"I Like Chinese" is a comedic song written and performed by Eric Idle and arranged by John Du Prez. It appears on Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album from 1980, and was issued as a 7" single in the UK on 3 October 1980. It was later included on the CD Monty Python Sings. The song is sung in English, and the fourth verse contains lyrics in Mandarin. The version appearing on the Monty Python Live (Mostly) stage show includes an accompaniment of dancers in Chinese costumes, and has additional lyrics, for example referring to the Chinese as "still a little communese".