Do to You

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"Do to You"
Do to You by Machinations.jpg
7" sleeve
Single by Machinations
from the album Uptown
B-side "Looking Out for You"
ReleasedAugust 1987
Recorded1987
Studio Studios 301, Sydney
Genre
Length3:58
Label White Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Fred Loneragan
  • Tony Starr
  • Nick Swan
  • Tim Doyle
Producer(s) Andy Wallace
Machinations singles chronology
"Execution of Love"
(1985)
"Do to You"
(1987)
"Intimacy"
(1988)

"Do to You" is a song recorded by the Australian synth-pop band Machinations. It was released in August 1987 as the lead single from the band's third studio album, Uptown . The song peaked at number 15 on the Australian Kent Music Report, becoming the band's second top 20 single. [1]

Contents

A remixed 12" single was released in September 1987.

Australian band Infusion released a dance remix containing a sample of this track, "Do to You (In '82)" in 2004, which appeared on their album Six Feet Above Yesterday.

Track listing

7" single (K 364)
12" single (X 14506)
Fresh Berry mix 12" single (X 14530)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [1] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] 77

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References

  1. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. pp. 185–86. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  2. "Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Australian Music Report . Retrieved 11 December 2019 via Imgur.