I Do (Cardi B song)
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| name = I Do
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| artist = Cardi B featuring SZA
| album = Invasion of Privacy
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| length = {{duration|m=3|s=20}}
| label = Atlantic
| writer = * Belcalis Almanzar
- Jordan Thorpe
- Nija Charles
- Klenord Raphael
- Shane Lindstrom
- Kevin Gomringer
- Tim Gomringer
| producer = * Murda Beatz
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"I Do" is a song recorded by American rapper Cardi B for her debut studio album Invasion of Privacy (2018), featuring vocals from SZA.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lyrics/8455510/cardi-b-i-do-lyrics-sza |title=Here Are the Lyrics to Cardi B's 'I Do,' Feat. SZA |last=Enos |first=Morgan |date=May 10, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 28, 2018}} It was written by Cardi B, SZA, Pardison Fontaine, Nija Charles, Klenord Raphael, Murda Beatz and Cubeatz, the former and latter of whom also produced the song.. It entered at number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 the week following the album's release.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8342224/cardi-b-beyonce-the-most-simultaneous-hot-100-hits-women |title=Cardi B Bests Beyonce for the Most Simultaneous Hot 100 Hits Among Women |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=March 16, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 16, 2018}}
Critical reception
"I Do" received critical acclaim. Chris Richards of The Washington Post deemed the lyrics "My little 15 minutes lasting long as hell, huh?" as "a victory speech," and the song as "the album's grand finale," since it is the closing track in Invasion of Privacy.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/everything-cardi-b-says-is-music/2018/04/06/f5bec164-39a2-11e8-9c0a-85d477d9a226_story.html|title=Review – Everything Cardi B says is music|first=Chris|last=Richards|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=April 6, 2018}} Similarly, for Rolling Stone, Rob Sheffield said the parent album "ends on a triumphant note with SZA, the only star who really could hold her own with Cardi on a track like this."{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-cardi-bs-invasion-of-privacy-w518854 |title=Review: Cardi B's Debut, 'Invasion of Privacy,' Is Personal and Undeniable |magazine=Rolling Stone |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |date=April 6, 2018 |access-date=April 6, 2018 |archive-date=April 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408115705/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-cardi-bs-invasion-of-privacy-w518854 |url-status=dead }} Maeve McDermott of USA Today felt "I Do" "seems destined for status as a single."{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2018/04/06/review-cardi-b-star-debut-album-invasion-privacy/492434002/|title=Review: Cardi B is a star on debut album 'Invasion of Privacy'|work=USA Today}} Roisin O'Connor of The Independent commented, "Cardi B has a particular way of inflection that conveys her personality so beautifully. She's as confident as it seems possible to be when she spits "Pussy so good I say my own name during sex" on [the song], weaponising her own sexuality."{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/cardi-b-invasion-of-privacy-review-john-prine-tinashe-laura-veirs-reviews-a8299886.html |title=Album reviews: Cardi B, John Prine, Tinashe, Laura Veirs, Say Sue Me, Josh T Pearson |last=O'Connor |first=Roisin |date=April 11, 2018 |work=The Independent |access-date=July 28, 2018}} In The New York Times, Jon Caraminaca said that Cardi B "raps about sex with the assertiveness and raw detail of Lil' Kim or Too Short," on "I Do" and "She Bad."{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/10/arts/music/cardi-b-invasion-of-privacy-review.html |title=Cardi B Is a New Rap Celebrity Loyal to Rap's Old Rules on 'Invasion of Privacy' |last=Caraminaca |first=Jon |date=April 10, 2018 |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 15, 2018}} Entertainment Weekly{{'}}s Andrew Hampp ranked it 10th among the best female collaborations of the time span 1998–2018.{{Cite magazine |url=http://ew.com/music/2018/05/17/best-worst-diva-duets/ |title=Here are the best (and worst) diva duets of the last 20 years |last=Hampp |first=Andrew |date=May 17, 2018 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=July 29, 2018}} Paste ranked it as the 15th best song of 2018.{{Cite news |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/12/the-50-best-songs-of-2018.html?p=4 |title=The 50 Best Songs of 2018 |date=December 3, 2018 |work=Paste |access-date=December 4, 2018}}
Live performance
"I Do" had its live performance debut on March 4, 2023, at the Madison Square Garden in New York City as part of a North American tour in support of SZA's second studio album, SOS (2022). Cardi B appeared as the concert's surprise guest, who joined SZA in performing her verse.{{Cite magazine |last=Legaspi |first=Althea |date=2023-03-05 |title=Watch Phoebe Bridgers, Cardi B Join SZA for Madison Square Garden Performance |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sza-phoebe-bridgers-cardi-b-madison-square-garden-performance-watch-1234691046/ |access-date=2023-03-05 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-05 |title=Watch Phoebe Bridgers and Cardi B Join SZA at MSG |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-phoebe-bridgers-and-cardi-b-join-sza-at-msg/ |access-date=2023-03-05 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}
Charts
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| {{single chart|Canada|38|artist=Cardi B|rowheader=true|access-date=July 27, 2018}} |
| scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|access-date=July 7, 2018}}
| 81 |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|23|artist=Cardi B|rowheader=true|access-date=July 27, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|16|artist=Cardi B|rowheader=true|access-date=July 27, 2018}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Cardi B ft Sza|title=I Do|award=Silver|relyear=2018|certyear=2023|id=19056-6395-1|access-date=June 16, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Cardi B|title=I Do|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|access-date=March 25, 2022}}
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References
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External links
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Category:Songs written by Cardi B
Category:Song recordings produced by Murda Beatz
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Category:Songs written by Pardison Fontaine
Category:Songs written by Cubeatz