"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.Dave McAleer, "The Omnibus Book of British and American Hit Singles, 1960-1990", Omnibus Press, (1990) p. 59 The song reached No. 2 in Italy,"Hits of the World", Billboard, April 28, 1962. p. 22. Accessed October 28, 2015 No. 4 in the Netherlands,Nancy Sinatra - Like I Do, Dutch Charts. Retrieved October 28, 2015 No. 6 in Japan,”Hits of the World", Billboard, January 12, 1963. p. 28. Accessed October 28, 2015 and No. 8 in South Africa."Hits of the World", Billboard, March 31, 1962. p. 15. Accessed October 28, 2015

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,Maureen Evans - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed October 28, 2015 while reaching No. 5 in Ireland,"Hits of the World", Billboard, March 9, 1963. p. 23. Accessed October 28, 2015 and No. 7 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade"."Lever Hit Parade" 14-Feb-1963, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed February 19, 2016.

In December 1962, Japanese pop duo The Peanuts released a version of the song, which was titled in Japanese "Lemon No Kiss".レモンのキッス, Utamap.com. Accessed October 29, 2015 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.

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""Bubbling Under the Hot 100", Billboard, March 30, 1963. Accessed May 31, 2016. and No. 13 on Cash Boxs "Looking Ahead" chart of singles with potential of entering the Cash Box Top 100."Looking Ahead", Cash Box, March 30, 1963. p. 14. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

Chart performance Nancy Sinatra version Chart (1962–63)PeakpositionItaly – Musica e dischi2Netherlands4Japan 6South Africa8

Maureen Evans version Chart (1963)PeakpositionUK – Record Retailer3Ireland – The Irish Times5New Zealand – Lever Hit Parade7

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