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"Do I Do"
"Do I Do"
Single by Stevie Wonder
from the album Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I
B-side	"Rocket Love"
Released	February 19, 1982
Recorded	1981
Genre	Post-disco; funk;
Length	5:02 (Single version); 10:30 (Album version)
Label	Tamla
Songwriter(s)	Stevie Wonder
Producer(s)	Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
Alternative covers
	Alternate 7-Inch single cover

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"Do I Do" is a song written and performed by American singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder, first released in 1982 on the compilation album, Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I (1982). The single peaked at #2 on the US Billboard soul chart and #13 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[3] On the Billboard dance chart, "Do I Do" reached number one for two weeks.^[4] Overseas, it reached #10 in the UK.^[5]

Background

The album version of the song is ten and a half minutes long and features a rare example of Wonder rapping near the end of the track. Dizzy Gillespie also appears on the track with a trumpet solo. Both of these elements are omitted from the single edit of the song (some longer edits retain the Gillespie solo but omit the rapping). Wonder audibly counts down at the end of the track, which is not commonly heard at the conclusion of musical singles. The song is noted by bassists for its intricate bassline, played by Nathan Watts.^[6] A commercial success, it received three Grammy Award nominations including for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song. The song became the basis for Ja Rule's "Livin it Up."

Personnel

Stevie Wonder – lead vocals, piano, harmonica (uncredited in initial liner notes; credited in 2000 reissue),^[7]^[8] horn arrangements
Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
Nathan Lamar Watts – bass
Dennis Davis – drums
Earl DeRouen – percussion
Rick Zunigar, Benjamin Bridges – guitars
Isaiah Sanders – Fender Rhodes
Windy Barnes, Melody McCullough, Shirley Brewer, Alexandra Brown – background vocals
Eugene Ghee, Janice Robinson, Britt Woodman, Virgil Jones, Anthony Tooley, Victor Paz, Clifton Anderson, Earl McIntyre, Frank Wess, Robert Rutledge, Lorenzo Wyche, J. D. Parran, Robert Eldridge, Alfred Wilson, Larry Gittens – horns
Paul Riser – string arrangements

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982–83)	Peak position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[10]	11
Ireland (IRMA)^[11]	8
UK Singles (OCC)	10
US Billboard Hot 100	13
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)	1
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)	2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	25

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)^[12]	95

References

^ Henderson, Eric (23 October 2003). "Stevie Wonder – Innervisions". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
^ Sheffield, Rob (September 27, 2022). "100 Best Songs of 1982". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 9, 2023. Do I Do" is just a vamp to close out his 1982 compilation, Original Musiquarium I, but it's the most blissed-out brunch-funk groove...
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 636.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 283.
^ "officialcharts.com". Official Charts. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
^ Jisi, Chris (1 June 2010). "Nathan Watts On Stevie Wonder's 'Do I Do'". Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^ Stevie Wonder - Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium (original 1982 vinyl release) back cover.
^ Stevie Wonder - Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium (2000 reissue).
^ Stevie Wonder - At the Close of a Century (1999) compilation album liner notes.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Stevie Wonder". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 284. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Do I Do". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
^ "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. December 25, 1982. p. TIA-20.

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[1] Henderson, Eric (23 October 2003). "Stevie Wonder – Innervisions". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

[RS_1982-2] Sheffield, Rob (September 27, 2022). "100 Best Songs of 1982". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 9, 2023. Do I Do" is just a vamp to close out his 1982 compilation, Original Musiquarium I, but it's the most blissed-out brunch-funk groove...

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 636.

[4] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 283.

[5] "officialcharts.com". Official Charts. Retrieved June 16, 2021.

[6] Jisi, Chris (1 June 2010). "Nathan Watts On Stevie Wonder's 'Do I Do'". Retrieved 3 February 2017.

[7] Stevie Wonder - Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium (original 1982 vinyl release) back cover.

[8] Stevie Wonder - Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium (2000 reissue).

[9] Stevie Wonder - At the Close of a Century (1999) compilation album liner notes.

[10] Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Stevie Wonder". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 284. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[sc_Ireland2_-11] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Do I Do". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

[12] "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. December 25, 1982. p. TIA-20.

