Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)

"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" is a song by British singer Samantha Fox, released as the second single from her debut album, Touch Me (1986). The song was her second consecutive number one in Sweden, supplanting "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)". It was also a top ten hit in the UK, Switzerland, and Germany. The lyrics taunt the listener with lines such as "Are you strong enough?" and "I could get you underneath my thumb". Fox performed the song on a 1986 episode of Top of the Pops, and to this day remains a recurring feature of her live repertoire.^[1]

"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)"
Standard picture sleeve for 7-inch single release
Single by Samantha Fox
from the album Touch Me
B-side	"Drop Me a Line", "Want You to Want Me" or "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
Released	1986 (1986)
Studio	Battery Studios, London
Length	3:48
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Graham Richardson Mike Bissell
Producer(s)	Steve Lovell Steve Power
Samantha Fox singles chronology
"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (1986) "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (1986) "Hold On Tight" (1986)
Music video
Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) at VH1 Classic

The song has been called one of Fox's "prime examples of classic 1980s pop" along with the single "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)".^[2]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" begins with Samantha Fox emerging from a limousine in a ruffled shirt and studded black leather jacket. Her valet looking on, Fox performs the number with her band while pulling several pranks on them. The clip featured ex-members of Hanoi Rocks and at the time, current members of The Cherry Bombz; Andy McCoy, Nasty Suicide, Timo "Timppa" Kaltio, Terry Chimes and Dave Tregunna as Fox's band.

Track listings

• 12" vinyl UK (0577346)^[3]

1. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) (Vixen Mix)" (6:13)
2. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) (Extended Version)" (5:18)

• 12" vinyl DE (6.20627 AE)^[4]

1. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) (Foxy Mix)" (6:13)
2. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) (Extended Version)" (5:18)
3. "Drop Me a Line" (3:48)

• 12" vinyl US (1033-1-JD)^[5]

1. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) (Extended Version)" (5:18)
2. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) (7" Version)" (3:48)
3. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) (Vixen Mix)" (6:13)
4. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) (Instrumental Version)" (3:48)
5. "Want You to Want Me" (3:30)

• 7" vinyl UK (FOXY 2)^[6]

1. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (3:48)
2. "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" (5:10)

• 7" vinyl CAN (1031-7-J)^[7]

1. "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (3:48)
2. "Want You to Want Me" (3:30)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986–87) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 18 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 9 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 39 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[12] 23 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 1 France (SNEP)[14] 20 Italy (Musica e dischi)[15] 13 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 34 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 35 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 29 Norway (VG-lista)[19] 6 Spain (AFYVE)[20] 38 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 4 UK Singles (OCC)[23] 10 US Billboard Hot 100[24] 87 West Germany (GfK)[25] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position West Germany (Official German Charts)[26] 47

References

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26. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1986" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 16 March 2020.