▁D w ight ▁Clark , ▁R iki ▁Ell ison , ▁Ron nie ▁L ott , ▁and ▁Joe ▁Mont ana . ▁ ▁Upon ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁" I ▁Know ▁What ▁I ▁Like " ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 5 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Album ▁Rock ▁Tra cks ▁chart ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁When ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁track ▁re - enter ed ▁the ▁chart ▁but ▁to pped ▁out ▁this ▁time ▁at ▁number ▁ 3 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁in ▁major ▁and ▁uses ▁the ▁rare ▁minor ▁dominant ▁( v ) ▁ch ord , ▁lack ing ▁a ▁leading - t one . ▁ ▁Chart ▁performance ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 6 ▁songs ▁Category : 1 9 8 7 ▁singles ▁Category : H ue y ▁Lewis ▁and ▁the ▁News ▁songs ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁H ue y ▁Lewis ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Chris ▁Hay es ▁( mus ician ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Clark ▁Johnson ▁( born ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ), ▁sometimes ▁cred ited ▁as ▁Clark ▁" S la ppy " ▁Jackson , ▁Clar que ▁Johnson , ▁and ▁J . ▁Clark ▁Johnson , ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁actor ▁and ▁director ▁who ▁has ▁worked ▁in ▁both ▁television ▁and ▁film . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Johnson ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁The ▁family ▁eventually ▁moved ▁to ▁Canada . ▁He ▁attended ▁Con cord ia ▁University