"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" went to 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. It features a rare example of Wonder rapping near the end of the track. Dizzy Gillespie is also featured on the track with a trumpet solo. Both of these 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 end of musical singles. The song is noted by bassists for its intricate bassline, played by

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. A commercial success, it was the recipient of three

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nominations including for

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and

Best R&B Song The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (sometimes known as the R&B Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1969. From 1969 to 2000, it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Song. Beyoncé has won it a record four times, while Bab ...

. 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 *

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- Drums *Earl DeRouen - Percussion *Rick Zunigar and Benjamin Bridges - Guitars *Isaiah Sanders - Fender Rhodes *Windy Barnes, Melody McCullough, Shirley Brewer, and 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 *

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- String arrangements Stevie Wonder - ''At the Close of a Century'' (1999) compilation album liner notes.

Background

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

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