Do It Again (Steely Dan song)
1972 single by Steely Dan
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"Do It Again" is a 1972 song composed and performed by American rock band Steely Dan, who released it as a single from their debut studio album Can't Buy a Thrill as its opening track. The single version differed from the album version, shortening the intro and outro and omitting the organ solo.
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| Single by Steely Dan | ||||
| from the album Can't Buy a Thrill | ||||
| B-side | "Fire in the Hole" | |||
| Released | November 1972 | |||
| Recorded | August 1972 | |||
| Studio | The Village Recorder, Santa Monica | |||
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| Producer | Gary Katz | |||
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Released in 1972, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 18, 1972, and reached number 6 on the US charts in 1973, making it Steely Dan's second highest-charting single.[5]
Song
"Do It Again" features an electric sitar solo by Denny Dias. The "plastic organ" solo by Donald Fagen was performed on a Yamaha YC-30 with a sliding pitch-bending control.[6] The song is written in the key of G minor and has a tempo of 125 beats per minute. It follows a chord progression of Cm-Dm-E♭-Dm7-Gm-Cm-Dm-E♭-Dm.
Fagen sang the lead vocal on the album version of "Do It Again".[7]David Palmer sang lead vocals on many Steely Dan songs in the band's early years, and was their frontman during live performances. He sang "Do It Again" when the group played The Midnight Special in February 1973.
Cash Box described the song as a "fine commercial effort with plenty of potential as a hit record", going on to say that it "is highlighted by some fine vocal harmony and superb arrangement."[8] Record World called it a "gentle rocker" that "has a bit of the Latin rock sound" and "solid production by Gary Katz."[9]
Personnel
Steely Dan
- Donald Fagen – lead vocals, electric piano, plastic YC-30 organ
- Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – guitar
- Denny Dias – guitar, electric sitar
- Walter Becker – electric bass
- Jim Hodder – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Victor Feldman – percussion
Production
- Gary Katz – producer
- Roger Nichols – engineer
- Tim Weston – assistant engineer
- Doug Sax – mastering engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] | 2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[22] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
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Cover versions
- In 1983 Italian group Club House released "Do It Again Medley with Billie Jean," a mashup/medley of the track with Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean". The song peaked at number 79 in Australia.[23]
- In 1988 Falco covered the song on his album "Wiener Blut". He also released three different mixes of it.
- Smash Mouth covered the song for the Me, Myself & Irene soundtrack. It also appears on their compilation album All Star Smash Hits[24]