Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) Explained

Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)
Cover:Do_It_('Til_You're_Satisfied)_-_B._T._Express.jpg
Type:single
Artist:B. T. Express
Album:Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)
Genre:
Length:5:52 (album version)
3:09 (single edit)
Label:Scepter
Next Title:Express
Next Year:1975

"Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" is a popular song by funk group B. T. Express, written by songwriter Billy Nichols.[4]

Background

Released from the debut album of the same title, the song became a great "crossover" success. The song is noted for its hand claps at the beginning, as well as the spoken portion in the middle of the song. The short version was less than 3 minutes, while the long version is over 5 minutes in length. This song was considered suggestive of sexual intercourse, especially for the repeated lines in the coda section: "I'm Satisfied".

Chart performance

The single went #1 to the R&B singles chart for a week during the autumn of 1974 and went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.[5] ("Whatever Gets You thru the Night" by John Lennon and "I Can Help" by Billy Swan kept the song from the #1 spot).[6] "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" was an early disco hit peaking at number eight on the disco/dance charts.[7]

Weekly charts

Chart (1974–1975)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 43
Canada RPM Top Singles[9] 7
Germany33
Netherlands 18
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 2
U.S. Billboard R&B[11] 1
U.S. Billboard Dance/Disco[12] 8
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[13] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[15] 80
U.S. Cash Box [16] 99

In popular culture

Samples

The single was one of three sampled in the 2002 song "Addictive" by Truth Hurts featuring Rakim.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. Don. Breithaupt. Jeff. Breithaupt. October 15, 1996. Carnal Knowledge: Sexual Revolution. 91. St. Martin's Griffin. 031214704X.
  2. Web site: Tom . Breihan . The Number Ones: John Lennon's "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night". . June 13, 2019 . BT Express’ high-stepping, sex-positive disco-funk squelcher “Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied)” peaked at #2.... June 20, 2023.
  3. Web site: Dolan. Joe. Martoccio. Angie. Rob. Sheffield. The 74 Best Albums of 1974. . November 20, 2024. It was a boom year for the funk: 1974 had cult faves...Yet they all shared the B.T. Express ethos: Do it, do it, do it ’til you’re satisfied.. November 30, 2024.
  4. Web site: Biography. Billy Nichols Music. 17 May 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20120707173719/http://billynicholsmusic.com/biography.htm. 7 July 2012.
  5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 90.
  6. The Hot 100 Chart. .
  7. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 46.
  8. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian) . . Australian Chart Book . St Ives, N.S.W. . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6.
  9. Web site: Collectionscanada.gc.ca .
  10. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 -
  11. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 90.
  12. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 46.
  13. Web site: Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 14, 1974 . November 7, 2020 . October 3, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121003013937/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19741214.html . dead .
  14. Web site: Image : RPM Weekly. Library and Archives. Canada. . January 16, 2018.
  15. http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1975.htm Musicoutfitters.com
  16. http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1975YESP.html Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1975

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