| Like I Do | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Nancy Sinatra |
| B-Side: | To Know Him Is to Love Him |
| Released: | 1962 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | Reprise |
| Prev Title: | Cuff Links and a Tie Clip |
| Prev Year: | 1961 |
| Next Title: | June, July, and August |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
"Like I Do" is a song that was first released in 1962 by Nancy Sinatra. The melody is an adaptation, by Dick Manning, of Amilcare Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda.[1] The song reached No. 2 in Italy,[2] No. 4 in the Netherlands,[3] No. 6 in Japan,[4] and No. 8 in South Africa.[5]
Later in 1962, Maureen Evans released a version of "Like I Do", which spent 18 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, peaking at No. 3,[6] while reaching No. 5 in Ireland,[7] and No. 7 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade".[8]
In December 1962, Japanese pop duo The Peanuts released a version of the song, which was titled in Japanese "Lemon No Kiss".[9] The song retained a small portion of the song's original English language lyrics, but the Japanese lyrics, written by Minami Kazumi, were completely different.[9]
Teresa Brewer released a version of the song titled "She'll Never, Never Love You (Like I Do)" in 1963. Brewer's version reached No. 122 on Billboards "Bubbling Under the Hot 100"[10] and No. 13 on Cash Boxs "Looking Ahead" chart of singles with potential of entering the Cash Box Top 100.[11]
| Chart (1962 - 63) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Italy - Musica e dischi | 2 | |
| Netherlands | 4 | |
| Japan | 6 | |
| South Africa | 8 |
| Chart (1963) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| UK - Record Retailer | 3 | |
| Ireland – The Irish Times | 5 | |
| New Zealand – Lever Hit Parade | 7 |