live)
• 3. "Freaking Out" (Live)
• 4. "The Way You Like It" (Live In Amsterdam)
• Kerrang interview (Enhanced section)