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"Do I"
"Do I"
Single by Luke Bryan
from the album Doin' My Thing
Released	May 4, 2009
Recorded	2009
Genre	Country
Length	3:57
Label	Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Luke Bryan; Dave Haywood; Charles Kelley;
Producer(s)	Jeff Stevens
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"Do I" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released in May 2009 as the lead-off single from his album Doin' My Thing. Bryan co-wrote the song with Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley of the group Lady Antebellum, whose co-lead singer Hillary Scott is featured on background vocals. "Do I" is about a couple questioning the status of their relationship.

The song received mixed reviews from critics wary of Bryan's delivery in the lyrics. "Do I" peaked at number 2 on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts respectively, both times behind Lady A's own song "Need You Now". It also gave Bryan his first top 40 hit on the Hot 100 chart, charting at number 34. The song was certified 4× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and has sold 1,755,000 copies in that country as of March 2019. The song also charted in Canada, peaking at number 66 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.

An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Shaun Silva, is set in a high rise condominium where Bryan contemplates his relationship with his girlfriend.

Content

Bryan told CMT that, "the song is about a couple that doesn't know if their worlds are right with each other, or they don't know how their relationship's going down hill".^[1]

The song is in the key of A major, with Bryan's vocals ranging from C♯₃ to F♯₄.^[2]

Critical reception

Stephen M. Deusner of Engine 145 gave the song a thumbs-down. Although he described the lyrics favorably by saying that "the scenario is all the more affecting for its mundanity" and "'Do I' implies no hint of a happily ever after, and that ambiguity gives the lyrics extra impact", Deusner criticized Bryan's vocal performance, saying "it never quite conveys much desperation or despair. There’s no worry in his voice, nor does it sound like he’s trying to keep a stoic front."^[3] Chris Neal of Country Weekly described the song favorably in his review of the album, saying that it "shows a knack for convincingly delivering hymns to thwarted love."^[4]

Commercial performance

"Do I" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at number 53 for the chart week of May 9, 2009. In November 2009, the song became his first top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song has sold 1,755,000 copies in the U.S. as of March 2019.^[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Shaun Silva and was filmed in a high rise condominium in downtown Nashville. It features Luke Bryan dealing with the relationship with his girlfriend. It premiered on Amazon.com on June 29, 2009.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2009–2010)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[6]	66
Canada Country (Billboard)^[7]	4
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[8]	2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[9]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	34

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[11]	41
Chart (2010)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[12]	59

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[13]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Luke Bryan on CMT.com talks about "Do I" video". Luke Bryan. June 1, 2009. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
^ "Digital sheet music - Luke Bryan — Do I". Musicnotes.com. Alfred Publishing. 4 January 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
^ Deusner, Stephen M. (2009-05-22). "Luke Bryan "Do I"". Engine 145. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
^ Neal, Chris (2009-10-19). "Album reviews". Country Weekly. 16 (36): 50.
^ Bjorke, Matt (March 9, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Tracks: March 11, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
^ "Best of 2009: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
^ "Best of 2010: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
^ "American single certifications – Luke Bryan – Do I". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] "Luke Bryan on CMT.com talks about "Do I" video". Luke Bryan. June 1, 2009. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.

[sheet-2] "Digital sheet music - Luke Bryan — Do I". Musicnotes.com. Alfred Publishing. 4 January 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2011.

[3] Deusner, Stephen M. (2009-05-22). "Luke Bryan "Do I"". Engine 145. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2009-07-25.

[weekly-4] Neal, Chris (2009-10-19). "Album reviews". Country Weekly. 16 (36): 50.

[sales-5] Bjorke, Matt (March 9, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Tracks: March 11, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved March 23, 2019.

[sc_Canada_Luke_Bryan-6] "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2011.

[sc_Billboardcanadacountry_Luke_Bryan-7] "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

[sc_Billboardcountryairplay_Luke_Bryan-8] "Luke Bryan Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Luke_Bryan-9] "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2011.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Luke_Bryan-10] "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2011.

[11] "Best of 2009: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009.

[12] "Best of 2010: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.