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+* [[Post-disco]]<ref>{{cite web|first= Eric |last= Henderson |title= Stevie Wonder – Innervisions |work= [[Slant Magazine]] |url= http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/stevie-wonder-innervisions |date= 23 October 2003 |access-date= 26 October 2014}}</ref>
+* [[funk]]<ref name="RS 1982">{{cite magazine|last= Sheffield|first= Rob|date= September 27, 2022|title=100 Best Songs of 1982|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-1982-1234592830/|access-date=September 9, 2023|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|quote=Do I Do” is just a vamp to close out his 1982 compilation, ''Original Musiquarium I'', but it’s the most blissed-out brunch-funk groove...}}</ref>
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-"'''Do I Do'''" is a song written and performed by American singer and songwriter [[Stevie Wonder]], first released in 1982 on the album ''[[Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I]]''. The single peaked at #2 on the soul chart and peaked at #13 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart in the US.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=636}}</ref> On the US dance chart, "Do I Do" went to number one for two weeks.<ref>{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=283}}</ref>  Overseas, it reached #10 in the UK.
+"'''Do I Do'''" is a song written and performed by American singer and songwriter [[Stevie Wonder]], first released in 1982 on the compilation album, ''[[Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I]]'' (1982). The single peaked at #2 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' soul chart and #13 on the ''Billboard'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=636}}</ref> On the ''Billboard'' dance chart, "Do I Do" reached number one for two weeks.<ref>{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=283}}</ref>  Overseas, it reached #10 in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|title=officialcharts.com|website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/5543/stevie-wonder/|accessdate=June 16, 2021}}</ref>
+==Background==
-The album version of the song is ten and a half minutes long. It features a rare example of Wonder [[rapping]] near the end of the track. [[Dizzy Gillespie]] is also featured on the track with a trumpet solo. Both of these are removed from the single edit of the song (some longer edits include the Gillespie solo but leave out the rapping). The song is noted by bassists for its intricate bassline, played by [[Nathan Watts]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Jisi | first = Chris | url = http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/nathan-watts-on-stevie-wonder39s-39do-i-do39/26140 | title = Nathan Watts On Stevie Wonder's 'Do I Do' | date = 1 June 2010 | accessdate = 3 February 2017}}</ref> A commercial success, it was the recipient of three [[Grammy Award]] nominations including for [[Best Male R&B Vocal Performance]] and [[Best R&B Song]] where another one of Wonder's compositions (and top five hit) "[[That Girl (Stevie Wonder song)|That Girl]]" also received a nomination in that category at the [[1983 Grammy Awards]].
+The album version of the song is ten and a half minutes long and features a rare example of Wonder [[rapping]] near the end of the track. [[Dizzy Gillespie]] also appears on the track with a trumpet solo. Both of these elements are omitted from the single edit of the song (some longer edits retain the Gillespie solo but omit the rapping). Wonder audibly counts down at the end of the track, which is not commonly heard at the conclusion of musical singles. The song is noted by bassists for its intricate bassline, played by [[Nathan Watts]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Jisi | first = Chris | url = http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/nathan-watts-on-stevie-wonder39s-39do-i-do39/26140 | title = Nathan Watts On Stevie Wonder's 'Do I Do' | date = 1 June 2010 | access-date = 3 February 2017}}</ref> A commercial success, it received  three [[Grammy Award]] nominations including for [[Best Male R&B Vocal Performance]] and [[Best R&B Song]]. The song became the basis for Ja Rule's "[[Livin' It Up (Ja Rule song)|Livin it Up]]."
+==Personnel==
+*[[Stevie Wonder]] – lead vocals, piano, harmonica ''(uncredited in initial liner notes; credited in 2000 reissue)'',<ref>Stevie Wonder - ''Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium'' (original 1982 vinyl release) back cover.</ref><ref>Stevie Wonder - ''Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium'' (2000 reissue).</ref> horn arrangements
+*[[Dizzy Gillespie]] – trumpet
+*[[Nathan Watts|Nathan Lamar Watts]] – bass
+*[[Dennis Davis]] – drums
+*Earl DeRouen – percussion
+*Rick Zunigar, Benjamin Bridges – guitars
+*Isaiah Sanders – [[Rhodes piano|Fender Rhodes]]
+*Windy Barnes, Melody McCullough, Shirley Brewer, Alexandra Brown – background vocals
+*Eugene Ghee, [[Janice Robinson (trombonist)|Janice Robinson]], [[Britt Woodman]], Virgil Jones, Anthony Tooley, Victor Paz, [[Clifton Anderson]], Earl McIntyre, [[Frank Wess]], Robert Rutledge, Lorenzo Wyche, [[J. D. Parran]], Robert Eldridge, Alfred Wilson, Larry Gittens – horns
+*[[Paul Riser]] – string arrangements
+<ref>Stevie Wonder - ''At the Close of a Century'' (1999) compilation album liner notes.</ref>
 ==Charts==
+{{col-begin}}
+{{col-2}}
+===Weekly charts===
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
-!Chart (1982-83)
+!Chart (1982–83)
 !Peak<br>position
 |-
+|Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=284|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|year=2021|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021|section=Stevie Wonder|page=284|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|access-date=July 14, 2022|language=fi}}</ref>
-|{{singlechart|Ireland2|8|song=Do I Do|accessdate=February 20, 2019}}
+|align="center"|11
 |-
+|{{single chart|Ireland2|8|song=Do I Do|access-date=February 20, 2019}}
-|[[UK Singles Chart]]
+|-
+|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])
 |align="center"|10
 |-
-|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
+|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
 |align="center"|13
 |-
-|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]]
+|US [[Hot Dance Club Play]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')
 |align="center"|1
 |-
-|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Black Singles]]
+|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Black Singles]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')
 |align="center"|2
 |-
-|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]]
+|US [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')
 |align="center"|25
 |-
 |}
+{{col-2}}
+===Year-end charts===
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
 |-
-! Year-end chart (1982) !! Rank
+! Chart (1982) !! Rank
 |-
-|[[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1982|US Top Pop Singles (''Billboard'')]]<ref>{{cite journal |date=December 25, 1982 |title=Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles |page=TIA-20 |journal=Billboard |volume=94 |issue=51 }}</ref>
+|[[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1982|US Top Pop Singles (''Billboard'')]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 25, 1982 |title=Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles |page=TIA-20 |magazine=Billboard |volume=94 |issue=51 }}</ref>
-|align="center"|96
+|align="center"|95
 |}
+{{col-end}}
-==Cover versions==
-{{unsourced|section|date=July 2019}}
-In 2001, rapper [[Ja Rule]] sampled it for his song, "[[Livin' It Up (Ja Rule song)|Livin' It Up]]." The same year, smooth jazz artist [[Gerald Veasley]] did a [[cover version]] of this song for his album ''On the Fast Track''. The song was also covered by [[Mark Whitfield]] from his [[2009 in music|2009]] album ''Songs of Wonder'', but the song is mainly instrumental.
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}
-==External links==
-* {{MetroLyrics song|stevie-wonder|do-i-do}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
 ==See also==
 * [[List of number-one dance singles of 1982 (U.S.)]]
 * [[List of post-disco artists and songs]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 {{Stevie Wonder}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:1982 singles]]
 [[Category:1981 songs]]
 [[Category:Stevie Wonder songs]]
-[[Category:Billboard Dance Club Songs number-one singles]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Stevie Wonder]]
 [[Category:Post-disco songs]]
+[[Category:Tamla Records singles]]
+[[Category:Song recordings produced by Stevie Wonder]]

