"I Do" is a song recorded by American rapper

Cardi B Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar Cephus (, ; born October 11, 1992), known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper and songwriter. She first gained popularity as an influencer on Vine and Instagram. From 2015 to early 2017, she appeared as ...

for her debut studio album '' Invasion of Privacy'' (2018), featuring vocals from American singer

SZA Solána Imani Rowe (born November 8, 1989), known professionally as SZA ( ), is an American singer and songwriter. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she began making music in the early 2010s, releasing two extended plays before signing with the hip ...

. It was written by Cardi B, SZA,

Pardison Fontaine Jorden Kyle Lanier Thorpe (born December 29, 1989), better known by his stage name Pardison Fontaine, is an American rapper and songwriter originally from Newburgh, New York. He is best known for his 2018 single "Backin' It Up" featuring Cardi ...

Nija Charles Nija Charles (born October 20, 1997), professionally known as Nija or Amnija is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Charles began her professional music career in 2017 writing songs for The Carters ("Heard About Us" and "LoveHappy") ...

, Klenord Raphael,

Murda Beatz Shane Lee Lindstrom (born February 11, 1994), known professionally as Murda Beatz, is a Canadian record producer. He has produced hit singles like " Butterfly Effect" by Travis Scott, "Back on Road" by Gucci Mane, "Nice for What" by Drake, "Moto ...

and Cubeatz, the former and latter of whom also produced the song.. It entered at number 23 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the week following the album's release.

Critical reception

"I Do" received critical acclaim. Chris Richards of ''

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'' deemed the lyrics "My little 15 minutes lasting long as hell, huh?" as "a victory speech," and the song as "the album's grand finale," since it is the closing track in ''Invasion of Privacy''. Similarly, for ''

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'', Rob Sheffield said the parent album "ends on a triumphant note with SZA, the only star who really could hold her own with Cardi on a track like this." Maeve McDermott of ''

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'' felt "I Do" "seems destined for status as a single." Roisin O'Connor of ''

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'' commented, "Cardi B has a particular way of inflection that conveys her personality so beautifully. She's as confident as it seems possible to be when she spits "Pussy so good I say my own name during sex" on

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weaponising her own sexuality." In ''

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'', Jon Caraminaca said that Cardi B "raps about sex with the assertiveness and raw detail of

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or Too Short," on "I Do" and "She Bad." ''

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''s Andrew Hampp ranked it 10th among the best female collaborations of the time span 1998–2018. '' Paste'' ranked it as the 15th best song of 2018.

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