The artists co-wrote the song with its producers Sean Garrett, Polow da Don, Blac Elvis, and Jason Perry, with additional production from S-Dot.

Upon its release, the song became Rowland's highest-charting solo success since her 2002 single "Stole", reaching the top-ten in Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as the top-twenty in Australia and New Zealand and number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

In addition, it became Rowland's first single to peak at the top position on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

An accompanying music video was directed by Mike Ruiz and filmed in the Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California in mid-March 2007.

"Like This" was written by Sean Garrett, Polow da Don, Blac Elvis, Jason Perry, Rowland, and rapper Eve Jeffers.

"[3] Garrett further elaoborated in an interview with MTV: "It's a great combination of her thoughts and her feel on the type of music that she likes to do.

[4] Vocal production was helmed by Rowland and Max Gousse, while mixing was handled Jean Marie Horvat, with Colin Miller serving as assistant.

Spence D. of media website IGN observed that "Rowland's playfully serious stance is exposed on the jump off track, which surges to a Polow the Don groove that is slinky and invigorating.

"[5] BBC critic Gemma Padley wrote that the song "works an hypnotic riff not a million miles away from Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot”[6] Billboard felt that "compared with her gospel-fueled 2002 solo debut Simply Deep, Rowland appears confident and dominant on foot-stompers like [...] the Eve-assisted single.

[9] Michael Slezak from Entertainment Weekly found that "it’s gotta bouncy enough beat, and a 'ladies leave your man at home' vibe that’s reminiscent of Destiny’s Child’s “Jumpin', Jumpin'” but aside from the bridge, the vocal could’ve been handled by pretty much any female singer on the charts today [...] And shouldn’t a singer of Kelly’s caliber deliver something a little more distinctive for a lead single?

In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number eighteen on the UK Singles Chart based on digital sales alone, the day before the song's physical release.

[18] The music video for the song was directed by Mike Ruiz and shot on-location at a Hollywood Hills house in Los Angeles, California on March 12, 2007.

In the final scene the audience sees Rowland performing more choreography while sitting in the chair seductively as glitter is seen flying upwards from the floor.