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Cleanup

The section of the article that required a cleanup has been correctly catalogued with MLA formating; the cleanup request should be lifted. As of: --Tom FitzGerald 21:57, 13 October 2006 (UTC) Less information != better Less copyvio = better. Kappa 01:47, 15 August 2005 (UTC) Both right. 4:06 is the length of the single version. 6:34 is the length of the album version.

Vote for Deletion

This article survived a Vote for Deletion. The discussion can be found here. -Splash 01:04, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

Franklin and G.O.B. Cover?

Franklin Delano Bluth and George Oscar Bluth II covered this song in an episode of Arrested Development, when they released their Franklin Comes Alive CD. Is this worthy of inclusion as a cover version (as it's arguably fictional)?

I'm unsure as to whether or not that should qualify: not because they covered the song in a fictional TV show, but because there was no actual CD released. --Tom FitzGerald 22:03, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

The Promise of a New Day ended the seven-week run for this song in 1991?

One thing I will never understand is how Paula Abdul managed to end the 7-week run for this great song. This was the best song of 1991 and how on earth it was knocked from the #1 position by the Promise of A new day is beyond me. This song should have been #1 for more than seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. My argument is that neither Color Me Badd's I Adore Mi Amor or Paula Abdul's the promise of a new day should have success this beautiful ballad from Bryan Adams. This is one of the best love songs of all-time. It might be cliched but it was still better than some of the other #1 songs in 1991. It should be remained #1 until Black Or White by Michael Jackson.

This is not an opinion forum. The article is here to discuss what did happen, not to debate what should or shouldn't have happened. Bearcat (talk) 18:24, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Reference?

Is there a reference for the claim that it spent 39 weeks at number-one in Canada? 64.231.75.174 18:00, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Nope. Per actual week-to-week perusal of the RPM chart database, it's only nine weeks. See RPM number-one hits of 1991. It might have spent longer than that on singles sales (like in the US, where it topped the Hot 100 for seven weeks but lasted 17 atop the sales chart), but that's not easily verifiable as there's no searchable record of sales vs. airplay figures. Bearcat 09:12, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
My Canadian reference, Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide (N. Lwin), says that the single spent 12 weeks atop The Record's Top 40 singles sales chart, beginning July 29, 1991. So, no, nothing to support the assertion that it spent 39 weeks at number one. --Paul Erik 02:43, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Actually, the song did in fact spend 39 weeks at #1 and it was reported in the Toronto Sun and other entertainment magazines. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.247.197.249 (talk) 21:30, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

On which chart, pray tell? Because the RPM and The Record charts, which are the only authoritative chart sources for Canada in that era, ain't showing anything like 39 weeks. Bearcat (talk) 18:22, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Where is the Celine Dion & Bryan Adams live version?

As I scrolled through the list of artist who have covered this amazing song, I noticed their duet version was noticeably absent from the list. I don't know if the song was recorded and later released on a live album for either of them. But I do recall I've seen the duet performed live in a video here on the internet at YouTube.com, I believe. If anyone can help me out with an album or video title, I would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks, 68.68.221.98 16:00, 8 November 2006 (UTC)Kelly (ozkelly23@yahoo.com)

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UK Number One

This article states that Frankie Laine's song I Believe was at number one for 18 weeks in 1953, yet the linked article for this song only states 16 weeks. One of the pages is obviously incorrect. Does anyone know which? 87.113.24.91 19:13, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

extended version

maybe the article should explicitedly mention somewhere the extended album version? 84.9.109.30 04:41, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Spanish-language version?

YouTube has a full version of this song in Spanish called "Todo Lo Que Hago Por Ti" in what sounds to me like the voice of Bryan Adams himself, but I'm only finding a few cursory and random references to it on the web. Does anyone have more information about this? -- Wombat1138 (talk) 05:35, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Italian-language version?

Youtube has a full version of this song in Italian language called "Quello che faro" sung by Welsh female singer Kathrin Jenkins. Does anyone knows more about it? (who is the author of the lyrics?) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.239.229.32 (talk) 01:03, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

It's on Katherine Jenkins' 2010 album "From The Heart", which includes several other covers (including "I Will Always Love You"). I was puzzled too as to why this cover version isn't mentioned in the article (Jenkins is pretty well known!) while some other cover version gets half a page! Couldn't tell you who translated/write the lyrics, though, sorry. Banjo oz (talk) 15:24, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Does this make sense?

I've read these two sentences a few times. I still can't figure out what the second one is saying.

"The song broke the record for the most consecutive weeks on top of the UK charts, with 16 weeks at number one from 7 July 1991 (holding Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy" at number two for six consecutive weeks). The previous record-holder, "Rose Marie" by Slim Whitman, had been top of the charts for 11 weeks in 1955 (the single did not break the record for the most weeks at number one on the UK charts, held by the 1953 Frankie Laine song "I Believe" which spent 18 non-consecutive weeks at number one)." Jmelk (talk) 19:36, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Jesus Reference?

Unless someone can come up with a good reference as to why an Atheist like Adams would write a song dedicated to Jesus Christ then the assertion in the opening paragraph should be removed. Jimnb11 17:45, 8 April 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimnb11 (talk • contribs)

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Chart performance
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"I Do It for You" was the last of three songs added to Waking up the Neighbours. The album benefited from the success of the lead single; the song proved to be a hit throughout the world. In all, it topped the charts in thirty countries, becoming the best-selling song of 1991 and one of the best-selling singles of all time.

In the United States, it topped the chart for seven weeks and sold three million singles, making it America's second-best-selling song up to that point (after USA for Africa's "We Are the World"). It also broke the record for longest run at number one on the Hot 100 Single Sales, becoming the best-selling single in America for 17 weeks.

In the United Kingdom, it sold almost 1.53 million copies, making it the best selling single in Britain since Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in 1984. The song broke the record for the most consecutive weeks on top of the British charts, with 16 weeks at number one from 7 July 1991 (holding Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy" at number two for six consecutive weeks). The previous record-holder, "Rose Marie" by Slim Whitman, had been top of the charts for 11 weeks in 1955. (The single did not break the record for the most weeks at number one on the UK charts, held by the 1953 Frankie Laine song "I Believe" which spent 18 non-consecutive weeks at number one.) The success of the single led to Waking up the Neighbours receiving pre-order sales of 200,000. The single sold 10 million copies around the world.

Elsewhere in Europe, the song reached number one in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. The success of the single led to pre-order sales of a million for Waking up the Neighbours throughout Europe. The album went on to sell 16 million copies around the world due in part to the song but also due to other singles.
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Soft Rock

There has been some edit warring over whether this song is soft rock or a ballad, but that is supported by the following reliable source, which is cited in the infobox: . Please provide a more clear rationale than "unsourced" if you revert this, because it is in fact sourced. ~ Rob 15:22, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

Pinging some involved editors to alert them of this discussion: @Doniago: @Binksternet: ~ Rob 15:23, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
I can see by your link that this song is considered a soft rock ballad. The only thing I have been doing here is chasing down long-term vandals, one of them being from Cancun using IPs beginning with 187.xxx, the other being from Hanoi, Vietnam, who uses a variety of IPs such as 42.11x and 1.55.xxx. These two users are long-term genre warriors, making mostly inappropriate changes to genres. Like a stopped clock, this sort of person sometimes gets it right. Binksternet (talk) 19:24, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
Ah, good to know. ~ Rob 20:11, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

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