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How Do You Do? was a pop music song by the Dutch music duo, Mouth & MacNeal. It is the eighth track and lead single from the duo's debut album of the same name in 1972. It was written by Mouth (born Willem Duyn, March 31, 1937) and Maggie MacNeal (born Sjoukje van't Spijker, May 5, 1950) and produced by Hans van Hemert.
Origins and recording[edit]
Mouth had previously sung in a number of 1960s bands, including Speedway. MacNeal had released one solo single before teaming up with Mouth, a cover of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", also produced by van Hemert.
Composition and theme[edit]
Release and reception[edit]
Mouth & MacNeal reached the top of the charts throughout Continental Europe and Scandinavia. "How Do You Do" was made popular in the United States by radio personality Jim Connors and the song eventually reached #8 in the U.S. in July 1972.[1] "How Do You Do" spent 19 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 and won the R.I.A.A. gold disc on 2 August 1972.[2] Selling over a million copies in the U.S. alone, global sales exceeded two million.[2]
This propelled their 1972 album How Do You Do into the Billboard 200 (US #77).[3] More hit singles followed in 1973, and in 1974 Mouth & MacNeal represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest placing third, behind ABBA and Gigliola Cinquetti with their song "I See a Star", which went on to be a #1 hit in Ireland.
Live performances[edit]
Personnel[edit]
Formats and track listing[edit]
Chart Charts[edit]
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