
Peak
8
Weeks
19
Score
2,856
Chart Year
1972
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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
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 29, 1972 | 97 | 29 |
| 2 | May 6, 1972 | 92 | 34 |
| 3 | May 13, 1972 | 78 | 48 |
| 4 | May 20, 1972 | 65 | 61 |
| 5 | May 27, 1972 | 58 | 68 |
| 6 | Jun 3, 1972 | 55 | 71 |
| 7 | Jun 10, 1972 | 50 | 76 |
| 8 | Jun 17, 1972 | 34 | 92 |
| 9 | Jun 24, 1972 | 29 | 97 |
| 10 | Jul 1, 1972 | 19 | 107 |
| 11 | Jul 8, 1972 | 13 | 113 |
| 12 | Jul 15, 1972 | 11 | 115 |
| 13 | Jul 22, 1972 | 8 | 118 |
| 14 | Jul 29, 1972 | 8 | 118 |
| 15 | Aug 5, 1972 | 8 | 118 |
| 16 | Aug 12, 1972 | 9 | 117 |
| 17 | Aug 19, 1972 | 15 | 111 |
| 18 | Aug 26, 1972 | 26 | 100 |
| 19 | Sep 2, 1972 | 36 | 90 |