I Do (Lisa Loeb song)


"I Do" is a song written and recorded by American singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb. Released October 1997 as the lead single from her second album Firecracker, "I Do" peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Loeb's most successful single after her number-one debut single "Stay " in 1994. In Canada, "I Do" gave Loeb her second number-one hit, after "Stay ". This song was her last top-twenty single in both countries.

Lyrics and composition

On the surface, the song seems to be about "the realization that a person isn't right for you, that the relationship has gone bad". However, the real intention of the song is quite different according to the liner notes for The Very Best of Lisa Loeb: "We were almost finished recording the album, Firecracker, and the record company told us that we still needed a single. I decided to write a song that sounded like a song about a relationship but was actually about the record company not 'hearing' a single on the record already. You can hear it in the lyrics, 'You can't hear it, but I do.' The song ended up being an expression of strength and power even when someone's not treating you right."

Reception

The song was warmly greeted by Billboard who called the melody and chorus "nothing short of pure pop bliss."

Music video

In the music video, directed by Phil Harder, it shows scenes of Loeb in black and white singing on an upside-down microphone and also lying down on the feather floor then singing and playing guitar in a psychedelic room with several dancers around her. It also features paintings of her as well as the lyrics in some scenes.

Track listing

  1. "I Do"
  2. "Do You Sleep?"
  3. "Jake"

    Official versions

Weekly charts

Year-end charts