De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (song)

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"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"
the UK single cover
Recorded by The Police
Released: 1980-10-03
Recorded: 1980
Length: SONG LENGTH
Album(s): Zenyatta Mondatta
Label(s): A&M
Writer(s): Sting
Producer(s): The Police, Nigel Gray
Studio(s): Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Released as single? YES

"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police in 1980.

About the song

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Personnel

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Release History

Albums

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da appears on the following album releases:

Cover art Album title Release date Release country
Police-album-zenyattamondatta.jpg Zenyatta Mondatta 1980-10-03 UK

Singles

CD Singles

Cover art Catalog no. Songs Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "Song"(s) YYYY-MM-DD Country

7" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song/B-side song Release date Release country
Dedododo uk.jpg Catalog no. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"/"A Sermon" 1980-12-DD UK
Dedododo usa.jpg Catalog no. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"/"Friends" 1980-MM-DD USA

12" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "A-side song"/"B-side song" (add more songs as necessary) 1979-12-01 Country

Video

"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
Stub.gif Video or dvd title YYYY-MM-DD Country


Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year Winner Award Category
YYYY WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Nominations

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Year Nominee Award Category
YYYY NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Certifications

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Country Certifier Classification Certification
COUNTRY CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

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Don't think me unkind
Words are hard to find
The only cheques I've left unsigned
From the banks of chaos in my mind
And when their eloquence escapes me
Their logic ties me up and rapes me

De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true

Poets, priests and politicians
Have words to thank for their positions
Words that scream for your submission
And no one's jamming their transmission
'Cos when their eloquence escapes you
Their logic ties you up and rapes you

De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true

Quotations and trivia

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Alternative and cover versions

Alternative versions

There are two alternative versions of this song, one sang by Sting in japanese, the other in spanish. Both versions are available on a single released in several countries in november 1981.

Spanish lyrics :

No preguntes mas 
Si este amor es verdad 
Si es un sueno o realidad 
O un simple viaje especial 

Quiero que sepas que no miento 
Quiero cantarte lo que siento 

De do do do De da da da 
Te digo con sinceridad 
De do do do De da da da 
Repito con honestidad 
De do do do De da da da 
Te busco con loca ansiedad 
De do do do De da da da 
Te quiero con velocidad 

Tu me das el paraiso 
En todo lo que yo presiso 
persist 
Con tus palabras me desliso 
En un prufundo precipicio 

Quiero que sepas que no miento 
Quiero cantarte lo que siento 

De do do do De da da da 
Te digo con sinceridad 
De do do do De da da da 
Repito con honestidad 
De do do do De da da da 
Te busco con loca ansiedad 
De do do do De da da da 
Te quiero con velocidad 

Whoa... 
Quiero que sepas que no miento 
Quiero cantarte lo que siento 

De do do do De da da da 
Te digo con sinceridad 
De do do do De da da da 
Repito con honestidad 
De do do do De da da da 
Te busco con loca ansiedad 
De do do do De da da da 
Te quiero con velocidad

Cover versions

A cover versions of De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da appears on the following album release:

Cover art Artist Album title Release date Release country
Vinyl.png Third World Reggatta Mondatta Volume II 1998-06-30 ??

See also

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External links

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References

  • Police, The. Zenyatta Mondatta. (1980) [Audio recording], A&M Records.