I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do

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"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"
Bang-a-Boomerang" (US)
ReleasedApril 1975[1]
Genre
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)
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"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 '50s American orchestra leader Billy Vaughn.

History

After the release of "

Britain
. The song's popularity was boosted (particularly in Australia) by the release of a promo clip shown on television.

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 "

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.[4] 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.

Cash Box said "richly textured vocals give this fifties sounding shuffle an extra push, push, push, push" and praised the "excellent horn riff."[5] Record World said that "this single should be the one to finally make people sit up and take note" of ABBA in the US.[6]

Track listing

Personnel

ABBA

Additional musicians and production staff
  • Lasse Wellander – lead guitar
  • Mike Watson – bass
  • Roger Palm – drums
  • Ulf Andersson – saxophones

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France — 500,000[38]
Summaries
Worldwide — 2,500,000[39]

Cover versions

  • The saxophone arrangement early made the song an ideal for several dansband covers, like Ingmar Nordströms on the 1975 album Saxparty 2.[40]
  • In 1975, Seija Simola released the song as a single, rendered in Finnish as "Vai Niin, Vai Niin, Vai Niin, Vai Niin, Vai Niin" – vai niin translates as "I see". Under the title "Vai Niin" this rendering was also recorded by Lea Laven for her album Lea (1975).
  • In 1978, a Swedish country band called Nashville Train (which included some of ABBA's own backing band members) covered the song in 1977 on their album ABBA Our Way, released on the Polar Music label in Sweden.
  • In 2000, Swedish band The Black Sweden recorded a version for their tribute album Gold. This version includes a riff from the ZZ Top song "Tush".
  • The song appears in the second act of the Mamma Mia! musical. In the context of the musical, Sky and Sophie call off the wedding. The song is used when Sam and Donna get married instead. Although it is one of several songs featured in the 2008 Mamma Mia! movie adaptation, it was not included on the official soundtrack.

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