How Do You Do!

This article is about the Roxette song. For other songs with the same title, see How Do You Do.
"How Do You Do!"
Single by Roxette
from the album Tourism
Released3 July 1992 (1992-07-03)
RecordedApril–May 1992
Studio
  • Tits & Ass (Halmstad, Sweden)
  • EMI (Stockholm, Sweden)
GenrePop rock
Length3:09
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Per Gessle
Producer(s)Clarence Öfwerman
Roxette singles chronology
"Church of Your Heart"
(1992) 		"How Do You Do!"
(1992) 		"Queen of Rain"
(1992)
Music video
"How Do You Do!" on YouTube

"How Do You Do!" is a pop rock song by Swedish pop duo Roxette. It was released as the lead single from their fourth studio album Tourism on 3 July 1992. The track was a commercial success upon release, topping the Norwegian Singles Chart and peaking at number two in several countries, including Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. The single was backed by several remixes created by Swedish production duo BomKrash, which consisted of Jacob Hellner and Carl-Michael Herlöfsson.

Composition and style

According to Ultimate Guitar, "How Do You Do!" is an uptempo pop rock song written in common time with a tempo of 121 beats per minute. It utilises a common trait found in Roxette compositions of the verse using a different key signature than the chorus. The verse is composed in C, and consists of three repetitions of a basic C–F–G–F sequence, followed by one shortened sequence of C–F–G. The pre-chorus makes use of a power chord structure, and consists of a sequence of Am–G–F–C–Em, which is then amended to Am–G–F–G. Following a brief pause, Marie Fredriksson takes over lead vocals for the song's chorus, which moves up from the verses by two keys to E♭. The chorus is composed almost entirely of sharp notes, and follows a sequence of D♯–A♯–D♯–G♯–A♯–Cm–G♯–A♯–Cm–G♯–A♯. The bridge consists of four short repetitions of Cm–A♯, played as power chords. The last chorus and outro are in F, following the transposed sequence F-C-F-B♭-C-Dm-B♭-C-Dm-B♭-C. American musician Tiny Tim is referenced in the song's lyrics.[1]

Critical reception

In his review of Tourism, AllMusic editor Bryan Buss wrote that "How Do You Do!" is a "perfectly presented pop ditty, bright and sunny as summer".[2] Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as a "peppy, guitar-anchored pop/rocker." He noted that "bopping pogo beats and Per Gessle's highly attitudinal lead vocal are strongest points in luring radio programmers."[3] Gavin Report called it a "fun track" that "starts off with a froggy-voiced Per Gessle posing the most asked question in the English language."[4]

Formats and track listings

  • Cassette and 7-inch single (Europe 8650027)
  1. "How Do You Do!" – 3:09
  2. "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" (live from the Sydney Entertainment Centre on 13 December 1991) – 4:09
  • 12-inch single (Europe 8650026)
  1. "How Do You Do!" (7-inch version) – 3:12
  2. "Knockin' on Every Door" (BomKrash 7-inch remix) – 3:51
  3. "How Do You Do!" (BomKrash 12-inch remix) – 5:43
  • CD single (Europe and Australia 8650022 · UK CDEM-241)
  1. "How Do You Do!" (7-inch version) – 3:12
  2. "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" (live from Sydney) – 4:09
  3. "Knockin' on Every Door" (BomKrash 12-inch remix) – 6:05
  4. "How Do You Do!" (BomKrash 12-inch remix) – 5:43
  • US CD single (E2-56252)
  1. "How Do You Do!" (7-inch version) – 3:12
  2. "How Do You Do!" (BomKrash US edit) – 3:11
  3. "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" (live from Sydney) – 4:09

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06.[5]

Studios

  • Recorded between April and May 1992 at Tits & Ass Studio (Halmstad, Sweden) and EMI Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Mixed at EMI Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)

Musicians

  • Marie Fredriksson – lead and background vocals
  • Per Gessle – lead and background vocals, mixing
  • Per "Pelle" Alsing – drums
  • Vicki Benckert – background vocals
  • Anders Herrlin – bass guitar, programming and engineering (EMI Studios)
  • Jonas Isacsson – electric guitars
  • Clarence Öfwerman – keyboards and production, mixing
  • Staffan Öfwerman – percussion and background vocals
  • Mats "M.P." Persson – engineering (Tits & Ass Studio)
  • Alar Suurna – mixing, engineering (EMI Studios)

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[25] Gold 35,000^
Sweden (GLF)[34] Platinum 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Europe 3 July 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
 EMI [13]
United Kingdom 20 July 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [35]
Japan 12 August 1992 Mini-CD [36]

Cascada version

"How Do You Do!"
Single by Cascada
from the album Everytime We Touch
Released30 September 2005
LabelZooland
Songwriter(s)Per Gessle
Producer(s)
  • Manuel Reuter
  • Yann Peifer
Cascada singles chronology
"Everytime We Touch"
(2005) 		"How Do You Do!"
(2005) 		"Truly Madly Deeply"
(2006)
Audio video
"How Do You Do!" on YouTube

In 2005, a cover of the song by German dance act Cascada was released as the third single from their debut album Everytime We Touch. This version charted in the top fifty of the Ö3 Austria Top 40, but failed to chart elsewhere.[37]

Formats and track listings

CD maxi

  1. "How Do You Do!" (Radio Edit) – 3:16
  2. "How Do You Do!" (Pop Airplay Edit) – 2:51
  3. "How Do You Do!" (Album Version) – 3:29
  4. "How Do You Do!" (Original Club Mix) – 5:05
  5. "How Do You Do!" (Rob Mayth Remix) – 5:31
  6. "How Do You Do!" (Megara vs. DJ Lee Remix) – 7:05
  7. "How Do You Do!" (Tune up! Remix) – 5:30
  8. "How Do You Do!" (Veranos Fuzzy Styled Remix) – 6:00
  9. "How Do You Do!" (EXR Reconstruction) – 5:57

Digital download

  1. "How Do You Do!" (Radio Edit) – 3:16
  2. "How Do You Do!" (Rob Mayth Radio Edit) – 3:55
  3. "How Do You Do!" (Original Mix) – 5:04
  4. "How Do You Do!" (Megara vs. DJ Lee Remix) – 7:05

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