Do It Again (Steely Dan song)

"Do It Again"
"Do It Again"
Single by Steely Dan
from the album Can't Buy a Thrill
B-side	"Fire in the Hole"
Released	November 1972
Recorded	August 1972; at the Village Recorder, Santa Monica;
Genre	Soft rock; funk rock;
Length	4:14 (7" version); 5:56 (Album version);
Label	ABC (US); EMI (Europe);
Songwriter(s)	Walter Becker; Donald Fagen;
Producer(s)	Gary Katz
Steely Dan singles chronology

"Do It Again" is a song composed by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, performed by American rock group Steely Dan, which was released as a single from their 1972 debut album Can't Buy a Thrill. The single version differed from the album version, shortening the intro and outro and omitting the organ solo.

Released in 1972, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 18, 1972, and reached number 6 on the US charts in 1973, making it Steely Dan's second highest-charting single.^[3]

Song[]

"Do It Again" features an electric sitar solo by Denny Dias. The "plastic organ" solo by Donald Fagen was performed on a Yamaha YC-30 with a sliding pitch-bending control.^[4]

David Palmer fronted the band during their live show, and sang "Do It Again" when the group played The Midnight Special in February 1973. Donald Fagen sang the vocal on the album version.^[5]

Cover versions[]

In 1980, Waylon Jennings released a version of the song on his album Music Man.^[6]
In 1983, Italian group Club House released "Do It Again Medley with Billie Jean," a mashup/medley of the track with Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean".^[7] The song peaked at number 79 in Australia.^[8] It was later covered by the American studio group Slingshot.^[7]
Austrian singer Falco covered the song on his 1988 album Wiener Blut.^[9] His version was also released as a single.^[10]
In 1997, Paul Hardcastle offered his version from the album Cover to Cover.^[11]
In 1998, Tori Amos released her cover of the song on the Spark Limited Edition single released in the U.K.
In 2017, Lydia Lunch and Cypress Grove covered the song on their album Under the Covers.^[12]

Chart performance[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1972–1973)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[13]	60
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[14]	6
Germany (Official German Charts)^[15]	33
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[16]	15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[17]	10
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	6
US Billboard Easy Listening^[18]	34
US Cash Box^[19]	7
US Record World^[20]	8

Chart (1975)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[21]	39

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1973)	Rank
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[22]	62
US Billboard Hot 100^[23]	73

References[]

^ Mason, Stewart. "Do It Again – Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
^ Hoffmann, Frank, ed. (2005). "Steely Dan". Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-93835-X.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Steely Dan – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
^ "Discography, or Who Played What On....?". Combo Organ. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
^ Greene, Andy (7 March 2013). "Flashback: Steely Dan Live in 1973". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Waylon Jennings – Music Man". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Halstead, Craig; Cadman, Chris (2003). Michael Jackson the Solo Years. Authors On Line Ltd. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-7552-0091-7.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 278. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ Green, Jim; Robbins, Ira. "Falco". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
^ "Falco – Do It Again". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
^ Yanow, Scott. "Paul Hardcastle – Cover to Cover". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
^ Van Isacker, Bernard (April 27, 2017). "Lydia Lunch & Cypress Grove cover The Doors, Tom Petty and lots more on 'Under the covers' cover album – available on vinyl too". Side-Line. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5297." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Steely Dan – Do It Again" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 1, 1973" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved September 5, 2014.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Steely Dan – Do It Again" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 228.
^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending FEBRUARY 17, 1973". Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012.
^ "The Singles Chart" (PDF). Record World. February 24, 1972. p. 27. ISSN 0034-1622. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
^ "Top 100 Singles of '73". RPM. Vol. 20 no. 20. December 29, 1973. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
^ "Top 100 Hits for 1973". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[1] Mason, Stewart. "Do It Again – Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

[2] Hoffmann, Frank, ed. (2005). "Steely Dan". Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-93835-X.

[awards-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Steely Dan – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

[4] "Discography, or Who Played What On....?". Combo Organ. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

[5] Greene, Andy (7 March 2013). "Flashback: Steely Dan Live in 1973". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

[6] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Waylon Jennings – Music Man". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[Solo-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b Halstead, Craig; Cadman, Chris (2003). Michael Jackson the Solo Years. Authors On Line Ltd. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-7552-0091-7.

[8] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 278. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[9] Green, Jim; Robbins, Ira. "Falco". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

[10] "Falco – Do It Again". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

[11] Yanow, Scott. "Paul Hardcastle – Cover to Cover". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

[12] Van Isacker, Bernard (April 27, 2017). "Lydia Lunch & Cypress Grove cover The Doors, Tom Petty and lots more on 'Under the covers' cover album – available on vinyl too". Side-Line. Retrieved June 24, 2017.

[13] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-14] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5297." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

[sc_Germany_Steely_Dan-15] "Offiziellecharts.de – Steely Dan – Do It Again" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

[sc_Dutch40_-16] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 1, 1973" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved September 5, 2014.

[sc_Dutch100_Steely_Dan-17] "Dutchcharts.nl – Steely Dan – Do It Again" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

[18] Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 228.

[19] "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending FEBRUARY 17, 1973". Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012.

[20] "The Singles Chart" (PDF). Record World. February 24, 1972. p. 27. ISSN 0034-1622. Retrieved September 17, 2017.

[sc_UK_-21] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

[22] "Top 100 Singles of '73". RPM. Vol. 20 no. 20. December 29, 1973. Retrieved August 31, 2016.

[23] "Top 100 Hits for 1973". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

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show v t Steely Dan
Donald Fagen Walter Becker Jeff "Skunk" Baxter Denny Dias Jim Hodder David Palmer Royce Jones Michael McDonald Jeff Porcaro
Studio albums	Can't Buy a Thrill (1972) Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) Pretzel Logic (1974) Katy Lied (1975) The Royal Scam (1976) Aja (1977) Gaucho (1980) Two Against Nature (2000) Everything Must Go (2003)
Live albums	Alive in America (1995) Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party (2000) Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Steely Dan (2005)
Singles	"Dallas" "Do It Again" "Reelin' In the Years" "Show Biz Kids" "My Old School" "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" "Pretzel Logic" "Bad Sneakers" "Kid Charlemagne" "Peg" "Deacon Blues" "FM (No Static at All)" "Josie" "Hey Nineteen" "Cousin Dupree" "Janie Runaway"
Album tracks	"Aja" "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" "Dirty Work"
Compilations	Greatest Hits (1978) Steely Dan (1978) Gold (1982/91) A Decade of Steely Dan (1985) Reelin' In the Years (1987) Do It Again (1987) Citizen Steely Dan (1993) Then and Now (1993) Showbiz Kids (2000) The Definitive Collection (2006)
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