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+"'''Do I'''" is a song co-written and recorded by American [[country music]] artist [[Luke Bryan]]. It was released in May 2009 as the lead-off single from his album ''[[Doin' My Thing]]''. Bryan co-wrote the song with [[Dave Haywood]] and [[Charles Kelley]] of the group [[Lady A]]ntebellum, whose co-lead singer [[Hillary Scott]] is featured on [[background vocals]]. "Do I" is about a couple questioning the status of their relationship.
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-The song received mixed reviews from critics wary of Bryan's delivery in the lyrics. "Do I" peaked at number 2 on both the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Country Airplay]] and [[Hot Country Songs]] charts respectively. It also gave Bryan his first top 40 hit on the [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] chart, charting at number 34. The song was certified [[RIAA certification|2x Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]], and has sold 1,633,000 copies in that country as of November 2015. The song also charted in Canada, peaking at number 66 on the [[Canadian Hot 100]] chart.
+The song received mixed reviews from critics wary of Bryan's delivery in the lyrics. "Do I" peaked at number 2 on both the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Country Airplay]] and [[Hot Country Songs]] charts respectively, both times behind Lady A's own song "[[Need You Now (Lady Antebellum song)|Need You Now]]". It also gave Bryan his first top 40 hit on the [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] chart, charting at number 34. The song was certified [[RIAA certification|4× Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]], and has sold 1,755,000 copies in that country as of March 2019. The song also charted in Canada, peaking at number 66 on the [[Canadian Hot 100]] chart.
 An accompanying music video for the song, directed by [[Shaun Silva]], is set in a high rise condominium where Bryan contemplates his relationship with his girlfriend.
 ==Content==
-Bryan told [[Country Music Television|CMT]] that, "the song is about a couple that doesn't know if their worlds are right with each other, or they don't know how their relationship's going down hill".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lukebryan.com/index.php?page=news&n_id=322|title=Luke Bryan on CMT.com talks about "Do I" video|date=June 1, 2009|work=Luke Bryan|accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref>
+Bryan told [[Country Music Television|CMT]] that, "the song is about a couple that doesn't know if their worlds are right with each other, or they don't know how their relationship's going down hill".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lukebryan.com/index.php?page=news&n_id=322|title=Luke Bryan on CMT.com talks about "Do I" video|date=June 1, 2009|work=Luke Bryan|accessdate=August 18, 2011|archive-date=July 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722060733/http://www.lukebryan.com/index.php?page=news&n_id=322|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-The song is in the [[musical key|key]] of [[A major]], with Bryan's vocals ranging from C♯4 to F♯5.<ref name="sheet">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0080196&|title=Digital sheet music - Luke Bryan — Do I|work=Musicnotes.com|publisher=[[Alfred Publishing]]|accessdate=August 11, 2011}}</ref>
+The song is in the [[musical key|key]] of [[A major]], with Bryan's vocals ranging from C{{music|sharp}}{{sub|3}} to F{{music|sharp}}{{sub|4}}.<ref name="sheet">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0080196&|title=Digital sheet music - Luke Bryan — Do I|work=Musicnotes.com|date=4 January 2010 |publisher=[[Alfred Publishing]]|accessdate=August 11, 2011}}</ref>
 ==Critical reception==
-Stephen M. Deusner of ''Engine 145'' gave the song a thumbs-down. Although he described the lyrics favorably by saying that "the scenario is all the more affecting for its mundanity" and "'Do I' implies no hint of a happily ever after, and that ambiguity gives the lyrics extra impact", Deusner criticized Bryan's vocal performance, saying "it never quite conveys much desperation or despair. There’s no worry in his voice, nor does it sound like he’s trying to keep a stoic front."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engine145.com/luke-bryan-do-i/|title=Luke Bryan "Do I"|work=Engine 145|last=Deusner|first=Stephen M.|date=2009-05-22|accessdate=2009-07-25|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218105512/http://www.engine145.com/luke-bryan-do-i/|archivedate=2014-12-18|df=}}</ref> Chris Neal of ''[[Country Weekly]]'' described the song favorably in his review of the album, saying that it "shows a knack for convincingly delivering hymns to thwarted love."<ref name="weekly">{{cite journal|last=Neal|first=Chris|date=2009-10-19|title=Album reviews|journal=[[Country Weekly]]|volume=16|issue=36|pages=50}}</ref>
