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| Single byMiguel | ||||
| from the albumKaleidoscope Dream | ||||
| Released | September 18, 2012 (2012-09-18) | |||
| Recorded | Platinum Sound Recording (New York) | |||
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| Length | 3:27 | |||
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"Do You..." | ||||
"Do You..." is a song by AmericanR&B singer and songwriterMiguel. It was released on September 18, 2012, as the secondsingle from his 2012 albumKaleidoscope Dream. It was written by producerJerry Duplessis, co-producer Arden Altino, guitarist Paul Pesco, and Miguel, who recorded the song at Platinum Sound Recording Studios inNew York City. "Do You..." is alove song built around gentle guitar strumming and a playful rhythm section. Its lyrics pose flirtatious, rhetorical questions and feature both metaphorical and literal references tonarcotics, inspired in part by Miguel's occasional use ofMDMA.
As a single, "Do You..." charted for eight weeks on theBillboardHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaking at number 32. It was well received by music critics, who praised Miguel's playful delivery and cited it as a highlight onKaleidoscope Dream. A music video for the song was filmed inLas Vegas and showed Miguel and his girlfriendNazanin Mandi on an intimate date. He performed "Do You..." onLate Night with Jimmy Fallon and incorporated elements ofBob Marley's "Stir It Up" into the song in his other concert performances.
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"Do You..." was written by Miguel, producerJerry Duplessis, co-producer Arden Altino, and guitarist Paul Pesco. It was recorded at Platinum Sound Recording Studios inNew York City andmixed by engineerManny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios inNorth Hollywood.[3] The song featuresslap bass by Duplessis.[4]
"Do You..." is built around gentle guitar strumming and a playful rhythm section, featuring awalking bassline anddouble-time drums. Chris Kelly ofFact categorizes it as an atmosphericpop rock song,[1] while Mesfin Fekadu of theAssociated Press calls it "a mellow R&B outtake".[2] The song begins with an echoed haze and acoustic guitar, with Miguel asking, "Have you ever felt alone?"[5] It is then followed by a euphoric vocal reverb that leads to blasting drums,[6] and Miguel asks "Do you like drugs" over a smooth guitarriff.[7]
A wooinglove song, "Do You..." poses flirtatious, rhetorical questions such as "Do you like hugs?" and "Do you like love?".[8] Miguelmelismatizes with three syllables at the end of each question, before he replies with "Well, me too."[9] He evokes a romantic relationship with simple,imagistic lyrics:[8] "What aboutmatinee movies, pointless secrets / Midnight summer swims, private beaches /Rock, paper, scissors. Wait! Best out of three."[10]
The song referencesdrugs both metaphorically and literally,[11] and innocently delivers a transgressive message through the use ofsimile: "I'm going to do you like drugs tonight".[1] Miguel said of the song's lyrics, "I have this propensity to just come out and say things. That's how I am in real life. If I wanna know something I just ask. Like, 'Hey, do you like drugs?' Because I do! Sometimes! ...MDMA… on occasion."[12] Alex Macpherson ofThe Guardian observes "fadedpsychedelia" and "promises of narcotictrysts" in the song's lyrics.[13]Pitchfork Media's Carrie Battan said that "Do You..." is "not so much about being in love as about a shared love of vices."[14]
Not many singers could get away with lines like 'What about matinee movies' ... It's the stuff of unbearablerom-com montages, but Miguel's playful delivery brings it over.
"Do You..." was originally featured onKaleidoscope Dream: The Air Preview, which was released on September 11, 2012, as the second in a three-part series ofEPs released by Miguel to previewKaleidoscope Dream.[16] It was released as adigital single on September 18 by ByStorm Entertainment andRCA Records.[17] In the week of November 3, it debuted at number 49 on theBillboardHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[18] It spent eight weeks on the chart,[19] peaking at number 32 in the week of January 26, 2013.[20] It also charted for 19 weeks and reached number 24 on theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.[21] On theR&B Songs chart, "Do You..." spent 24 weeks and peaked at number 10.[22]
"Do You..." was well received by critics. Evan Rytlewski fromThe A.V. Club said the song "spins the ostensibly sleazy pickup line 'Do you like drugs?' into an irresistibly sweet proposal, imagining lovely, perfectly wasted afternoons spent in a content daze."[23] Erin Thompson ofSeattle Weekly called it a "fabulous song" and felt that "Miguel's smooth, subtle swagger is so appealing that a line like 'I wanna do you like drugs tonight' comes off as audacious instead of offensive."[8] Rob Tannenbaum ofRolling Stone quipped, "Just when you thought there were no new ways to say 'I love you'".[24]
InMSN Music,Robert Christgau found the lyric "Do you like drugs?" to be one of "the two most memorable lines" onKaleidoscope Dream,[25] while Kevin Ritchie ofNow cited "Do You..." as the album's best song.[26] Andrew Ryce fromPitchfork Media cited it as a "standout" on the album and commented that it "unfolds in an ethereal cloud of synth, voices streaming like angelic choirs before stumbling into a verse buoyed by its own euphoria."[15] The website's Carrie Battan called "Do You..." "one of Miguel's best songs [and] also his glibbest".[14] However, Ken Capobianco ofThe Boston Globe felt that its "goodhook ... gets washed away by effects".[27]
Amusic video for the song was released on October 3, 2012. It juxtaposes tableaus of theGreat Basin Desert in Nevada with black-and-white shots of Miguel and his real-life girlfriend, actress and modelNazanin Mandi.[28] Set in Las Vegas,[29] the video shows them on a date, driving a 1967Pontiac GTO convertible through the desert, "making out on a pool table, and taking a helicopter trip".[30] Miguel and Mandi become increasingly intimate as the night progresses in the video, which is "intercut with a sequence of Miguel performing on stage in a packed nightclub".[28]
On November 16, Miguel performed the song as a musical guest onLate Night with Jimmy Fallon.[31] He incorporated elements ofBob Marley's 1973reggae song "Stir It Up" into "Do You..." when performing the song live atOracle Arena in Oakland on November 23,[32] atMadison Square Garden in New York City on December 5,[33] and atShepherd's Bush Empire in London on January 14, 2013.[34]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Do You..." | Miguel Pimentel,Jerry Duplessis, Arden Altino, Paul Pesco | Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Arden "Keyz" Altino(co.), Miguel(co.) | 3:27 |
Credits adapted from liner notes forKaleidoscope Dream.[3]
| Chart (2012–13) | Peak position |
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| USBubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[35] | 2 |
| USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[36] | 32 |
| USR&B Songs (Billboard)[22] | 10 |
| USRhythmic (Billboard)[37] | 29 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[38] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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