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| Single by Blaque | ||||
| from the album Blaque | ||||
| Released | July 28, 1999 [1] | |||
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| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter | Natina Reed | |||
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"I Do" is a song released in 1999 by the American vocal trio, Blaque. It was released as the group's second single in the United States and Japan, and the third single in Europe. [1] [4] [5]
Musically, it is a mid-tempo pop [3] [6] [7] song with a "funked" up-style production similar to the Spice Girls. [4] It has an "Instant hook, highly accessible melody and youthful vocals". [4] The songs structure have typical R&B/hip hop based verses, while its chorus has a 1960's styled hook "filled with shoo-bop shoo-bop" ad libs reminiscent of The Supremes. [4] [8] [7] The chorus also includes other sounds such as clapping in the background. [4] In addition the song has a tempo of 128 beats per minutes in the key of C major. [9]
Originally, "I Do" was planned to be the second official single for Blaque in the United States since early in their debut album's roll out. [6] [8] However, because of the demand and success on Rhythmic radio that "Bring It All to Me" had in comparison, its promotion was postponed to 2000. [10] In early 2000, the song was reworked and remixed by Trackmasters and sent to U.S. urban radio. The song's remix is a street-edged dance track with a funky bassline. [7] It also features a sample of "I'll Do 4 U" by Father MC. [7] This remix is one of the three remixes the duo produced for the group. [7]
A music video for "I Do" was directed by Bille Woodruff. ItThe video opens with a cartoon portrait of Blaque displayed on a television screen before cutting to the group performing the verses on a vibrant, colorful set. The members wear sleek white outfits accented with silver, as the visuals ripple and glitch to mimic the effect of flipping through TV channels. During the chorus, the trio appears in striking hot pink ensembles, dancing in a futuristic fuchsia set alongside male background dancers. The scene then transitions to a regal purple backdrop, where the group dons luxurious velvet and fur pieces while standing before massive doors adorned with their animated portraits. In this sequence, the members are shown being watched from a futuristic tablet. For Natina’s verse, she appears in a karate uniform, skillfully wielding nunchucks under the training of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, culminating in a playful sparring match between the two during Lopes’s verse. Near the end, Blaque pays homage to The Matrix with a dramatic slow-motion leap enhanced by bullet time effects, closing the video on a bold, cinematic note. [11]
The music video made its debut on BET the week ending August 15, 1999, and a week later on The Box. [12] It was resent to both stations months later on the weeks ending March 5, and March 12, 2000. [13] [14] The video made it its debut on MTV on the week ending April 3, 2000. [15] "I Do" gave Blaque their first and only MTV Video Music Awards nomination in 2000 for Best Editing in a Video. [16] [17] When the late singer Aaliyah hosted TRL in 2000, she mentioned that the video was "adorable" and that she loved the pink outfits they wore. [18]
Japanese maxi-CD single [19]
US promo maxi-CD single, European promo maxi-CD single [20] [21]
UK promo 12" vinyl [22]
| US promo maxi-CD single [23]
European CD single [24]
US promo CD single [25]
Australian enhanced CD single [26]
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| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA) [27] | 94 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [28] | 16 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) [29] | 99 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [30] | 73 |
| US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [31] | 39 |
| US Rhythmic Airplay ( Billboard ) [32] | 39 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| Japan | July 28, 1999 | Maxi-CD | Original | SME | |
| United States | August 9, 1999 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | Columbia | ||
| August 17, 1999 | Urban contemporary radio | ||||
| September 7, 1999 | Contemporary hit radio | ||||
| March 21, 2000 | Urban contemporary radio | Trackmasters Remix | |||
| France | May 9, 2000 | Maxi-CD | Original · Remix | ||
| Germany | |||||
| United Kingdom | August 29, 2000 |
The Blaque album is filled with pop songs such as I Do...
The next single will be the mid-tempo track "I Do," which will be released at an undetermined date.
If you listen to the song "I Do" on Blaque's album (or the first track on the CD promo), you'll hear an obviously pop-targeted song.
'I Do' is our second single written by Natina Reed and during the verses it has an R&B, hip hop feel but then when you get to the chorus it totally flips to a "Motown-Supreme" feel.
Blaque is set to release I Do, a song Reed wrote, as its next single. However, that could change."We just put out the singles the people want," Reed said...
We shot this million dollar video, we had the actual [The] Matrix movie cameras on set. It was insane.
Jay-Z, Blaque, ... and Papa Roach all earned one nomination.
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