+[[Stephen M. Deusner]] of ''Engine 145'' gave the song a thumbs-down. Although he described the lyrics favorably by saying that "the scenario is all the more affecting for its mundanity" and "'Do I' implies no hint of a happily ever after, and that ambiguity gives the lyrics extra impact", Deusner criticized Bryan's vocal performance, saying "it never quite conveys much desperation or despair. There’s no worry in his voice, nor does it sound like he’s trying to keep a stoic front."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engine145.com/luke-bryan-do-i/|title=Luke Bryan "Do I"|work=Engine 145|last=Deusner|first=Stephen M.|date=2009-05-22|accessdate=2009-07-25|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218105512/http://www.engine145.com/luke-bryan-do-i/|archivedate=2014-12-18}}</ref> Chris Neal of ''[[Country Weekly]]'' described the song favorably in his review of the album, saying that it "shows a knack for convincingly delivering hymns to thwarted love."<ref name="weekly">{{cite journal|last=Neal|first=Chris|date=2009-10-19|title=Album reviews|journal=[[Country Weekly]]|volume=16|issue=36|pages=50}}</ref>
 ==Commercial performance==
-"Do I" debuted on the U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart at number 53 for the chart week of May 9, 2009. In November 2009, the song became his first top 40 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart. The song has sold 1,633,000 copies in the U.S. as of December 2015.<ref name="sales">{{cite news|title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles: November 23, 2015 |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2015/11/39391-top-30-digital-country-singles-november-23-2015 |last=Bjorke |first=Matt |work=Roughstock |publisher=Cheri Media |date=November 23, 2015 |accessdate=December 7, 2015}}</ref>
+"Do I" debuted on the U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart at number 53 for the chart week of May 9, 2009. In November 2009, the song became his first top 40 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart. The song has sold 1,755,000 copies in the U.S. as of March 2019.<ref name="sales">{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2019/03/43707-top-30-digital-country-tracks-march-11-2019|title=Top 30 Digital Country Tracks: March 11, 2019 |work=Roughstock|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date= March 9, 2019|accessdate= March 23, 2019}}</ref>
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+| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2009: Country Songs | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=2009 | accessdate=December 13, 2009}}</ref>
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+| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2010: Country Songs | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=2010| accessdate=December 13, 2010}}</ref>
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+{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Luke Bryan|title=Do I|award=Platinum|number=4|certyear=2023|relyear=2009}}
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v t e Luke Bryan
Discography
Studio albums	I'll Stay Me Doin' My Thing Tailgates & Tanlines Crash My Party Kill the Lights What Makes You Country Born Here Live Here Die Here Mind of a Country Boy
Compilations	Spring Break...Here to Party
Extended plays	Spring Break 3...It's a Shore Thing Spring Break 4...Suntan City Spring Break 6...Like We Ain't Ever Spring Break...Checkin' Out Farm Tour... Here's to the Farmer
Singles	"All My Friends Say" "We Rode in Trucks" "Country Man" "Do I" "Rain Is a Good Thing" "Someone Else Calling You Baby" "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" "I Don't Want This Night to End" "Drunk on You" "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" "Crash My Party" "That's My Kind of Night" "Drink a Beer" "Play It Again" "Roller Coaster" "I See You" "Kick the Dust Up" "Strip It Down" "Home Alone Tonight" "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day" "Move" "Fast" "Light It Up" "Most People Are Good" "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset" "What Makes You Country" "Knockin' Boots" "What She Wants Tonight" "One Margarita" "Down to One" "Waves" "Up" "Country On" "But I Got a Beer in My Hand" "Love You, Miss You, Mean It"
Guest singles	"The Only Way I Know" "This Is How We Roll" "Straight to Hell" "Buy Dirt" "Forever Country"
Other songs	"Good Directions" "Buzzkill" "Suntan City" "Games"
Concert tours	Farm Tour (2010–) Dirt Road Diaries Tour (2013) That's My Kind of Night Tour (2014–15) Kick the Dust Up Tour (2015) Kill the Lights Tour (2016–17) Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day Tour (2017) What Makes You Country Tour (2018)