How Do You Do!#Cascada version
{{short description|1992 single by Roxette}}
{{About|the Roxette song|other songs with the same title|How Do You Do (disambiguation){{!}}How Do You Do}}
{{Infobox song
| name = How Do You Do!
| cover = Rox_hdyd.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Roxette
| album = Tourism
| released = {{Start date|1992|7|3|df=yes}}
| recorded = April–May 1992
| studio =
- Tits & Ass (Halmstad, Sweden)
- EMI (Stockholm, Sweden)
| genre = Pop rock
| length = 3:09
| label = EMI
| writer = Per Gessle
| producer = Clarence Öfwerman
| prev_title = Church of Your Heart
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Queen of Rain
| next_year = 1992
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|nx2iLOvP0rM|"How Do You Do!"}}}}
}}
"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 Norwegian Singles Chart and peaking at number two in several countries, including Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. The single was backed by several remixes created by Swedish production duo BomKrash, which consisted of Jacob Hellner and Carl-Michael Herlöfsson.
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 C–F–G–F sequence, followed by one shortened sequence of C–F–G. The pre-chorus makes use of a power chord structure, and consists of a sequence of Am–G–F–C–Em, which is then amended to Am–G–F–G. 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 D♯–A♯–D♯–G♯–A♯–Cm–G♯–A♯–Cm–G♯–A♯. The bridge consists of four short repetitions of Cm–A♯, 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.{{cite web |url=https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/r/roxette/how_do_you_do_ver2_crd.htm |title=How Do You Do! by Roxette Chords Version 2 |publisher=Ultimate-Guitar.com |access-date=16 February 2017}}
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".{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tourism-songs-from-studios-stages-hotelrooms-other-strange-places-mw0000089355|title=Roxette - Tourism: Songs from Studios, Stages, Hotelrooms & Other Strange Places|work=AllMusic|access-date=16 February 2020}} 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."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-09-26.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=Billboard|date=26 September 1992|access-date=12 February 2020|page=96}} 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."{{cite magazine|title= A/C: Reviews |magazine= Gavin Report |date= 18 September 1992 |page= 24 |access-date= 17 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/92/Gavin-1992-09-18.pdf}}
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 86–06.{{cite AV media notes |title=The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06 |title-link=The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06 |type=liner notes |chapter=Booklet |others=Roxette |publisher=Roxette Recordings and Capitol Records |year=2006 |id=9463 67972–2 9|location=Stockholm, Sweden}}
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 (EMI Studios)
- Jonas Isacsson – electric guitars
- Clarence Öfwerman – keyboards and production, mixing
- Staffan Öfwerman – percussion and background vocals
- Mats "M.P." Persson – engineering (Tits & Ass Studio)
- Alar Suurna – mixing, engineering (EMI Studios)
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (1992)
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{{single chart|Australia|13|artist=Roxette|song=How Do You Do!|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2017}} |
{{single chart|Austria|2|artist=Roxette|song=How Do You Do!|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2017}} |
{{single chart|Flanders|2|artist=Roxette|song=How Do You Do!|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2017}} |
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|12|artist=Roxette|chartid=1918|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2017}} |
scope="row"|Denmark (IFPI){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-08-08.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=9|issue=32|page=14|date=8 August 1992|access-date=9 April 2020}}
| 2 |
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EBIEAAAAMBAJ&q=roxette+tourism&pg=PA44 |title=Hits of the World – European Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |volume=104 |issue=42 |page=44 |date=17 October 1992}}
| 3 |
scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book |first=Jake |last=Nyman |year=2005 |title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja |edition=1st |publisher=Tammi |location=Helsinki |isbn=951-31-2503-3 |language=fi}}
| 2 |
{{single chart|Germany|2|artist=Roxette|song=How Do You Do!|songid=2477|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2017|refname="ger"}} |
{{single chart|Ireland2|15|artist=Roxette|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2017}} |
{{single chart|Dutch40|2|artist=Roxette|song=How Do You Do!|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2017}} |
{{single chart|Dutch100|2|artist=Roxette|song=How Do You Do!|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2017}} |
{{single chart|New Zealand|37|artist=Roxette|song=How Do You Do!|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2017}} |
{{single chart|Norway|1|artist=Roxette|song=How Do You Do!|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2017}} |
{{single chart|Sweden|2|artist=Roxette|song=How Do You Do!|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2017}} |
{{single chart|Switzerland|2|artist=Roxette|song=How Do You Do!|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2017}} |
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|13|artist=Roxette|artistid=25349|rowheader=true|access-date=6 June 2021}} |
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|58|artist=Roxette|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2017}} |
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|34|artist=Roxette|rowheader=true|access-date=15 February 2017}} |
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scope="col"| Chart (2021)
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{{single chart|Poland|79|chartid=3781|year=2021|rowheader=true|access-date=21 June 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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Certifications
Release history
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scope="row"|Europe
|3 July 1992 |{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD}} |rowspan="3"|EMI |
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scope="row"|United Kingdom
|20 July 1992 |{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}} |{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=19|date=18 July 1992}} |
scope="row"|Japan
|12 August 1992 |Mini-CD |{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/186552/products/270583/1/|title=How Do You Do! {{!}} ロクセット|trans-title=How Do You Do! {{!}} Roxette|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=1 September 2023}} |
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 =
| length = 3:16
| label = Zooland
| writer = Per Gessle
| producer =
- Manuel Reuter
- Yann Peifer
| prev_title = Everytime We Touch
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Truly Madly Deeply
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio video|{{YouTube|_34xwnR7z00|"How Do You Do!"}}}}
}}
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 Ö3 Austria Top 40, but failed to chart elsewhere.{{cite web |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Cascada&titel=How+Do+You+Do&cat=s |title=Cascada - How Do You Do! - austriancharts.at |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=15 February 2017}}
=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
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References
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External links
- [http://www.roxette.se/ Roxette.se] — Roxette's official website
- [http://www.cascadamusic.de/ CascadaMusic.de] — Cascada's official website
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