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"Do It Again" is a song by American jazz-rock group Steely Dan
Steely Dan

Steely Dan is an United States jazz-Rock music band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. The band reached a peak of popularity in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock and roll, funk, rhythm and blues, and Pop music....
, which was released as a single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
 from their debut 1972 album Can't Buy A Thrill
Can't Buy a Thrill

Can't Buy a Thrill is the first album by Steely Dan. Originally released in 1972 in music, the album was a huge success. It went gold album, and then platinum, peaking at #17 on the charts....
. The single version differed from the album version, shortening the intro, outro and two instrumental sections of the song.

Released in 1972, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 18, 1972 and reached #6 on the US charts in 1973.

On the 1972 release, the song was credited as "Trad" (for traditional), although it was probably written by the band's leaders, Walter Becker
Walter Becker

Walter Becker is an American musician and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder, guitarist, bass guitar and a co-writing half of the duet which make-up the rock music band Steely Dan....
 and Donald Fagen
Donald Fagen

Donald Jay Fagen is an United States musician and songwriter. He is co-founder, lead singer, and the principal songwriter of the jazz-influenced Rock music musical ensemble Steely Dan....
.

The song was among the first in popular music to include an organ
Organ (music)

The organ is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard played either Manual or Pedal clavier. The organ is one of the oldest musical instruments in the European classical music....
 solo
Solo (music)

In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer. In practice this means a number of different things, depending on the type of music and the context....
 featuring a pitch-shifting technique.






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"Do It Again" is a song by American jazz-rock group Steely Dan
Steely Dan

Steely Dan is an United States jazz-Rock music band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. The band reached a peak of popularity in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock and roll, funk, rhythm and blues, and Pop music....
, which was released as a single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
 from their debut 1972 album Can't Buy A Thrill
Can't Buy a Thrill

Can't Buy a Thrill is the first album by Steely Dan. Originally released in 1972 in music, the album was a huge success. It went gold album, and then platinum, peaking at #17 on the charts....
. The single version differed from the album version, shortening the intro, outro and two instrumental sections of the song.

Released in 1972, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 18, 1972 and reached #6 on the US charts in 1973.

On the 1972 release, the song was credited as "Trad" (for traditional), although it was probably written by the band's leaders, Walter Becker
Walter Becker

Walter Becker is an American musician and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder, guitarist, bass guitar and a co-writing half of the duet which make-up the rock music band Steely Dan....
 and Donald Fagen
Donald Fagen

Donald Jay Fagen is an United States musician and songwriter. He is co-founder, lead singer, and the principal songwriter of the jazz-influenced Rock music musical ensemble Steely Dan....
.

The song was among the first in popular music to include an organ
Organ (music)

The organ is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard played either Manual or Pedal clavier. The organ is one of the oldest musical instruments in the European classical music....
 solo
Solo (music)

In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer. In practice this means a number of different things, depending on the type of music and the context....
 featuring a pitch-shifting technique. The tune also has a electric sitar
Electric sitar

An electric sitar is in fact a kind of electric guitar designed to mimic the sound of the traditional Indian instrument, the sitar. Depending on the manufacturer and model, these instruments bear varying degrees of resemblance to the traditional sitar....
 solo by Denny Dias
Denny Dias

Denny Dias is an United States guitarist, most known for being a founding member of Steely Dan....
. It was also featured in the 2008 video game Guitar Hero World Tour
Guitar Hero World Tour

Guitar Hero World Tour is a music video game developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision. It is the fourth main entry in the Guitar Hero ....
.

Cover versions


  • Eumir Deodato
    Eumir Deodato

    Eumir Deodato is a Grammy Award winning Brazilian musician, record producer and arrangement, primarily based in the jazz realm but who historically has been known for eclectic melding of big band and combo jazz with varied elements of Rock /Pop music, R&B/funk, Brazilian/Latin, and symphonic or orchestral music....
     has covered the song on numerous occasions in the studio and live. A Dedoato hit collection released in 2007 bears the title Do it Again.


  • Waylon Jennings
    Waylon Jennings

    Waylon Arnold Jennings was an influential United States of America country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose to prominence as a bass guitar player for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets....
     recorded a cover of this song in 1980 on his album Music Man
    Music Man (album)

    Music Man is an album by Waylon Jennings, released in 1980 in music on RCA Victor. It was Jennings' final album in a streak of releases which mostly reached #1 on the country charts....
    . Played at a faster pace, Waylon's version of the song is shorter than the original. This version also features his very distinctive guitar solo in the middle of the song.


