I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do (Song)
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“I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” | |
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Single by ABBA | |
from the album ABBA | |
B-side | “Rock Me“”Bang-a-Boomerang” (US) |
Released | April 1975 |
Genre | Pop rock rock and roll schlager |
Length | 3:18 |
Label | Polar (Sweden) Epic (UK) Atlantic (US) CRI Records (China) |
Songwriter(s) | Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus Stig Anderson |
Producer(s) | Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus |
ABBA singles chronology | |
“I’ve Been Waiting for You“ (1974)”I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do“ (1975)”Bang-A-Boomerang“ (1975) |
“I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was the third single to be released from their third studio album, ABBA (1975). The song was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and their manager Stig Anderson, and was released in April 1975 with “Rock Me” as the B-side.
The song was recorded on 21 February 1975 at Glen Studio, and was inspired by the European schlager music of the 1950s, as well as the saxophone sound of the 1950s American orchestra leader Billy Vaughn.
History
After the release of “Waterloo“, ABBA were having difficulty establishing themselves as an act with longevity.
“I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” put ABBA firmly back in the spotlight in many territories. With a rousing saxophone tune and homage to 1950s schlager music, “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” was a significant improvement for the group on the international charts, although it made little impact in Britain. The song’s popularity was boosted (particularly in Australia) by the release of a promotional film shown on television.
“I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” was first released in the middle of March in the Netherlands as the group had embarked on a promotional tour on 3-4 March 1975. During this promotional tour, the group performed the song on The Eddy Go Round Show, broadcast on 6 March, and TopPop broadcast on 18 April 1975.
With the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 approaching, ABBA had to withstand comparisons to Dutch group Teach-in.
ABBA Now And Then Demo In The Studio Extra Verse
Reception
“I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” was a notable hit in a number of countries, and was the song that sparked “ABBA-mania” in Australia, becoming ABBA’s first chart-topper there. With “Mamma Mia” and “SOS” to follow, this gave the group a run of 14 consecutive weeks at the top of the Australian charts. “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” also topped the charts in France, New Zealand, Switzerland and South Africa and hit the Top 5 in Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria and Rhodesia (all in 1975).
The song also reached No. 15 in the United States in early 1976. A notable exception to the song’s success was in the UK Singles Chart, a market that ABBA was aiming to conquer. Although it did return them to the Top 40 (after their previous UK single “So Long” had failed to chart), it stalled at No. 38.
Thus, the musical direction taken in the song was not used again for some time. This marked the only time that an ABBA song had more success in the United States than in Britain. Later in 1975, ABBA found success in the UK with “SOS”, which cemented the group’s success in Australia and elsewhere.
ABBA performed at Systeme Antenne
Cash Box said “richly textured vocals give this fifties sounding shuffle an extra push, push, push, push” and praised the “excellent horn riff.” Record World said that “this single should be the one to finally make people sit up and take note” of ABBA in the US.
Track listing
- a. “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do”
- b. “Rock Me“
Personnel
ABBA
- Agnetha Fältskog – lead and backing vocals
- Anni-Frid Lyngstad – lead and backing vocals
- Björn Ulvaeus – backing vocals, rhythm guitar
- Benny Andersson – backing vocals, keyboards
Additional musicians and production staff
- Lasse Wellander – lead guitar
- Mike Watson – bass
- Roger Palm – drums
- Ulf Andersson – saxophones
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1975–76) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) | 1 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) | 4 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) | 2 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) | 1 |
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) | 6 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 14 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen singlelista) | 25 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) | 3 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 3 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) | 1 |
Norway (VG-lista) | 2 |
Rhodesia (Lyons Maid) | 5 |
South Africa (Springbok) | 1 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) | 1 |
UK Singles (OCC) | 38 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 8 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 15 |
US Cashbox Top 100 Singles | 19 |
West Germany (GfK) | 6 |
