Do Ya (The Move song)

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"Do Ya"
Single by The Move
A-side"California Man"
B-side"No Time" (UK)
ReleasedJune 1972 (US)
September 1974 (UK)
Recorded19 December 1971 at Philips Studios, London
GenreGlam rock[1]
Length4:06
3:16 (1974 UK single)
LabelUnited Artists (US)
Harvest (UK)
Songwriter(s)Jeff Lynne
Producer(s)Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne
The Move singles chronology
"California Man"
(1972)
"Do Ya"
(1972)

"Do Ya" is a 1972 song by British band The Move and was more popular when Electric Light Orchestra covered it for their sixth studio album A New World Record. It went to number 13 in Canada.

Electric Light Orchestra version[change | change source]

"Do Ya"
Single by Electric Light Orchestra
from the album A New World Record
B-side"Nightrider"
ReleasedJanuary 1977 (US) [2]
Recorded1976 Musicland Studios, Munich
GenrePower pop[3]
Length3:47
LabelJet/United Artists
Songwriter(s)Jeff Lynne
Producer(s)Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology
"Rockaria!"
(1977)
"Do Ya"
(1977)
"Telephone Line"
(1977)
A New World Record track listing
9 tracks
Side one
  1. "Tightrope"
  2. "Telephone Line"
  3. "Rockaria!"
  4. "Mission (A World Record)"
Side two
  1. "So Fine"
  2. "Livin' Thing"
  3. "Above the Clouds"
  4. "Do Ya"
  5. "Shangri-La"

References[change | change source]

  1. Marsh, Dave (2006). Bruce Springsteen on Tour: 1968-2005. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-59691-282-3.
  2. "ELO singles".
  3. Cantwell, David (4 November 1998). "Power Pop It Ain't". MTV News. Retrieved 29 June 2019.