I Do (Fleetwood Mac song)

{{Infobox song

| name = I Do

| cover = I_Do_Fleetwood_Mac_Single.jpeg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Fleetwood Mac

| album = Time

| released = 10 October 1995

| format =

| recorded = 1994

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Soft rock

| length = 3:48

| label = Warner Brothers

| writer =

| producer = Richard Dashut

| prev_title = Paper Doll

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Temporary One

| next_year = 1997

}}

"I Do" is a song by British-American band Fleetwood Mac, from their 1995 album Time. The song was released as a single to support the album and charted at number 62 in Canada. The song was written by Christine McVie and Eddy Quintela, and produced by long-time Fleetwood Mac producer Richard Dashut. An edit of the song was included in the deluxe version of box-set 50 Years – Don't Stop.{{Citation|title=I Do - Fleetwood Mac Song Info AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/i-do-mt0004459352|language=en|access-date=6 September 2021}}

Critical reception

While its parent Time album was largely panned by music critics, "I Do" has been received positively by some publications. Ultimate Classic Rock singled out "I Do" as the one "great song" from Time and highlighted its "joy-filled chorus".{{Cite web|last=DeRiso |first=Nick |date=1 November 2023|title=The One Great Song on These Terrible Albums |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/great-song-on-terrible-album/ |access-date=1 November 2023|website=Ultimate Classic Rock |language=en}} Joe Tiller of Dig! described the song as "an effortless and evocative soft-rock gem".{{Cite web| last=Tiller |first=Joe |date=10 October 2022|title=Time: Fleetwood Mac Reset The Clock For Their Final 90s Album |url=https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/time-fleetwood-mac-album/ |access-date=25 June 2024|website=Dig! |language=en-US}} In his book Fleetwood Mac: The Complete Illustrated History, Richie Unterberger thought that "I Do" was the album's "clear winner" with its "buoyant piano-clear pop".{{cite book|first=Richie |last=Unterberger |author-link= Richie Unterberger |year=2016 |title=Fleetwood Mac: The Complete Illustrated History |page=164 |publisher=Voyageur Press |isbn=978-0-7603-5176-5}}

GQ labeled "I Do" as one of the ten best post-Rumours songs, writing that the song "sounds like something from the Mirage era; it certainly doesn't sound like a pop song produced in the 1990s. It's all jangly keys, shimmery guitars and soaring backing vocals. It's also, fittingly, one of the more positive song on this list, a vow to love someone in spite of their flaws."{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Ben |date=11 April 2020 |title=The best Fleetwood Mac songs after Rumours |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/fleetwood-mac-songs |access-date=27 January 2024|website=British GQ |language=en-GB}}

Track listing

= CD Maxi (1995) =

  1. "I Do (Single Edit)" – 3:48
  2. "Talkin' To My Heart" – 4:54
  3. "Little Lies (Extended Version)" – 6:07
  4. "Little Lies (Dub)" – 4:04

Personnel

Charts

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!Chart (1995)

!Peak
position

{{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|62|chartid=2851|rowheader=true|access-date=21 May 2020}}
{{singlechart|Canadaadultcontemporary|50|chartid=2828|rowheader=true|access-date=21 May 2020}}

References