ABBA – I Do I do I do I do I do Live @ Momarkedet Norway 1975
Year-end charts
Chart (1975) | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) | 13 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) | 11 |
France (IFOP) | 45 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) | 38 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 41 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) | 6 |
South Africa (Springbok) | 12 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) | 7 |
West Germany (Official German Charts) | 28 |
Chart (1976) | Position |
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Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 132 |
US (Joel Whitburn‘s Pop Annual) | 120 |
US Cashbox Top 100 Singles | 95 |
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France | — | 500,000 |
Summaries | ||
Worldwide | — | 2,500,000 |
The Waterloo Anniversary Tour
Release history
Region | Date | Title | Label | Format | Catalog |
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Netherlands | Mar 1975 | “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” / “So Long“ | Polydor | 7-inch vinyl | 2001 577 |
France, Belgium | “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” / “Rock Me“ | Vogue | 45. X. 12077 | ||
UK | 4 Apr 1975 | Epic | S EPC 3229 | ||
Denmark, Norway | 12 Apr 1975 | Polar | POS 1207 | ||
Italy | 21 April 1975 | Dig-It International Records | DG 1115 | ||
Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, West Germany | Apr 1975 | Polydor | 2001 579 | ||
Australia, New Zealand | RCA Victor | 102607 | |||
New Zealand | Family | FAY 1105 | |||
Mexico | May 1975 | RCA Victor | SP-4246 | ||
Yugoslavia | 1 Jun 1975 | PGP RTB | S 53 867 | ||
Greece | 1975 | Pan-Vox | PAN 7592 | ||
South Africa, Rhodesia, Madagascar | Sunshine | GBS 105 | |||
Bolivia | RCA Victor | BOC/S – 1100 | |||
El Salvador | “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” / “Mamma Mia“ | XYPBO-776 | |||
Poland | “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” / “So Long” | Polskie Nagrania Muza | S-634 | ||
USA, Canada | 10 Dec 1975 | “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” / “Bang-A-Boomerang“ | Atlantic | 45-3310 | |
USA | “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” / “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” | 7-inch vinyl, promo | |||
Brazil | 1976 | “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” / “Fernando“ | RCA Victor | 7-inch vinyl | 101.8048 |
ABBA Live Sylvester-Tanzparty ’75
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do Covers
- Nashville Train
- Phil McGarrick
- Rico
- The ILVES Sisters
- SOS
- Panpipes
ABBA (Album)
ABBA | |
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Studio album by ABBA | |
Released | 21 April 1975 |
Recorded | 22 August 1974 – 16 March 1975 |
Studio | Glen, Metronome and Ljudkopia Studios in Stockholm, Sweden |
Genre | Poppop rock |
Length | 36:09 |
Label | PolarEpicAtlantic |
Producer | Benny AnderssonBjörn Ulvaeus |
ABBA chronology | |
Waterloo (1974)ABBA (1975)The Best of ABBA (1975) | |
Singles from ABBA | |
“So Long“ Released: 18 November 1974″I’ve Been Waiting for You“ Released: 18 November 1974″I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do“ Released: April 1975″Bang-A-Boomerang“ Released: 21 April 1975″SOS“ Released: June 1975″Mamma Mia“ Released: September 1975″Rock Me“ Released: April 1976 |
Professional ratings
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ABBA is the third studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released on 21 April 1975 through Polar Music and featured the hits “SOS“, “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” and “Mamma Mia“.
Overview
Following the Eurovision success of “Waterloo”, ABBA saw the band gaining worldwide recognition. “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” topped the charts in Australia, as did “Mamma Mia” shortly after. “SOS” and “Mamma Mia” became hits in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The album saw ABBA dabble with reggae on “Tropical Loveland” and includes a grand, pseudo-classical keyboard instrumental in the traditions of Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman with “Intermezzo No. 1” (early working title: “Mama”).
ABBA was first released on CD in Japan in 1986 by Polydor Records. This release contains a slightly different mix of “Man in the Middle” not found on any subsequent CD pressing and thus is highly sought after by collectors. ABBA was released on CD throughout Europe in 1987 also by Polydor, with five songs added from the Waterloo and Ring Ring albums, which were not available on CD until 1990. ABBA was released on CD in Sweden by Polar Music in 1988, featuring the original 11 tracks only. The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form several times: in 1997 as part of “The ABBA Remasters” series with two bonus tracks, in 2001 with updated cover artwork incorporating their ambigram, first used for their next album Arrival, in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set, and most recently in 2012 as a “Deluxe Edition”.
On the original UK cassette release of the album, “Bang-A-Boomerang” was split in two parts, being faded during the second verse at the end of side one and continued at the beginning of side two.
