| "I Do" | |
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| Song byCardi B featuringSZA | |
| from the albumInvasion of Privacy | |
| Length | 3:20 |
| Label | Atlantic |
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"I Do" is a song recorded by American rapperCardi B for her debut studio albumInvasion of Privacy (2018), featuring vocals fromSZA.[1] It was written by Cardi B, SZA,Pardison Fontaine,Nija Charles, Klenord Raphael,Murda Beatz andCubeatz, the former and latter of whom also produced the song.. It entered at number 23 on the USBillboard Hot 100 the week following the album's release.[2]
"I Do" received critical acclaim. Chris Richards ofThe Washington Post deemed the lyrics "My little 15 minutes lasting long as hell, huh?" as "a victory speech," and the song as "the album's grand finale," since it is the closing track inInvasion of Privacy.[3] Similarly, forRolling Stone, Rob Sheffield said the parent album "ends on a triumphant note with SZA, the only star who really could hold her own with Cardi on a track like this."[4] Maeve McDermott ofUSA Today felt "I Do" "seems destined for status as a single."[5] Roisin O'Connor ofThe Independent commented, "Cardi B has a particular way of inflection that conveys her personality so beautifully. She's as confident as it seems possible to be when she spits "Pussy so good I say my own name during sex" on [the song], weaponising her own sexuality."[6] InThe New York Times, Jon Caraminaca said that Cardi B "raps about sex with the assertiveness and raw detail ofLil' Kim orToo Short," on "I Do" and "She Bad."[7]Entertainment Weekly's Andrew Hampp ranked it 10th among the best female collaborations of the time span 1998–2018.[8]Paste ranked it as the 15th best song of 2018.[9]
"I Do" had its live performance debut on March 4, 2023, at theMadison Square Garden inNew York City as part ofa North American tour in support of SZA's second studio album,SOS (2022). Cardi B appeared as the concert's surprise guest, who joined SZA in performing her verse.[10][11]
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] | 38 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[13] | 81 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[14] | 23 |
| USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] | 16 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[16] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[17] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[18] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
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