Do It Again (Steely Dan song)
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| “Do It Again” | ||
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| Single by Steely Dan from the album Can't Buy A Thrill |
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| B-side | "Fire in the Hole" | |
| Released | November, 1972 | |
| Format | 7" 45 RPM | |
| Genre | Jazz-rock | |
| Length | 5:56 (album version)
4:14 (single version) |
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| Label | ABC | |
| Writer(s) | Walter Becker, Donald Fagen | |
| Producer | Gary Katz | |
Do It Again is a song by American jazz-rock group Steely Dan, which was released as a single from their debut 1972 album Can't Buy A Thrill. The single version differed from the album version, shortening the intro, outro and two instrumental sections of the song.
Released in 1972, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 18, 1972 and reached #6 on the US charts in 1973.
On the 1972 release, the song was credited as "Trad" (for traditional), although it was probably written by the band's leaders, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen (who most likely enjoyed the chic joke concerning the songwriting credits).
The song was among the first in popular music to include an organ solo featuring a pitch-shifting technique. The tune also has a notable electric sitar solo by Denny Dias.
[edit] Cover versions
- Eumir Deodato has covered the song on numerous occasions in the studio and live. A Dedoato hit collection released in 2007 bears the title "Do it Again".
- In 1983, Italian dance music act Clubhouse released "Do It Again / Billie Jean", a mashup/medley of the track with Michael Jackson's then-recent hit. This charted well across Europe. In the United States, while the Clubhouse version performed best in pop markets, a cover version by Slingshot performed better in R&B and dance markets. Another version of the same medley was made in that year by Brooklyn Express, a disco group from New York.
- A cover version of this song was done by Tori Amos and featured on the "Spark" UK Limited Edition Single Part 2.
- Austrian pop star Falco covered the song on his 1988 Album Wiener Blut.
- Waylon Jennings recorded a cover of this song in 1980 on his album Music Man. Played at a faster pace, Waylon's version of the song is shorter than the original. This version also features his very distinctive guitar solo in the middle of the song.
- Smash Mouth did a cover of this song for the soundtrack of the movie Me, Myself & Irene.
- The disco-funk orchestra Rythm Heritage did a cover of the song, coupled with another of War's "Cisko Kid"
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