"Like I Do" | ||||
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Single by Nancy Sinatra | ||||
B-side | " To Know Him Is to Love Him" | |||
Released | 1962 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:09 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Nancy Sinatra singles chronology | ||||
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"Like I Do" is a song that was first released in 1962 by Nancy Sinatra. The melody is an adaptation, by Dick Manning, of Amilcare Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda. [1] The song reached No. 2 in Italy, [2] No. 4 in the Netherlands, [3] No. 6 in Japan, [4] and No. 8 in South Africa. [5]
Later in 1962, Maureen Evans released a version of "Like I Do", which spent 18 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, peaking at No. 3, [6] while reaching No. 5 in Ireland, [7] and No. 7 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade". [8]
In December 1962, Japanese pop duo The Peanuts released a version of the song, which was titled in Japanese "Lemon No Kiss". [9] The song retained a small portion of the song's original English language lyrics, but the Japanese lyrics, written by Minami Kazumi, were completely different. [9]
Teresa Brewer released a version of the song titled "She'll Never, Never Love You (Like I Do)" in 1963. Brewer's version reached No. 122 on Billboard's " Bubbling Under the Hot 100" [10] and No. 13 on Cash Box's " Looking Ahead" chart of singles with potential of entering the Cash Box Top 100. [11]
Chart (1962–63) | Peak position |
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Italy – Musica e dischi [2] | 2 |
Netherlands | 4 |
Japan | 6 |
South Africa | 8 |
Chart (1963) | Peak position |
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UK – Record Retailer | 3 |
Ireland – The Irish Times [7] | 5 |
New Zealand – Lever Hit Parade | 7 |