New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Late Late Show music guest The 1975 performs "I Like America & America Likes Me" for the Stage 56 audience.
The track is the eighth song on their third studio album, A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships.
The song is about Generation Z, gun violence in the United States, and thanatophobia.
The title of the song is taken from the 1974 performance of the same name by German artist Joseph Beuys.
Despite not being a single off the album, the song peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs and number 29 on the New Zealand Top 40.
Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH James Corden throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches.
Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
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