Which group had a 1975 hit 'That's the Way (I Like It)'?

The group behind the 1975 hit “That's the Way (I Like It)” was KC and the Sunshine Band. The song combines a repetitive, instantly memorable hook with the bright funk-and-disco sound that made the group a major act of the 1970s.

Written by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch, the song appeared on the band’s self-titled second studio album. It was released in 1975 on the TK label, during the period when disco was moving from clubs into mainstream pop radio. The recording’s concise structure and chant-like chorus helped make it especially effective on dance floors.

“That's the Way (I Like It)” became KC and the Sunshine Band’s second U.S. Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit. It also topped the U.S. R&B chart and briefly returned to the top of the pop chart after being displaced, an unusual achievement during a single month.

The Trammps are an understandable distractor because they were another major disco group, best known for “Disco Inferno.” Village People and Wild Cherry also had recognizable dance-era hits, but this 1975 title belongs specifically to KC and the Sunshine Band.