It's the Things You Do

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"It's The Things You Do"
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Single by Five
from the album Five
B-side
  • "Don't You Want It?"
  • "Human" (the Five remix)
Released27 October 1998
Genre Pop
Length3:35
Label Arista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Max Martin
  • Jake
Five singles chronology
"Everybody Get Up"
(1998)
"It's The Things You Do"
(1998)
"Until the Time Is Through"
(1999)
Music video
"It's The Things You Do" on YouTube

"It's the Things You Do" is a song by British boy band Five, released as the fifth single from their debut studio album, 5ive (1998). Written by Max Martin, George Shahin, Herbie Crichlow and Five, the song was released as a single exclusively in the United States. The song charted at number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100. Co-writer George Shahin originally released his version as a single in 1997 titled "The Things You Do", from his album All the Way. Five's version contains rewritten lyrics in the first verse, and a rap for the second verse, but keeps the pre-chorus and chorus.

Contents

Song variations

Three official versions of the song exist:

Music video

The video for the song, filmed at the Willow Springs Raceway in California, on 23 and 24 November 1998, was produced by David Robertson and directed by Nigel Dick, who had previously directed the video for the band's second single, "When the Lights Go Out". In the video, the band are seen entering a race car into the race being held at the race track that day. They then take it turns to drive the car, whilst the remaining members of the band watch from the sidelines. The video also depicts the band performing parts of the track inside the area designated as "the pits".

Track listing

US promotional single [1]
  1. "It's the Things You Do" (Radio Edit without Rap) - 3:25
  2. "It's the Things You Do" (Radio Edit with Rap) - 3:25
  3. "It's the Things You Do" (Call Out Research Hook) - 0:10
US CD1 [1]
  1. "It's the Things You Do" (US Single Remix) - 3:25
  2. "Don't You Want It?" - 3:41
US CD2 [1]
  1. "It's the Things You Do" (US Single Remix) - 3:25
  2. "It's the Things You Do" (Sean & Dave's Extended Mix) - 4:37
  3. "Don't You Want It?" - 3:41
  4. "Human" (The Five Remix) - 3:55
US cassette single
  1. "It's the Things You Do" - 3:25
  2. "Don't You Want It?" - 3:41
UK cassette single
  1. "I Want You Back" - 3.20
  2. "It's the Things You Do" - 3.36

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)Peak
Position
US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 53

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