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"Do You..." is a song by American R&B recording artist Miguel. It was released on September 18, 2012, as the second single from his 2012 album ''Kaleidoscope Dream''. It was written by producer Jerry Duplessis, co-producer Arden Altino, guitarist Paul Pesco, and Miguel, who recorded the song at Platinum Sound Recording Studios in New York City. "Do You..." is a love song built around gentle guitar strumming and a playful rhythm section. Its lyrics pose flirtatious, rhetorical questions and feature both metaphorical and literal references to narcotics. As a single, "Do You..." charted for eight weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaking at number 32. It was well received by music critics, who praised Miguel's playful delivery and cited it as a highlight on ''Kaleidoscope Dream''. A music video for the song was filmed in Las Vegas and showed Miguel and his girlfriend Nazanin Mandi on an intimate date. He performed "Do You..." on ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' and incorporated elements of Bob Marley's "Stir It Up" into the song in his other concert performances. == Composition == "Do You..." was written by Miguel, producer Jerry Duplessis, co-producer Arden Altino, and guitarist Paul Pesco. It was recorded at Platinum Sound Recording Studios in New York City and mixed by engineer Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios in North Hollywood. The song features slap bass by Duplessis. "Do You..." is built around gentle guitar strumming and a playful rhythm section, featuring a walking bassline and double-time drums. Chris Kelly of ''Fact'' categorizes it as an atmospheric pop rock song, while Mesfin Fekadu of the Associated Press calls it "a mellow R&B outtake". The song begins with an echoed haze and acoustic guitar, with Miguel asking, "Have you ever felt alone?" It is then followed by a euphoric vocal reverb that leads to blasting drums, and Miguel asks "Do you like drugs" over a smooth guitar riff. A wooing love song, "Do You..." poses flirtatious, rhetorical questions such as "Do you like hugs?" and "Do you like love?". Miguel melismatizes with three syllables at the end of each question, before he replies with "Well, me too." He evokes a romantic relationship with simple, imagistic lyrics:〔 "What about matinee movies, pointless secrets / Midnight summer swims, private beaches / Rock, paper, scissors. Wait! Best out of three." The song references drugs both metaphorically and literally, and innocently delivers a transgressive message through the use of simile: "I'm going to do you like drugs tonight".〔 Miguel said of the song's lyrics, "I have this propensity to just come out and say things. That's how I am in real life. If I wanna know something I just ask. Like, 'Hey, do you like drugs?' Because I do! Sometimes! ... MDMA… on occasion." Alex Macpherson of ''The Guardian'' observes "faded psychedelia" and "promises of narcotic trysts" in the song's lyrics. ''Pitchfork Media''s Carrie Battan said that "Do You..." is "not so much about being in love as about a shared love of vices." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Do You... (Miguel song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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