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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = How Do You Do!

| cover = Rox_hdyd.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Roxette

| album = Tourism

| released =

| recorded = AprilMay 1992

| studio =

* Tits & Ass (Halmstad, Sweden)

* EMI (Stockholm, Sweden)

| genre = Pop rock

| length = 3:09

| label = EMI

| writer = Per Gessle

| producer = Clarence fwerman

| prev_title = Church of Your Heart

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Queen of Rain

| next_year = 1992

| misc =

}}

"'How Do You Do!'" is a pop rock song by Swedish pop duo Roxette. It was released as the lead single from their fourth studio album 'Tourism' on 3 July 1992. The track was a commercial success upon release, topping the national singles charts in Norway and Spain. It also peaked at number two in several countries, including Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. It was held off the top spot in many of these territories by Dr. Alban's "It's My Life". The single was backed by several remixes created by Swedish production duo BomKrash, which consisted of Jacob Hellner and Carl-Michael Herlfsson. The music video was broadcast in the halftime of the UEFA Euro 1992 Final.

Composition and style



According to Ultimate Guitar, "How Do You Do!" is an uptempo pop rock song written in common time with a tempo of 121 beats per minute. It utilises a common trait found in Roxette compositions of the verse using a different key signature than the chorus. The verse is composed in C, and consists of three repetitions of a basic CFGF sequence, followed by one shortened sequence of CFG. The pre-chorus makes use of a power chord structure, and consists of a sequence of AmGFCEm, which is then amended to AmGFG. Following a brief pause, Marie Fredriksson takes over lead vocals for the song's chorus, which moves up from the verses by two keys to E. The chorus is composed almost entirely of sharp notes, and follows a sequence of DADGACmGACmGA. The bridge consists of four short repetitions of CmA, played as power chords. The last chorus and outro are in F, following the transposed sequence F-C-F-B-C-Dm-B-C-Dm-B-C. American musician Tiny Tim is referenced in the song's lyrics.

Critical reception



In his review of 'Tourism', AllMusic editor Bryan Buss wrote that "How Do You Do!" is a "perfectly presented pop ditty, bright and sunny as summer". Larry Flick from 'Billboard' described the song as a "peppy, guitar-anchored pop/rocker." He noted that "bopping pogo beats and Per Gessle's highly attitudinal lead vocal are strongest points in luring radio programmers." 'Gavin Report' called it a "fun track" that "starts off with a froggy-voiced Per Gessle posing the most asked question in the English language."

Formats and track listings



* 'Cassette and 7-inch single' (Europe 8650027)

# "How Do You Do!" 3:09

# "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" (live from the Sydney Entertainment Centre on 13 December 1991) 4:09

* '12-inch single' (Europe 8650026)

# "How Do You Do!" (7-inch version) 3:12

# "Knockin' on Every Door" (BomKrash 7-inch remix) 3:51

# "How Do You Do!" (BomKrash 12-inch remix) 5:43

* 'CD single' (Europe and Australia 8650022 UK CDEM-241)

# "How Do You Do!" (7-inch version) 3:12

# "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" (live from Sydney) 4:09

# "Knockin' on Every Door" (BomKrash 12-inch remix) 6:05

# "How Do You Do!" (BomKrash 12-inch remix) 5:43

* 'US CD single' (E2-56252)

# "How Do You Do!" (7-inch version) 3:12

# "How Do You Do!" (BomKrash US edit) 3:11

# "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" (live from Sydney) 4:09

Credits and personnel



Credits are adapted from the liner notes of 'The Rox Box/Roxette 8606'.

'Studios'

* Recorded between April and May 1992 at Tits & Ass Studio (Halmstad, Sweden) and EMI Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)

* Mixed at EMI Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)

'Musicians'

* Marie Fredriksson lead and background vocals

* Per Gessle lead and background vocals, mixing

* Per "Pelle" Alsing drums

* Vicki Benckert background vocals

* Anders Herrlin bass guitar, programming and engineering

* Jonas Isacsson electric guitars

* Clarence fwerman keyboards and production, mixing

* Staffan fwerman percussion and background vocals

* Mats "M.P." Persson engineering

* Alar Suurna mixing, engineering

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Certifications



Release history



Cascada version



{{Infobox song

| name = How Do You Do!

| cover = Roxette - How Do You Do! single cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Cascada

| album = Everytime We Touch

| released = 30 September 2005

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Eurodance

| length =

| label = Zooland Records

| writer = Per Gessle

| producer =

| prev_title = Everytime We Touch

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Truly Madly Deeply

| next_year = 2006

| misc =

}}

In 2005, a cover of the song by German dance act Cascada was released as the third single from their debut album 'Everytime We Touch'. This version charted in the top fifty of the 3 Austria Top 40, but failed to chart elsewhere.

Formats and track listings

'CD maxi'

# "How Do You Do!" (Radio Edit) 3:16

# "How Do You Do!" (Pop Airplay Edit) 2:51

# "How Do You Do!" (Album Version) 3:29

# "How Do You Do!" (Original Club Mix) 5:05

# "How Do You Do!" (Rob Mayth Remix) 5:31

# "How Do You Do!" (Megara vs. DJ Lee Remix) 7:05

# "How Do You Do!" (Tune up! Remix) 5:30

# "How Do You Do!" (Veranos Fuzzy Styled Remix) 6:00

# "How Do You Do!" (EXR Reconstruction) 5:57

'Digital download'

# "How Do You Do!" (Radio Edit) 3:16

# "How Do You Do!" (Rob Mayth Radio Edit) 3:55

# "How Do You Do!" (Original Mix) 5:04

# "How Do You Do!" (Megara vs. DJ Lee Remix) 7:05

References




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