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I Do (Lisa Loeb song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = I Do
| cover = Lisa loeb I Do.jpeg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Lisa Loeb
| album = Firecracker
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 3:41
| label = Geffen
| writer = Lisa Loeb
| producer = Juan Patio
| prev_title = Waiting for Wednesday
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Let's Forget About It
| next_year = 1997
| misc =
}}
"'I Do'" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb. Released on October 14, 1997, as the lead single from her second album, 'Firecracker', "I Do" peaked at number 17 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100, becoming Loeb's most successful single after her number-one debut single "Stay (I Missed You)" in 1994. In Canada, "I Do" gave Loeb her second number-one hit, after "Stay". This song was her last top-20 single in both countries.
Lyrics and composition
On the surface, the song seems to be about "the realization that a person isn't right for you, that the relationship has gone bad". However, the real intention of the song is different according to the liner notes for 'The Very Best of Lisa Loeb': "We were almost finished recording the album, 'Firecracker', and the record company told us that we still needed a single. I decided to write a song that sounded like a song about a relationship but was actually about the record company not 'hearing' a single on the record already. You can hear it in the lyrics, 'You can't hear it, but I do.' The song ended up being an expression of strength and power even when someone's not treating you right."
Reception
The song was warmly greeted by 'Billboard' magazine, which called the melody and chorus "nothing short of pure pop bliss."
Music video
In the music video, directed by Phil Harder in Minneapolis, it shows scenes of Loeb in black and white singing on an upside-down microphone and also lying down on the feather floor (like in the album's cover) then singing and playing guitar in a psychedelic room with several dancers around her. It also features paintings of her as well as the lyrics in some scenes (during 'Pop-up Video', the words would pop up in the same font as the words in the drawings, and the "I will" parts have the percentages).
Track listings
'US CD and cassette single, UK cassette single'
# "I Do"
# "Jake" (alternative version)
'European CD single'
# "I Do" (LP version)
# "Do You Sleep?" (live)
'UK, Australian, and Japanese CD single'
# "I Do" (LP version) 3:41
# "Do You Sleep?" (live) 3:35
# "Jake" (alternative version) 3:00
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
Category:1997 singles
Category:1997 songs
Category:Geffen Records singles
Category:Lisa Loeb songs
Category:Music videos directed by Phil Harder
Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Songs written by Lisa Loeb
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