How Do You Do It?
| "How Do You Do It?" | ||||
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 E.P. cover |
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| Single by Gerry & the Pacemakers | ||||
| B-side | "Away from You" (Marsden-Chadwick) | |||
| Released | March 1963 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1963  |
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| Genre | Merseybeat, Beat, Pop | |||
| Length | 1:59 | |||
| Label | Columbia DB4987 (EMI) Laurie 3162 (USA) |
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| Writer(s) | Mitch Murray | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
| Gerry & the Pacemakers singles chronology | ||||
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"How Do You Do It?" was the debut single by Liverpudlian band Gerry & the Pacemakers. The song was number one in the UK Singles Chart on 11 April 1963, where it stayed for three weeks.[1]
[edit] History
The song was written by Mitch Murray. Adam Faith had been offered the song but turned it down and The Beatles recorded a version of it, which was not released until it appeared on the group's retrospective Anthology 1 album in 1995.
Gerry & the Pacemakers' version was produced by George Martin and became a number one hit in the UK, until being replaced at the top by "From Me to You", the Beatles' third single.[2]
The song was also title song to an E.P. 7" record featuring the songs: "How Do You Do It?"; "Away From You"; "I Like It" and "It's Happened To Me". (Columbia SEG8257, released July 1963)
The record entered the US chart July 5, 1964, eventually reaching #9.
| Preceded by "Summer Holiday" by Cliff Richard and The Shadows |
UK number-one single 11 April 1963 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "From Me to You" by The Beatles |
[edit] References
- ^ Gerry & The Pacemakers single "How Do You Do It?" Number One in the UK Singles Chart for 3 weeks 1963 http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_the_no1_songs.php?show=2 Retrieved 31/08/07
- ^ The Beatles Bible: How Do You Do It Retrieved 22/08/08
