How Do You Do?

Album

Mouth & MacNeal

Label

Philips Records

Genre

Pop rock

Duration

0:00

Composer(s)

Hans van Hemert;Harry van Hoof

Entered Chart

Apr 29, 1972

Peak Date

Jul 22, 1972

Released

January 22, 1971

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Philips 40715

B-Side

Land Of Milk And Honey

This is Mouth & MacNeal's biggest claim to fame and their only hit in the US. To clear up some confusion, this song has nothing to do with Natasha Bedingfield's 2007 "How Do You Do?" - give them both a listen, they're completely different songs. Mouth & MacNeal were Willem "Mouth" Duyn and Maggie MacNeal (real name Sjoukje Van't Spijker), a pop duo formed in the Netherlands in 1971 by Hans van Hemert, a record producer who saw the value in adding two moderately successful solo artists to make one great team. "How Do You Do?" got some heavy airplay on the stateside thanks to American DJ Jim Connors at stations along the eastern seaboard. Thanks to this exposure, the song spent 19 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. The single sold over a million copies in the US and was certified gold by the RIAA in August of 1972. Mouth & MacNeal had a moderately successful career in Scandinavia and Europe, but never again charted in the US. Amongst their other notable hits were "I See a Star," which hit #1 in Ireland, "Hey You Love," which charted #5 in the Dutch Top 40, and "Hello-A." They also made an appearance on the Eurovision Song Contest, once coming in third behind ABBA. Mouth & MacNeal broke up soon after "How Do You Do?" to go back to their respective solo careers. Willem "Mouth" Duyn passed away from a heart attack in 2004 at age 67; Maggie MacNeal went on with her solo career. Here's a fan page on Mouth & MacNeal.

Once I said I wanted you, I don't remember why
I often wonder if it's true, that you could make me cry
I only know it's long ago, you said, I love you too
But I got one solution left, we're gonna start anew

How do you do? mmm mmm
I thought why not, na-na, na-na
Just me and you
And then we can, na-na, na-na
Just like before
And you will say, na-na, na-na
Please give me more
And you will think, na-na, na-na
Hey, that's what I am living for

How do you do? hoe-hoe

Once I said I wanted you and I remember why
I often wonder if it's true, you still can make me cry
And now it's not so long ago, you said, I love you too
'Cause I had one solution left and that's to start anew

How do you do? mmm
How do you do? hoe-hoe