Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ) [6] | 2× Platinum | 60,000 |
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| "Yes I Do" | ||||
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| Single by L.A.B. | ||||
| from the album L.A.B. IV | ||||
| Released | 28 July 2021 [1] | |||
| Genre | Soul [2] [1] | |||
| Length | 5:10 | |||
| Label | Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa | |||
| Songwriter(s) | L.A.B., Brad Kora | |||
| Producer(s) | L.A.B. | |||
| L.A.B. singles chronology | ||||
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"Yes I Do" is a song by New Zealand band L.A.B., released on their album L.A.B. IV in December 2020. The song was released as a single in July 2021, and since its release has been certified double platinum in New Zealand.
L.A.B. began working on writing and recording sessions for L.A.B. IV in 2020, and were able to spend more time focused on writing the record due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the band's ability to tour. [3] "Yes I Do" was released in July 2021, after the band's summer performances at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland and the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth, while the band began work on their following album L.A.B. V . [1]
Tim Gruar of Ambient Light Blog likened the song to works by Stevie Wonder and Percy Sledge, especially Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely". He praised the song's use of strings and "funky guitar", as well as Joel Shadbolt's "sugar, sweet, charming and soothing" vocals, and despite overall praise, felt the song was slightly too familiar to other works. [2] Reggae Vibes reviewers likened the song's use of strings and "fat bass and horns" to the mid-1970s works of Al Green. [4]
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [5] | 13 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ) [6] | 2× Platinum | 60,000 |
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