Doin' the Do

"Doin' the Do" is a song by English singer, songwriter and pop-rap artist Betty Boo. The song is included on her debut album Boomania and was released as a single in May 1990.

"Doin' the Do"
Single by Betty Boo
from the album Boomania
Released7 May 1990
Genre
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Betty Boo singles chronology
"Hey DJ/I Can't Dance to That Music That You're Playing" / "Ska Train"
(1990)		 "Doin' the Do"
(1990)		 "Where Are You Baby?"
(1990)
Music video
"Doin' the Do" on YouTube

Release

"Doin the Do" was Boo's debut solo single, and second overall 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 samples portions of the 1968 single "Captain of Your Ship" by the American girl group Reparata and the Delrons and "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees.

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]

An authorised remix of the song was created for the opening credits of the Bitmap Brothers game, Magic Pockets.

Critical reception

Billboard wrote that this hip-house jam "has been buzzing along the club underground as an import for a while now, thanks to Boo's amusing rhyming and tune's brain-imbedding chorus. Pop-spiced remixes by Pettibone should add to crossover radio incentive. Do it up."[5] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented, "First heard about this entry a few months ago when it was the rage in England. The "Booster" is Top Three in the U.K. with her follow-up track while this clever and catchy Rap 'N Pop combo is set to make an explosive debut Stateside. Song and video scream FUN!"[6] Gene Sandbloom from The Network Forty said that "somewhere between Diana Rigg and Pebbles, this 19-year-old from Britain enrolled in sound engineering school so she could produce records her own way."[7]

Charts

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22] Gold 35,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "Official Charts > Betty Boo". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
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  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 33.
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  5. "Billboard: Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 1990-09-08. p. 73. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  6. Sholin, Dave (1990-09-21). "Gavin Picks > Singles" (PDF). Gavin Report. No. 1825. p. 68. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  7. "Top 40: Music Meeting" (PDF). The Network Forty. 1990-09-21. p. 30. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  8. "Australian-charts.com – Betty Boo – Doin' The Do". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
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  10. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 9082." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
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  12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 48, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Betty Boo – Doin' The Do" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
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  15. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  16. "FDR Old Hits Singles - December 2, 2012". Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2012-12-02.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  17. "Billboard > Artists / Betty Boo > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  18. "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.
  19. "Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1990". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  20. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1990". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  21. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1990" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  22. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.


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