Do It Again (Steely Dan song)

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"Do It Again"
Single by Steely Dan
from the album Can't Buy a Thrill
B-side"Fire in the Hole"
ReleasedNovember 1972
RecordedAugust 1972
StudioThe Village Recorder, Santa Monica
Genre
Length
  • 4:14 (7" version)
  • 5:56 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gary Katz
Steely Dan singles chronology
"Dallas"
(1972) 		"Do It Again"
(1972) 		"Reelin' In the Years"
(1973)
Official audio
"Do It Again" on YouTube

"Do It Again" is a 1972 song composed and performed by American rock group Steely Dan, who released it as a single from their debut album Can't Buy a Thrill as its opening track. The single version differed from the album version, shortening the intro and outro and omitting the organ solo.

Released in 1972, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 18, 1972, and reached number 6 on the US charts in 1973, making it Steely Dan's second highest-charting single.[5]

Song

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"Do It Again" features an electric sitar solo by Denny Dias. The "plastic organ" solo by Donald Fagen was performed on a Yamaha YC-30 with a sliding pitch-bending control.[6] The song is written in the key of G minor and has a tempo of 125 beats per minute. It follows a chord progression of Cm-Dm-E♭-Dm7-Gm-Cm-Dm-E♭-Dm.

David Palmer fronted the band during their live show, and sang "Do It Again" when the group played The Midnight Special in February 1973. Donald Fagen sang the vocal on the album version.[7]

Cash Box described it as a "fine commercial effort with plenty of potential as a hit record", going on to say that it "is highlighted by some fine vocal harmony and superb arrangement."[8] Record World called it a "gentle rocker" that "has a bit of the Latin rock sound" and "solid production by Gary Katz."[9]

Personnel

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Steely Dan

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Additional personnel

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Production

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notable cover versions

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References

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  1. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Do It Again – Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Hoffmann, Frank, ed. (2005). "Steely Dan". Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-93835-X.
  3. ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 471. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
  4. ^ Sampaio, Gerard (2005). "Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 257.
  5. ^ a b "Steely Dan – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  6. ^ "Discography, or Who Played What On....?". Combo Organ. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  7. ^ Greene, Andy (7 March 2013). "Flashback: Steely Dan Live in 1973". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Singles Reviews > Newcomer Picks" (PDF). Cash Box. November 4, 1972. p. 20. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  9. ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. November 4, 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  10. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  11. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5297." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  12. ^ "Steely Dan – Do It Again" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  13. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 1, 1973" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  14. ^ "Steely Dan – Do It Again" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  15. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 228.
  16. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending FEBRUARY 17, 1973". Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012.
  17. ^ "The Singles Chart" (PDF). Record World. February 24, 1972. p. 27. ISSN 0034-1622. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Singles of '73". RPM. Vol. 20, no. 20. December 29, 1973. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  20. ^ "Top 100 Hits for 1973". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  21. ^ "British single certifications – Steely Dan – Do It Again". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  22. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 278. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  23. ^ "Music". Smash Mouth. Smash Mouth Music, Inc. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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