Do It Again (The Chemical Brothers song)
"Do It Again" | ||||
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Single by the Chemical Brothers | ||||
from the album We Are the Night | ||||
Released | 14 May 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
Length | 3:33 (radio edit) | |||
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Producer(s) | The Chemical Brothers | |||
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"Do It Again" is a song by the British electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers, included as the fifth track on their sixth studio album, We Are the Night (2007). The song features Ali Love and was released as the first single from the album on 14 May 2007 as a digital download. "Do It Again" peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart and reached number two in Italy. The music video for the song was directed by Michael Haussman and is set in rural Morocco. The song was nominated at the 50th Grammy Awards for Best Dance Recording but lost out to Justin Timberlake's "LoveStoned / I Think That She Knows".
The song was used in Paco Rabanne's "One Million" video advertisement.
Samples[]
Early versions of the song featured a sample of the song "On a Journey" by Elektrik Funk (the line "I sing the funk electric"). At last minute, it was dropped and replaced by "Let's turn this thing electric".
Music video[]
The video for "Do It Again" is similar to that of Fatboy Slim's "Ya Mama" video,[1] which includes a tape that causes uncontrollable dancing. It takes place in Morocco and is centred around a little boy and his older brother. The younger boy has a toothache and must have his tooth removed but he escapes with his brother, whom he begs not to let anyone take his tooth away. Whilst walking through the desert, a cassette tape falls from the sky. It is noteworthy that the writing on the tape is "Chemical Brothers" in Arabic, although the translation is not quite accurate. The brothers get a tape player and once they hit play, the music causes them to dance uncontrollably. As they bring it back home, they see that anyone who hears the music starts dancing too. By hitching rides on cars, motorcycles and on top of buses, they travel to a larger city into a market where they use the hypnotic music to help them acquire money from a bank. With it they fix the boy's tooth instead of pulling it out, and return home. It was directed by Michael Haussman.
Credits[]
- Directed by: Michael Haussman
- Directed of photography: Nicola Pecorini
- Production company: HSA Productions
Track listings[]
UK CD
- "Do It Again" (edit)
- "Do It Again" (Oliver Huntemann remix) – 6:09
UK 7-inch (limited edition white vinyl)
- "Do It Again" (edit)
- "No Need"
UK 12-inch
- "Do It Again" (extended mix)
- "Clip Kiss"
European CD
- "Do It Again" (edit)
- "Do It Again" (Oliver Huntemann remix)
- "No Need"
US CD
- "Do It Again" (extended mix)
- "Do It Again" (Oliver Huntemann remix)
- "Do It Again" (Audion's House Arrest mix)
- "Clip Kiss"
- "No Need"
US 12-inch
- "Do It Again" (extended mix)
- "Clip Kiss"
- "Do It Again" (Audion's House Arrest mix)
US iTunes and Napster
- "Do It Again"
- "Do It Again" (extended mix)
- "Do It Again" (Oliver Huntemann remix)
- "Clip Kiss"
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
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Year-end charts[]
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References[]
- ^ "Fatboy Slim - Push The Tempo". Retrieved 8 January 2012 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Chemical Brothers – Do It Again" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Chemical Brothers – Do It Again" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Chemical Brothers – Do It Again" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Chemical Brothers – Do It Again" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – The Chemical Brothers – Do It Again". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Chemical Brothers – Do It Again" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – The Chemical Brothers – Do It Again" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Chemical Brothers – Do It Again". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Top of the Music – Mix e singoli" (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- 2007 singles
- 2007 songs
- Astralwerks singles
- The Chemical Brothers songs
- Music videos directed by Michael Haussman
- Songs written by Tom Rowlands
- Songs written by Ed Simons