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Discography
Studio albums	The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie Tribute to Uncle Ray With a Song in My Heart Stevie at the Beach Up-Tight Down to Earth I Was Made to Love Her Someday at Christmas Eivets Rednow For Once in My Life My Cherie Amour Signed, Sealed & Delivered Where I'm Coming From Music of My Mind Talking Book Innervisions Fulfillingness' First Finale Songs in the Key of Life Hotter than July In Square Circle Characters Conversation Peace A Time to Love
Live albums	Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius Stevie Wonder Live Live at the Talk of the Town Natural Wonder
Soundtracks	Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" The Woman in Red The Last Dragon Jungle Fever
Compilations	Looking Back Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection At the Close of a Century The Definitive Collection The Complete Stevie Wonder
Singles	"Fingertips" "Hey Harmonica Man" "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" "With a Child's Heart" "Blowin' in the Wind" "A Place in the Sun" "Someday at Christmas" "Hey Love" "I Was Made to Love Her" "I'm Wondering" "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" "You Met Your Match" "Alfie" "For Once in My Life" "I Don't Know Why" "My Cherie Amour" "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" "Never Had a Dream Come True" "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" "Heaven Help Us All" "We Can Work It Out" "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" "If You Really Love Me" "What Christmas Means to Me" "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" "Superstition" "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" "Higher Ground" "Living for the City" "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" "He's Misstra Know-It-All" "You Haven't Done Nothin'" "Boogie On Reggae Woman" "I Wish" "Sir Duke" "Another Star" "As" "Pops, We Love You (A Tribute to Father)" "Send One Your Love" "Master Blaster (Jammin')" "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" "Lately" "Happy Birthday" "That Girl" "Ebony and Ivory" "Do I Do" "Ribbon in the Sky" "Front Line" "I Just Called to Say I Love You" "Love Light in Flight" "Part-Time Lover" "That's What Friends Are For" "Go Home" "Overjoyed" "Stranger on the Shore of Love" "Skeletons" "You Will Know" "Get It" "Gotta Have You" "For Your Love" "So What the Fuss" "From the Bottom of My Heart" "All About the Love Again" "Faith" "Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate"
Featured singles	"My Love" "How Come, How Long" "California Roll"
Other songs	"You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" "Golden Lady" "All in Love Is Fair" "They Won't Go When I Go" "Love's in Need of Love Today" "Knocks Me Off My Feet" "Pastime Paradise" "Isn't She Lovely" "Black Man" "We Are the World" "Just Good Friends" "Seasons of Love" "True to Your Heart" "Stop Trying to Be God"
Songwriting credits	"It's a Shame" "Tears of a Clown" "Tell Me Something Good" "Uptown Festival" "Let's Get Serious" "You're Supposed to Keep Your Love for Me"
Tours	Songs in the Key of Life Tour
Related articles	Lula Mae Hardaway Syreeta Wright KJLH SuperEgo Wonderin' "Wonder-ful" Super Bowl XXXIII halftime show
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