I Do (Young Jeezy song)

"I Do" is the fourth single from Young Jeezy's fourth studio album Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition. The single features Jay-Z and André 3000. It was produced by M16. It is built around a sample of Lenny Williams 1979 song "Let's Talk It Over". The song was nominated for the Best Rap Performance at the 55th Grammy Awards.^[2]

"I Do"
Single by Young Jeezy featuring Jay-Z and André 3000
from the album Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition
Released	January 10, 2012[1]
Recorded	2006–2011
Genre	Hip hop
Length	5:12 (album version) 6:32 (version with Drake)
Label	Corporate Thugz Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Jay Jenkins Shawn Carter André Benjamin Joshua Banks
Producer(s)	M16
Young Jeezy singles chronology
"F.A.M.E." (2011) "I Do" (2012) "Leave You Alone" (2012)
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Gotta Have It" (2011) "I Do" (2012) "Glory" (2012)
André 3000 singles chronology
"Play the Guitar" (2011) "I Do" (2012) "DoYaThing" (2012)

Background

"I Do" was initially recorded by André 3000 as a song for his debut solo album. Then it was given to Young Jeezy while recording The Inspiration, but was later replaced with "I Luv It". André 3000's verse was leaked onto the Internet back in 2010 and remains on the final version of the song, which is featured on Young Jeezy's Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition. Around mid-November 2011, "I Do" was leaked onto the Internet in its entirety, which was produced by M16 Beats. Even before its official release it appeared on several U.S. charts. On the Billboard Hot 100 it entered at number 61.^[3][4] On the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart it has climbed to number 4.^[4] It also charted on the Billboard Rap Songs chart, making it to number 9.^[4]

Remix

Rappers Yelawolf and Los have recorded freestyles over I Do, and a remix featuring an additional verse by rapper Drake was released on February 10, 2012.^[5] Drake performed a part of his verse at the 2010 Juno Awards with Justin Bieber, who was performing an acoustic remix version of his song "Baby".^[6] Jeezy also said that he had been waiting on Kanye West to record a verse to it, but it was never done.

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	61
US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4]	4
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[4]	9

Release history

Country	Date	Format
United States	December 20, 2011	Digital download
	January 10, 2012[8]	Urban radio

References

1. "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more!". Archived from the original on 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
2. "Grammy Nominees Revealed; Frank Ocean, Drake & 2 Chainz Among Those Nominated | Get the Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
3. "Hot 100: Week of January 07, 2012 (61–70)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
4. "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of January 07, 2012 (11–20)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
5. "Bangers News".
6. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Justin Bieber performs Baby w/ Drake at 2010 Juno Awards". YouTube. 19 April 2010.
7. "Young Jeezy Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
8. "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". www.fmqb.com. Archived from the original on 2005-12-23.