Do You Love Me

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"Do You Love Me" is a 1962 Motown hit song, originally recorded by The Contours, that became famous for its energetic vocals and dance-oriented rhythm.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist The Contours
catalogNumber Gordy 7005
chartPosition number 1 on the Billboard R&B chart
number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100
composer Berry Gordy
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
famousFor association with early 1960s dance crazes
featuredDance Mashed Potato dance
surface form: the Mashed Potato

the Twist
the Watusi
followedBy Shake Sherrie (The Contours single)
genre rhythm and blues
rock and roll
soul music
hasBside You Get Ugly
hasCoverVersion Do You Love Me
surface form: Do You Love Me (cover by Brian Poole and the Tremeloes)

Do You Love Me (cover by The Dave Clark Five)
Do You Love Me (cover by The Sonics)
hasMusicStyle call-and-response vocals
horn-driven arrangement
prominent backbeat
hasQuality dance-oriented rhythm
energetic vocals
hasReRecording Do You Love Me (1964 re-recording by The Contours)
includedIn Dirty Dancing
surface form: Dirty Dancing (1987 film) soundtrack
language English
length 2:51
musicalKey E major
notableLyric Do you love me, now that I can dance?
partOf Motown catalog
performer The Contours
precededBy Whole Lotta Woman
surface form: Whole Lotta Woman (The Contours single)
producer Berry Gordy
publicationDate 1962
recorded 1962
recordLabel Gordy Records
Motown
releaseDate 1962-06-29
side A-side
tempo fast
writer Berry Gordy

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Berry Gordy wroteSong Do You Love Me
The Dave Clark Five notableWork Do You Love Me
The Contours notableWork Do You Love Me
The Contours chartSuccess Do You Love Me
this entity surface form: Do You Love Me reached high positions on the Billboard charts
The Contours hasRecording Do You Love Me
this entity surface form: Do You Love Me (album and single versions)
The Contours culturalImpact Do You Love Me
this entity surface form: Do You Love Me became a staple of oldies and dance music radio
The Contours culturalImpact Do You Love Me
this entity surface form: Do You Love Me was revived in popularity through later film and media placements