The Way You Do the Things You Do

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"The Way You Do the Things You Do"
The Way You Do the Things You Do by the Temptations Australian single side-A.png
Side A of the Australian single
Single by The Temptations
from the album Meet the Temptations & The Temptations Sing Smokey
B-side "Just Let Me Know"
ReleasedJanuary 23, 1964
Recorded Hitsville USA (Studio A)
January 9, 1964
Genre Soul [1] [2]
Length2:42
Label Gordy
G 7028
Songwriter(s) Smokey Robinson
Robert Rogers
Producer(s) Smokey Robinson
The Temptations singles chronology
"Farewell My Love"
(1963)		"The Way You Do the Things You Do"
(1964)		"I'll Be in Trouble"
(1964)

"The Way You Do the Things You Do" is a 1964 hit single by the Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. Written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers, the single was the Temptations' first charting single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking in the Top 20 at number eleven; it also went to number one on the Cash Box R&B chart. [3] The song has been an American Top 40 hit in four successive decades, from the 1960s to the 1990s. A version by Hall & Oates featuring Temptation members Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1986. [4] A cover version by British reggae band UB40 hit number six in the U.S. in 1990.

Contents

Personnel

Chart history

Chart (1964)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 11
US Cash Box Top 100 [7] 10
US Cash Box R&B Singles Chart 1
Canada CHUM Chart Top 50 [8] 43

Rita Coolidge version

"The Way You Do the Things You Do"
The Way You Do the Things You Do - Rita Coolidge.jpg
Single by Rita Coolidge
from the album Anytime...Anywhere
B-side "I Feel the Burden (Being Lifted Off My Shoulders)"
ReleasedJune 1978
Recorded1977
Genre Soft rock
Length3:35
Label A&M Records
Songwriter(s) Smokey Robinson
Robert Rogers
Producer(s) David Anderle
Rita Coolidge singles chronology
"We're All Alone"
(1977)		"The Way You Do the Things You Do"
(1978)		"You"
(1978)

Rita Coolidge covered "The Way You Do the Things You Do," and it was released in 1978 as the third single from her most successful album, Anytime...Anywhere . In the U.S., the single reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 20 on the Record World Singles Chart and number 18 on the Cash Box Top 100. It also reached number 16 in Canada. It is ranked as the 151st biggest Canadian hit of 1978. [9]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles [10] 16
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [11] 13
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 20
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary [12] 9
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 18

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)Position
Canada [13] 151

Hall & Oates version

In 1985, a live version (part of a medley with "My Girl") was released by Hall & Oates featuring David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks, reaching number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 12 on the Adult Contemporary chart, number 40 on the R&B chart, [14] and number 24 on the pop chart. [15] The single was nominated for a Grammy Award. [4]

Reception

John Leland at Spin said, "This record is pretty wonderful and it's definitely better than most H & O or Temps fare, but it also bores me in ways it shouldn't. If there was any emoting going on in the performance, it didn't translate onto wax." [16]

UB40 version

"The Way You Do the Things You Do"
The way you do the things you do.jpg
Single by UB40
from the album Labour of Love II
Released1989
July 1990 France
September 11, 1990 US
Recorded1989
Genre Reggae [2]
Length3:03
Label Virgin Records
Songwriter(s) Smokey Robinson
Robert Rogers
Producer(s) UB40
UB40 singles chronology
"Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"
(1989)		"The Way You Do the Things You Do"
(1989)		"Groovin"
(1991)

"The Way You Do the Things You Do" was covered in 1989 by the band UB40. It was the sixth single from their 1989 album Labour of Love II . The song was released in 1989 in the majority of European countries (in July 1990 in France), and was featured in the Ridley Scott–Michael Douglas film Black Rain .

Track listings

7"-Single
  1. "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (3:03)
  2. "Splugen" (4:41)
CD-Single
  1. "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (3:03)
  2. "Splugen" (4:41)
CD-Maxi
  1. "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (Jazzy Club Mix) (6:11)
  2. "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (Paradise Mix) (4:07)
  3. "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (3:00)
  4. "Splugen" (4:42)

Charts

Chart (1990–1992)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [17] 78
Canada ( RPM )42
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [18] 15
France (SNEP) [19] 11
Germany (GfK) [20] 53
Ireland (IRMA) [21] 26
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) [22] 49
US Billboard Hot 100 [23] 6
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks [23] 21
Chart (1992)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [17] 63
Year-end chart (1991–1992)Rank
US Billboard Hot 100 [24] 71

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [25] Silver200,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 346. ISBN   0-452-26305-0.
  2. 1 2 Breihan, Tom (February 11, 2022). "The Number Ones: UB40's "(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You". Stereogum . Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 571.
  4. 1 2 "Hall and Oates". Recording Academy Grammy Awards.
  5. ↑ Liner notes. The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 4: 1964, Hip-O Select – B0005946-02, USA, 24 Feb 2006
  6. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Top Pop Singles: 1955-2006. Record Research. p. 836.
  7. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 18, 1964". Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  8. ↑ "CHUM Hit Parade - March 6, 1964".
  9. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. July 17, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  12. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 58.
  13. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Daryl Hall & John Oates Chart History". Billboard.
  15. ↑ "The way you do the things you do". Gghunt.utasites.cloud. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  16. ↑ John Leland (December 1985). "Singles". Spin . No. 8. p. 32.
  17. 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 288.
  18. ↑ "UB40 – The Way You Do the Things You Do" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  19. ↑ "UB40 – The Way You Do the Things You Do" (in French). Les classement single.
  20. ↑ "UB40 – The Way You Do the Things You Do" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  21. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  22. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  23. 1 2 Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  24. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  25. ↑ "French single certifications – UB 40 – The Way You Do the Things You Do" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved May 22, 2022.
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