"How Do You Do!" is a pop

Pop music

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 song

Song

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 by Swedish

Sweden

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 pop duo Roxette

Roxette

Roxette are a Swedish pop music duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle . Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act from the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album Look Sharp!...

. It was released as their first single

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 from the album Tourism

Tourism (album)

- Singles :*"How Do You Do!"*#"How Do You Do!"*#"Fading Like a Flower " *#"Knockin' on Every Door" *#"How Do You Do!" *"Queen of Rain"*#"Queen of Rain"*#"It Must Have Been Love"...

. The single spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 chart, peaking at #58 in the United States. It was a bigger hit in Europe, reaching #2 in Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands, and peaking at #13 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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Musical analysis

A common Roxette trait is to have a different key signature in the verse to the chorus, and this song follows that rule. The verse is in C, using powerchords of C F and G. With a pause, Marie breaks into "How Do You Do!" as the song moves up to the key of E flat.

Lyrics

Per Gessle mentions the singer Tiny Tim

Tiny Tim (musician)

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 in the lyrics: "I love your blue-eyed voice, like Tiny Tim shines thru".

Track listing

1. "How Do You Do!"
2. "Fading Like a Flower" (live)
3. "Knockin' on Every Door" (BomKrash 12" remix)
4. "How Do You Do!" (BomKrash 12" remix)

The Live version of "Fading Like a Flower" was recorded at The Entertainment Centre

Sydney Entertainment Centre

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 in Sydney, Australia in December 1991.

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Austrian singles chart	2
Dutch singles chart	2
German singles chart	2
Norwegian singles chart	1
Swedish singles chart	2
Swiss singles chart	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	58
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	34
UK Singles Chart	13

Track listing

1. "How Do You Do!" (Dance radio edit)
2. "How Do You Do!" (Radio mix)
3. "How Do You Do!" (Megara vs. DJ Lee radio edit)
4. "How Do You Do!" (Rob Mayth short edit)
5. "How Do You Do!" (Original mix)
6. "How Do You Do!" (Megara vs. DJ Lee remix)
7. "How Do You Do!" (Tune up! remix)
8. "How Do You Do!" (Veranos fuzzy styled remix)
9. "How Do You Do!" (a speech)

All versions

• "How Do You Do" (Dance Radio Edit) - 2:51
• "How Do You Do" (Pop Airplay Mix) - 2:53
• "How Do You Do" (Radio Edit) - 3:18
• "How Do You Do" (Club Mix) - 5:06
• "How Do You Do" (Rob Mayth Radio Edit) - 3:57
• "How Do You Do" (Rob Mayth Remix) - 5:32
• "How Do You Do" (Megara Vs. DJ Lee Radio Edit) - 3:13
• "How Do You Do" (Megara Vs. DJ Lee Remix) - 7:07
• "How Do You Do" (Tune Up! Radio Edit) - 3:28
• "How Do You Do" (Tune Up! Remix) - 5:32
• "How Do You Do" (Verano Short Cut) - 3:30
• "How Do You Do" (Verano Fuzzy Styled Remix) - 6:02
• "How Do You Do" (Exr Reconstruction) - 5:59
• "How Do You Do" - 3:31
• "How Do You Do" (Wanchu Remix) - 7:51

The Dance Radio Edit and Pop Airplay Mix are the same.

Charts

Cascada's version of "How Do You Do!" charted at 50 in Austria, but failed to chart else where.

External links

• Roxette.se — Roxette's official website
• CascadaMusic.de — Cascada's official website