How Do You Do It?
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"How Do You Do It?" is a 1963 pop song that became a major hit single for the British Merseybeat band Gerry and the Pacemakers.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Away From You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartAchievement | UK number-one single ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Mitch Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | I Like It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | none (debut single) ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
Merseybeat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| hasBandMember |
Freddie Marsden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerry Marsden NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Chadwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Maguire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
guitar-driven arrangement
ⓘ
up-tempo beat ⓘ vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| hasTempo | fast ⓘ |
| hasTheme | romantic relationship ⓘ |
| hasType | 1960s pop standard ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | lead vocal with backing harmonies ⓘ |
| isDebutSingleOf | Gerry and the Pacemakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 1:53 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Mitch Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPerformer | Gerry Marsden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being an early Merseybeat chart-topper ⓘ |
| originallyIntendedFor | The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Invasion era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Gerry and the Pacemakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | George Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | EMI Studios, Abbey Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Gerry and the Pacemakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
EMI ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| sideType | A-side ⓘ |
| wasOfferedTo | The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Mitch Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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