B-side "Rocket Love" Recorded 1981 Label Tamla | Released February 19, 1982 Genre Post-disco | |
Length 4:56 (Single version)
10:30 (Album version) | ||
"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. The single peaked at #2 on the soul chart and peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US. On the US dance chart, "Do I Do" went to number one for two weeks. Overseas, it reached #10 in the UK.
The album version of 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 (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.
Cover versions
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.