  • In 1983, Italian
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
     dance music
    Dance music

    Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dance. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement....
     act Clubhouse
    Clubhouse (group)

    Clubhouse is a disco and house music recording studio band from Italy. They climbed to #75 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 in 1983 with a medley of Steely Dan's "Do It Again " and Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean"....
     released "Do It Again / Billie Jean
    Billie Jean

    "Billie Jean" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The track was written by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones for the singer's sixth solo album, Thriller ....
    ", a mashup
    Mashup (music)

    A mashup , bootleg or blend is a song or composition created by blending two or more songs, usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the music track of another....
    /medley
    Medley (music)

    In music, a medley is a piece composed from parts of existing pieces, played one after another, sometimes overlapping. They are common in popular music, and most medleys are songs rather than instrumental....
     of the track with Michael Jackson
    Michael Jackson

    Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....
    's then-recent hit. This charted well across Europe. In the United States, while the Clubhouse version performed best in pop markets, a cover version
    Cover version

    In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition of a previously recorded, commercially released song.In its current use, it can sometimes have a pejorative meaning — implying that the original recording should be regarded as the definitive version, usually in the sense of an "authentic" rendition, and all...
     by Slingshot
    Slingshot (band)

    Slingshot is a disco/dance music band from Detroit, Michigan. Members include Jack Tann, Greg Sawton, David Van DePitte and John Lewis. Their one and only chart entry was a medley of Steely Dan's song "Do It Again " and Michael Jackson's #1 hit single "Billie Jean"....
     performed better in R&B and dance markets. Another version of the same medley was made in that year by Brooklyn Express, a disco group from New York.


  • Austrian pop star Falco
    Falco (musician)

    Johann H?lzel , better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian rap music, Pop music and rock music musician and had four #1 Hits - "Der Kommissar ," "Rock Me Amadeus," "Jeanny," and "Coming Home ." He is the first and so far only artist to score a #1 Hit in the U.S....
     covered the song on his 1988 album Wiener Blut
    Wiener Blut (album)

    Wiener Blut is the 1988 fifth album by Falco . It was produced for Falco's "daughter", recorded in 1987 and should be the last album produced by Bolland & Bolland....
    .


  • Art of Noise sampled the song for their version of Prince's "Kiss
    Kiss (song)

    "Kiss" is a 1986 song by Prince and The Revolution , from the album Parade . "Kiss" started as a short acoustic instrument demo, about a minute in length, with one Verse and the refrain....
    " with Tom Jones
    Tom Jones (singer)

    Sir Thomas John Woodward Officer of the British Empire , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer-songwriter, particularly noted for his powerful voice and wide vocal range....
     in 1988
    1988 in music

    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988....
    .


  • A cover version of this song was done by Tori Amos
    Tori Amos

    Tori Amos is a pianist and singer-songwriter of dual United Kingdom and United States citizenship. She is married to England sound engineer Mark Hawley, with whom she has one child, Natashya "Tash" L?rien Hawley, born on September 5, 2000....
     and featured on the .


  • Smash Mouth
    Smash Mouth

    Smash Mouth is an United States pop rock band from San Jose, California.Formed in 1994, the band comprised Steve Harwell , Greg Camp , Paul De Lisle , and Kevin Coleman ....
     did a cover of this song for the soundtrack of the movie Me, Myself & Irene.


  • The disco-funk orchestra Rhythm Heritage did a cover of the song, coupled with War's
    War (band)

    War is an United States funk band from California, known for the hit songs "Low Rider ", "Spill the Wine" and "Why Can't We Be Friends ". Formed in 1969, War was a musical crossover band which fused elements of Rock music, funk, jazz, Latin music, Rhythm and blues, and reggae....
     "Cisco Kid"


  • The Brazilian funk jazz instrumentalist Eumir Deodato
    Eumir Deodato

    Eumir Deodato is a Grammy Award winning Brazilian musician, record producer and arrangement, primarily based in the jazz realm but who historically has been known for eclectic melding of big band and combo jazz with varied elements of Rock /Pop music, R&B/funk, Brazilian/Latin, and symphonic or orchestral music....
     has an extensive jazz funk orchestration on the 2001 concert recording Live at Felt Forum


  • A short lived funk/alternative band, The Organization, composed of all former Death Angel
    Death Angel

    Death Angel is a Filipino-American thrash metal band from Concord, California, California. Initially active from 1982 to 1991, the band reformed at the Thrash of the Titans benefit concert for Chuck Billy in 2001....
     members, less Mark Osegueda, covered this song on their 1995 album entitled Savor The Flavor.


  • Latin Urban group Kumbia Kings
    Kumbia Kings

    The Kumbia Kings were a Latin Grammy-winning Cumbia music group from Corpus Christi, Texas, Texas created by A.B. Quintanilla. Their music encompasses the styles of cumbia , hip-hop and R&B....
     have released a Spanish-language rendition of the song, titled "Ella Sabe" on their 2004 album, "Fuego"


  • The electro-Latin 2007 release Bossa Nova Is Not A Crime by The Juju Orchestra featured a cover with Carolyn Leonhart and Robert Smith
    Robert Smith

    Robert Smith, Rob Smith, Bob Smith or Bobby Smith may refer to:...
     on vocals.