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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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Danish picture sleeve
Single by ABBA
from the album ABBA
B-sideRock Me“”Bang-a-Boomerang” (US)
ReleasedApril 1975
GenrePop rock
rock and roll
schlager
Length3:18
LabelPolar (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 AnderssonBjörn 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.

ABBA – Waterloo

“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.

ABBA – I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do Made In Sweden For Export 1975

“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.

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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

ABBA NOW AND THEN DEMO IN THE STUDIO EXTRA VERSE I DO I DO I DO I DO I DO COMPLETE

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).

ABBA – I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do (AB -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 

ABBA – I do, I do, I do, I do, I do [Performed At Systeme Antenne 2 1975] HD

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

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
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 10015
US Cashbox Top 100 Singles19
West Germany (GfK)6

ABBA – I Do I do I do I do I do Live @ Momarkedet Norway 1975

ABBA – I Do I do I do I do I do Live @ Momarkedet Norway 1975

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)Position
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
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Chart (1976)Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)132
US (Joel Whitburn‘s Pop Annual)120
US Cashbox Top 100 Singles95

Certifications and sales

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
France500,000
Summaries
Worldwide2,500,000

The Waterloo Anniversary Tour

BJORN AGAIN – THE WATERLOO ANNIVERSARY TOUR – I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do (ABBA) Perth Australia

Release history

RegionDateTitleLabelFormatCatalog
NetherlandsMar 1975“I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” / “So LongPolydor7-inch vinyl2001 577
France, Belgium“I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” / “Rock MeVogue45. X. 12077
UK4 Apr 1975EpicS EPC 3229
Denmark, Norway12 Apr 1975PolarPOS 1207
Italy21 April 1975Dig-It International RecordsDG 1115
Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, West GermanyApr 1975Polydor2001 579
Australia, New ZealandRCA Victor102607
New ZealandFamilyFAY 1105
MexicoMay 1975RCA VictorSP-4246
Yugoslavia1 Jun 1975PGP RTBS 53 867
Greece1975Pan-VoxPAN 7592
South Africa, Rhodesia, MadagascarSunshineGBS 105
BoliviaRCA VictorBOC/S – 1100
El Salvador“I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” / “Mamma MiaXYPBO-776
Poland“I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” / “So Long”Polskie Nagrania MuzaS-634
USA, Canada10 Dec 1975“I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” / “Bang-A-BoomerangAtlantic45-3310
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
Brazil1976“I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” / “FernandoRCA Victor7-inch vinyl101.8048

ABBA Live Sylvester-Tanzparty ’75

Abba – I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do (Live Sylvester-Tanzparty '75)

I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do Covers

  • Nashville Train
Nashville Train – I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do (ABBA)
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do – ABBA – Instrumental cover by Dave Monk
  • Phil McGarrick
I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do. ABBA Guitar cover by Phil McGarrick. FREE TABS
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do – ABBA, Instrumental-Cover mit Yamaha Tyros 4
I DO I DO I DO ABBA – sax cover
  • Rico
ABBA I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do Performed On Yamaha Tyros 4 And Roland G70 By Rico
ABBA – "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" (Sax Player DeanoTheSaxman)
  • The ILVES Sisters
The ILVES Sisters – I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do (ABBA cover)
Mamma Mia – I Do, I Do, I Do
  • SOS
Abba – I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do – By SOS at Musicland Melbourne
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do (ABBA) – Saxophone Cover by Noah-Benedikt
  • Panpipes
ABBA – I Do I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do(panpipes)

ABBA (Album)

ABBA

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Studio album by ABBA
Released21 April 1975
Recorded22 August 1974 – 16 March 1975
StudioGlen, Metronome and Ljudkopia Studios in Stockholm, Sweden
GenrePoppop rock
Length36:09
LabelPolarEpicAtlantic
ProducerBenny 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

Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

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 AnderssonBjörn Ulvaeus, and Stig Anderson; except where noted.

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.Mamma Mia 3:32
ABBA – Mamma Mia (Audio)
2.Hey, Hey HelenAnderssonUlvaeus3:16
Hey, Hey Helen
3.“Tropical Loveland” 3:05
Tropical Loveland
4.SOS 3:22
ABBA – SOS (Audio)
5.“Man in the Middle”AnderssonUlvaeus3:00
Man In The Middle
6.Bang-A-Boomerang 2:50
ABBA – Bang-a-Boomerang

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do 3:15
ABBA – I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do (Audio)
2.Rock MeAnderssonUlvaeus3:03
Rock Me
3.Intermezzo No. 1” (featuring Benny Andersson; instrumental)AnderssonUlvaeus3:48
Intermezzo No. 1
4.I’ve Been Waiting for You 3:39
I've Been Waiting For You
5.So LongAnderssonUlvaeus3:06
Total length:35:56
So Long

2012 deluxe edition bonus tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.“Crazy World”AnderssonUlvaeus3:46
Crazy World
2.“Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton – On Top of Old Smokey – Midnight SpecialTraditional; arranged by Andersson and Ulvaeus4:21
Medley: Pick A Bale Of Cotton
3.“Mamma Mia” (Spanish version)AnderssonAndersonUlvaeusBuddy McCluskeyMary McCluskey3:34
Mamma Mia (Spanish Version)

Personnel

Adapted from the original album’s liner notes.

ABBA

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Initial weekly chart performance for ABBA

Chart (1975–77)Peak
position
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 200174

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for ABBA

Chart (1978)Position
Soviet Albums (Moskovskij Komsomolets)1

Year-end charts

1975 year-end chart performance for ABBA

Chart (1975)Position
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
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)23

1977 year-end chart performance for ABBA

Chart (1977)Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)34

1978 year-end chart performance for ABBA

Chart (1978)Position
Soviet Albums (Moskovskij Komsomolets)1

2021 weekly chart performance for ABBA

Chart (2021)Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)26

2024 weekly chart performance for ABBA

Chart (2024)Peak
position
Greek Albums (IFPI)53

Sales and Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Australia570,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)Gold10,000
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)Gold25,358
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)Gold10,000*
Japan220,000
Norway120,000
Sweden474,642
United Kingdom (BPI)Gold100,000^
Summaries
Europe4,000,000
* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
 Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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