Doin' the Do
| "Doin' the Do" | ||||
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| Single by Betty Boo | ||||
| from the album Boomania | ||||
| Released | 7 May 1990 | |||
| Format | CD single, cassette single, 7" single, 12" single | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop, pop rap | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alison Clarkson, Robert Seidenberg, Kenny Young | |||
| Betty Boo singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Doin' the Do" on YouTube | ||||
"Doin' the Do" is a popular song written by British singer Alison Clarkson, known by the stage name Betty Boo. The song was included on her debut album Boomania and was released as a single in May 1990. It was her second musical release, following her collaboration with The Beatmasters on their song "Hey DJ/I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)" in 1989. The song sampled portions of the 1968 single "Captain of Your Ship" by the American girl group Reparata and the Delrons.
The single charted at number seven in the UK[1] and also reached number three in Australia.[2] In the US, "Doin' the Do" went to number one on the dance chart[3] and also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at 90 in November 1990.[4]
The song was also sampled for the opening credits of the Bitmap Brothers game, Magic Pockets
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 3 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 8 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 9 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 9 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 4 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[1] | 7 |
| Ukraine (FDR Old Hits Singles)[9] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 90 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[10] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Year-end chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[11] | 61 |
Sales and certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[12] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- 1 2 "Official Charts > Betty Boo". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- 1 2 "australian-charts.com > Betty Boo – Doin' the Do (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 33.
- 1 2 "Billboard > Artists / Betty Boo > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard). Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ "Ultratop Vlaanderen > Betty Boo – Doin' the Do" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for 'Betty Boo'". Fireball Media. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ "dutchcharts.nl > Betty Boo – Doin' the Do" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ "charts.org.nz > Betty Boo – Doin' the Do (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ "FDR Old Hits Singles - December 2, 2012". Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "Billboard > Artists / Betty Boo > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart 1990 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report No. 50)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
| Preceded by "This Is the Right Time" by Lisa Stansfield |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single October 20, 1990 |
Succeeded by "Wiggle It" by 2 in a Room |