"Like I Do" is a song that was first released in 1962 by

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. The melody is an adaptation, by

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, of Amilcare Ponchielli's ''

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'' from '' La Gioconda''. The song reached No. 2 in Italy,Hits of the World
, '' Billboard'', April 28, 1962. p. 22. Accessed October 28, 2015 No. 4 in the

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, No. 6 in Japan, and No. 8 in

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. Later in 1962,

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released a version of "Like I Do", which spent 18 weeks on the UK's '' Record Retailer'' chart, peaking at No. 3, while reaching No. 5 in

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,Hits of the World
, '' Billboard'', March 9, 1963. p. 23. Accessed October 28, 2015 and No. 7 on

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's "Lever Hit Parade". In December 1962,

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released a version of the song, which was titled in Japanese "Lemon No Kiss".レモンのキッス
Utamap.com. Accessed October 29, 2015 The song retained a small portion of the song's original English language lyrics, but the Japanese lyrics, written by Minami Kazumi, were completely different.

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released a version of the song titled "She'll Never, Never Love You (Like I Do)" in 1963. Brewer's version reached No. 122 on '' Billboard''s "

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" and No. 13 on '' Cash Box''s "Looking Ahead" chart of singles with potential of entering the ''Cash Box'' Top 100.Looking Ahead
, '' Cash Box'', March 30, 1963. p. 14. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

Chart performance

;Nancy Sinatra version ;Maureen Evans version

References

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