Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)

"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)"

UK 7" Single
Single by Samantha Fox
from the album Touch Me
B-side "Drop Me A Line", "Want You To Want Me", or "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again"
Released 1986
Format 7" single, 12" maxi
Recorded Battery Studios, London, UK
Genre Rock, synthrock
Length 3:48
Label Jive Records
Writer(s) Graham Richardson, Mike Bissell
Producer(s) Steve Lovell, Steve Power
Samantha Fox singles chronology
"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"
(1986)
"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)"
(1986)
"Hold On Tight"
(1986)
Alternative cover
German 12" Maxi-Single
Music video
Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) at VH1 Classic

"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" was the second single from British singer Samantha Fox's 1986 debut album Touch Me.

Song information

The hard rock song was Fox's second consecutive number one in Sweden, supplanting Fox's "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)". It was also a top ten hit in the UK, Switzerland, and Germany. The lyrics taunt the listener with lines such as "Are you strong enough?" and "I could get you underneath my thumb." Fox performed the song on a 1986 episode of Top of the Pops, and to this day remains a recurring feature of her live repertoire.[1]

Music video

The music video begins with Samantha Fox emerging from a limousine in a ruffled shirt and studded black leather jacket. Her valet looking on, Fox performs the number with her band while pulling several pranks on them. The clip featured members of Hanoi Rocks; Nasty Suicide, Timo "Timppa" Kaltio, Terry Chimes and Dave Tregunna as Fox's band.

Track listings

12" Vinyl UK (0577346)[2]
  1. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) (Vixen Mix)" (6:13)
  2. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) (Extended Version)" (5:18)
12" Vinyl DE (6.20627 AE)[3]
  1. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) (Foxy Mix)" (6:13)
  2. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) (Extended Version)" (5:18)
  3. "Drop Me A Line" (3:48)
12" Vinyl US (1033-1-JD)[4]
  1. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) (Extended Version)" (5:18)
  2. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) (7" Version)" (3:48)
  3. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) (Vixen Mix)" (6:13)
  4. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) (Instrumental Version)" (3:48)
  5. "Want You To Want Me" (3:30)
7" Vinyl UK (FOXY 2)[5]
  1. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (3:48)
  2. "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again" (5:10)
7" Vinyl CAN (1031-7-J)[6]
  1. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (3:48)
  2. "Want You To Want Me" (3:30)

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 18
Austrian Singles Chart 11[7]
Canadian Hot 100 27
Dutch Top 40 35[7]
French Singles Chart 20[7]
German Singles Chart 5
New Zealand Singles Chart 29[7]
Norwegian Singles Chart 6[7]
Spanish Singles Chart 38
Swedish Singles Chart 1[7]
Swiss Singles Chart 4[7]
UK Singles Chart 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 87
Preceded by
"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" by Samantha Fox
Swedish number-one single
27 August 1986 - 10 September 1986 (2 weeks)
Succeeded by
"Glory of Love" by Peter Cetera

References