On 19 November 2012, ABBA was reissued as part of the Deluxe Edition series with a two-disc package. The first disc, a CD with special remastered audio, featured the original album with three bonus tracks. The second one, a DVD, contained 60 minutes of previously unreleased TV performances, including: the complete 41-minute ABBA In Australia 1976 television special, in which the band performed twelve songs; performances of “Mamma Mia”, “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do”, and “So Long” from the SVT 1975 special Made In Sweden – For Export; a 1975 performance of “SOS” from the Seaside Special; a 1976 performance of “Mamma Mia” from Top of the Pops; two television commercials for The Best of ABBA and Greatest Hits; and the “International Sleeve Gallery”. A 24-page illustrated booklet with an essay on the making of the album was also included.
Jude Rogers of the BBC said that, with this deluxe reissue of the album, “ABBA doubters will be pleasantly surprised to find the band’s desire to experiment here” and that “long-term fans will enjoy the accompanying DVD, and be reminded of an interesting juncture in the quartet’s career”.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Stig Anderson; except where noted.
Side one
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | “Mamma Mia“ | 3:32 |
2. | “Hey, Hey Helen“ | AnderssonUlvaeus | 3:16 |
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3. | “Tropical Loveland” | 3:05 |
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4. | “SOS“ | 3:22 |
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5. | “Man in the Middle” | AnderssonUlvaeus | 3:00 |
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6. | “Bang-A-Boomerang“ | 2:50 |
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Side two
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do“ | 3:15 |
2. | “Rock Me“ | AnderssonUlvaeus | 3:03 |
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3. | “Intermezzo No. 1” (featuring Benny Andersson; instrumental) | AnderssonUlvaeus | 3:48 |
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4. | “I’ve Been Waiting for You“ | 3:39 |
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5. | “So Long“ | AnderssonUlvaeus | 3:06 |
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Total length: | 35:56 |
2012 deluxe edition bonus tracks
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | “Crazy World” | AnderssonUlvaeus | 3:46 |
2. | “Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton – On Top of Old Smokey – Midnight Special“ | Traditional; arranged by Andersson and Ulvaeus | 4:21 |
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3. | “Mamma Mia” (Spanish version) | AnderssonAndersonUlvaeusBuddy McCluskeyMary McCluskey | 3:34 |
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Personnel
Adapted from the original album’s liner notes.
ABBA
- Agnetha Fältskog – lead vocals, co-lead vocals, backing vocals
- Anni-Frid Lyngstad – lead vocals, co-lead vocals, backing vocals
- Björn Ulvaeus – guitars, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Benny Andersson – piano, clavinet, synthesizer, vocals
Additional musicians
- Janne Schaffer – guitars
- Finn Sjöberg – guitars
- Lasse Wellander – guitars
- Rutger Gunnarsson – bass guitar
- Mike Watson – bass guitar
- Ola Brunkert – drums
- Roger Palm – drums
- Bruno Glenmark – trumpet
- Ulf Andersson – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
Production
- Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus – producers, arrangers
- Michael B. Tretow – engineer
- Sven-Olof Walldoff – string arrangements
- Björn J:son Lindh – string and horn arrangements, tenor saxophone arrangement
- Ola Lager – cover photograph
- Sten-Åke Magnusson – album design
Charts
Weekly charts
Initial weekly chart performance for ABBA
Chart (1975–77) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) | 1 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) | 55 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 3 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) | 5 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 31 |
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi) | 9 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 3 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 1 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 1 |
UK Albums (OCC) | 13 |
US Billboard 200 | 174 |
Monthly charts
Monthly chart performance for ABBA
Chart (1978) | Position |
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Soviet Albums (Moskovskij Komsomolets) | 1 |
Year-end charts
1975 year-end chart performance for ABBA
Chart (1975) | Position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) | 19 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 18 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 10 |
1976 year-end chart performance for ABBA
Chart (1976) | Position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) | 3 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 23 |
1977 year-end chart performance for ABBA
Chart (1977) | Position |
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New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 34 |
1978 year-end chart performance for ABBA
Chart (1978) | Position |
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Soviet Albums (Moskovskij Komsomolets) | 1 |
2021 weekly chart performance for ABBA
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 26 |
2024 weekly chart performance for ABBA
Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Greek Albums (IFPI) | 53 |
Sales and Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia | — | 570,000 |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | Gold | 10,000‡ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) | Gold | 25,358 |
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) | Gold | 10,000* |
Japan | — | 220,000 |
Norway | — | 120,000 |
Sweden | — | 474,642 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 100,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe | — | 4,000,000 |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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