How Do You Do ( Mouth & MacNeal song ) - wikipedia How Do You Do ( Mouth & MacNeal song ) `` How Do You Do '' Single by Mouth & MacNeal from the album How Do You Do B - side `` Land of Milk and Honey '' Released January 22, 1971 Format 7 '' 45 RPM Genre Pop rock Length 2 : 57 Label Decca, Philips Songwriter ( s ) Hans van Hemert, Harry van Hoof `` How Do You Do '' released in 1971 was an international hit single for Dutch duo Mouth & MacNeal. It was # 1 in the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland, and New Zealand. It also spent 19 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 a year later, and a cover version by Scots - German duo Die Windows ( later Windows ) reached # 1 in Germany. The single earned Mouth & MacNeal, and its composers Hans van Hemert and Harry van Hoof, the 1972 Buma Export Award for the most records sold abroad by a Dutch musical act in that year. Contents 1 Charts and certifications 1.1 Weekly charts 1.2 Year - end charts 1.3 Certifications 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Charts and certifications Weekly charts Charts ( 1971 - 72 ) Peak position Belgium ( VRT Top 30 ) Canada ( RPM ) Denmark ( Tracklisten ) Germany ( Media Control AG ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) New Zealand ( RIANZ ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 37 Year - end charts Chart ( 1972 ) Rank Canada 32 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 25 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Gold 1,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone See also Billboard Year - End Hot 100 singles of 1972 Dutch Top 40 number - one hits of 1971 Dutch Top 40 number - one hits of 1972 List of number - one hits of 1972 ( Switzerland ) List of number - one singles in 1972 ( New Zealand ) References ^ Jump up to : `` European chart peak positions '' listed at hitparade.ch. Retrieved 23 December 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` How Do You Do - Mouth & MacNeal entry at danskehitlister.dk ( Danish ). Retrieved 24 December 2012. ^ Jump up to : Scapolo, Dean ( 2007 ). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966 - 2006, p. 14. Maurienne House, Wellington. ISBN 9781877443008. ^ Jump up to : `` Billboard Hot 100 - July 1972 '' Retrieved 23 December 2012. Jump up ^ Windows chart singles at musicline.de ( German ). Retrieved 23 December 2012. Jump up ^ Buma Exportprijs 1972 at bumaharpengala.nl ( Dutch ). Retrieved 24 December 2012. Jump up ^ RPM Top Singles - Vol. 17, No. 26, Aug 12 1972 at www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm. Retrieved 23 December 2012. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1993 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 -- 1993. Record Research. p. 169. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2011 - 09 - 16. Retrieved 2013 - 07 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1972 ''. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2012. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Mouth and MacNeal -- How Do You Do ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH External links `` How Do You Do '' at Discogs ( list of releases ) Preceded by `` Non, non, rien n'a changé '' by Les Poppys Dutch Top 40 number - one single 18 December 1971 -- 21 January 1972 Succeeded by `` Sacramento ( A Wonderful Town ) '' by Middle of the Road Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=How_Do_You_Do_(Mouth_%26_MacNeal_song)&oldid=810885293 '' Categories : 1971 singles 1972 singles Dutch Top 40 number - one singles Number - one singles in Belgium Number - one singles in Denmark Number - one singles in New Zealand Number - one singles in Switzerland Songs written by Hans van Hemert Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 18 November 2017, at 02 : 26. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang the song how do you do
Answer: Mouth & MacNeal