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"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
"That Girl" (1981) "Do I Do" (1982) "Ebony and Ivory" (1982)
Alternative covers
Alternate 7-Inch single cover

"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. On the Billboard dance chart, "Do I Do" reached number one for two weeks. Overseas, it reached #10 in the UK.

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. 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), 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

Charts

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1982 (U.S.)
• List of post-disco artists and songs

References

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