I Do (Lisa Loeb song)

"I Do" is a song written and recorded by American singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb. Released on October 30, 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 (I Missed You)". This song was her last top-twenty single in both countries.

"I Do"
Single by Lisa Loeb
from the album Firecracker
ReleasedOctober 30, 1997 (1997-10-30)[1]
Recorded1997
GenrePop
Length3:41
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Lisa Loeb
Producer(s)Juan Patiño
Lisa Loeb singles chronology
"Waiting for Wednesday"
(1996)		 "I Do"
(1997)		 "Let's Forget About It"
(1997)
Music video
"I Do" on YouTube

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".[2] However, the real intention of the song is quite 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 Larry Flick of Billboard magazine, who called the melody and chorus "nothing short of pure pop bliss."[3]

Music video

In the music video, directed by Phil Harder in Minneapolis,[4] 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 promo CD single[5]

  1. "I Do" (LP version) – 3:41
  2. "I Do" (acoustic version) – 3:32

US cassette single[6]

  1. "I Do"
  2. "Jake" (alternative version)

European maxi-single[7]

  1. "I Do" (LP version) – 3:41
  2. "Do You Sleep?" (live) – 3:35
  3. "Jake" (alternative version) – 3:00

German maxi-single[8]

  1. "I Do" (LP version)
  2. "Do You Sleep?" (live)

Charts

References
  1. Bessman, Jim (October 4, 1997). "Loeb Makes Noise with 'Firecracker' Set on Geffen" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 109 no. 40. p. 24. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  2. Bessman, Jim (October 4, 1997). "Loeb Makes Noise with 'Firecracker' Set on Geffen" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 109 no. 40. p. 24. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  3. Flick, Larry (October 25, 1997). "Reviews & Previews – Singles" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 109 no. 43. p. 79. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  4. "Production Notes" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 119 no. 2. January 10, 1998. p. 80. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  5. "I Do" – US CD single promo (Liner notes). Lisa Loeb. Geffen Records. 1997. PRO-CD-1136.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. "I Do" – US cassette single (Cassette sleeve). Lisa Loeb. Geffen Records. 1997. GEFCS-19416.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. "I Do" – European maxi-single (Liner notes). Lisa Loeb. Geffen Records. 1997. GED 22286.CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. "I Do" – German maxi-single (Liner notes). Lisa Loeb. Geffen Records. 1997. GED 22321.CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  10. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3426." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  11. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 3433." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  12. "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 3463." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Lisa Loeb – I Do". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. "Lisa Loeb Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  16. "Lisa Loeb Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  17. "Lisa Loeb Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  18. "Lisa Loeb Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  19. "Lisa Loeb Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  20. "RPM's Top 100 Hit Tracks of '98" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 63 no. 12. December 14, 1998. p. 20. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  21. "RPM's Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of '98". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  22. "Billboard Top 100 – 1998". Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
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