I'm Doin' Fine Now
{{Short description|1973 single by New York City}}
{{Infobox song
| name = I'm Doin' Fine Now
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = New York City
| album = I'm Doin' Fine Now
| B-side = Ain't It So
| released = 1973
| recorded =
| studio =
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| genre =
| length = 2:48
| label = Chelsea
| writer = Thom Bell, Sherman Marshall
| producer = Thom Bell
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Make Me Twice the Man
| next_year = 1973
}}
"I'm Doin' Fine Now" is a song by American R&B group New York City. Released in 1973 by Chelsea Records from their debut album of the same name (1973), the song reached number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number eight on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and number 26 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. It was the 46th most successful song of 1973 in the US.
When it debuted on Casey Kasem's American Top 40 on April 28, 1973, Kasem remarked that the members of the band were keeping their "day jobs" until they were sure that the band was going to be a big success. At the time of the record's debut on the top 40, Tim McQueen was a systems analyst at a New York City bank, Claude W. Johnson serviced jukeboxes in Harlem, John Brown was an apprentice engineer at a record company, and Edward Schell drove a New York City taxicab.
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!Chart (1973) !Peak |
| scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=216}}
|95 |
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| {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|26|chartid=4844|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|24|chartid=4858|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|UK|20|date=19730825|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|17|artist=New York City|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|8|artist=New York City|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|14|artist=New York City|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2019}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (1973) !Position |
| scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://billboardtop100of.com/1973-2/|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1973|website=Billboardtop100of.com|access-date=October 21, 2019}}
|46 |
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The Pasadenas version
{{Infobox song
| name = I'm Doing Fine Now
| cover = The Pasadenas-I'm Doing Fine Now.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Pasadenas
| album = Yours Sincerely
| B-side = Cry My Tears (Posthumously Yours)
| released = {{start date|1992|1|20}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-01-18.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=19|date=January 18, 1992|access-date=July 14, 2021}}
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| length = 3:35
| label = Columbia
| writer = Thom Bell, Sherman Marshall
| producer = Ian Levine, Billy Griffin
| prev_title = Another Lover
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Make It with You
| next_year = 1992
}}
In 1992, British group the Pasadenas released a cover of the song, retitled "I'm Doing Fine Now", that peaked at number four in the United Kingdom for four weeks, selling over 200,000 copies in the process. The single was released in January 1992 by Columbia from their third album, Yours Sincerely (1992). It was produced by Ian Levine and Billy Griffin, and also reached the top 10 in Belgium, Greece, and Ireland.
=Charts=
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==Weekly charts==
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==Year-end charts==
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!Chart (1992) !Position |
| scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1992|title=Jaaroverzichten 1992|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=October 21, 2019}}
|44 |
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| scope="row"|Europe (European Dance Radio){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-12-19.pdf|title=1992 Year-End Airplay Charts: European Dance Radio|magazine=Music & Media|volume=9|issue=51/52|page=20|date=December 19, 1992|access-date=February 25, 2024}}
|13 |
| scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Year End Charts: Top Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=8|date=January 16, 1993}}
|28 |
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=Certifications=
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Pasadenas|title=I'm Doing Fine Now|award=Silver|relyear=1992|certyear=1992|id=3233-736-1|access-date=July 7, 2020|refname="ukcert"}}
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References
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{{The Pasadenas}}
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Category:Songs written by Thom Bell
Category:Song recordings produced by Thom Bell
Category:Chelsea Records singles
Category:Columbia Records singles
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