"Do to You" | ||||
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Single by Machinations | ||||
from the album Uptown | ||||
B-side | "Looking Out for You" | |||
Released | August 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Studio | Studios 301, Sydney | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:58 | |||
Label | White Label | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Andy Wallace | |||
Machinations singles chronology | ||||
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"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]
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.
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [1] | 15 |
Chart (1987) | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] | 77 |
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