Do I Do

Do I Do
"Do I Do"
Single by Stevie Wonder featuring Dizzy Gillespie
from the album Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I
B-side "Rocket Love"
Released February 19, 1982
Recorded 1981
Genre Disco, Pop
Length 4:56 (single version)
10:30 (album version)
Label Motown
Writer(s) Stevie Wonder
Producer Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder featuring Dizzy Gillespie singles chronology
"Ebony and Ivory"
(1982)
"Do I Do"
(1982)
"Ribbon in the Sky"
(1982)
Alternative covers
Alternate 7-Inch single cover

"Do I Do" is a song written and performed by Stevie Wonder, first released in 1982 on the album Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I. It reached #10 in the UK and peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US.[1]

The song is ten and a half minutes long. It features a rare example of Stevie 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.

In 2001, rapper Ja Rule sampled it for his 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 album Songs of Wonder, but the song is mainly instrumental.

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
Preceded by
"Thanks to You" by Sinnamon
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
July 10, 1982 - July 24, 1982
Succeeded by
"Right on Target" by Paul Parker