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
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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
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horn-driven arrangement ⓘ prominent backbeat ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
dance-oriented rhythm
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energetic vocals ⓘ |
| hasReRecording | Do You Love Me (1964 re-recording by The Contours) ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Dirty Dancing
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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
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surface form:
Whole Lotta Woman (The Contours single)
|
| producer | Berry Gordy ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| recorded | 1962 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Gordy Records
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Motown ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1962-06-29 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| writer | Berry Gordy ⓘ |
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Do You Love Me reached high positions on the Billboard charts
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Do You Love Me (album and single versions)
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Do You Love Me became a staple of oldies and dance music radio
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Do You Love Me was revived in popularity through later film and media placements