Do It Again ( Steely Dan song ) - wikipedia Do It Again ( Steely Dan song ) `` Do It Again '' Single by Steely Dan from the album Ca n't Buy a Thrill B - side `` Fire in the Hole '' Released November 1972 Format 7 '' 45 RPM Recorded August 1972 at the Village Recorder, Santa Monica Genre Soft rock funk rock Length 4 : 14 ( 7 '' version ) 5 : 56 ( Album version ) Label ABC ( US ) EMI ( Europe ) Songwriter ( s ) Walter Becker Donald Fagen Producer ( s ) Gary Katz Steely Dan singles chronology `` Dallas '' ( 1972 ) `` Do It Again '' ( 1972 ) `` Reelin ' In the Years '' ( 1973 ) `` Dallas '' ( 1972 ) `` Do It Again '' ( 1972 ) `` Reelin ' In the Years '' ( 1973 ) `` Do It Again '' is a song composed by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, performed by American rock group Steely Dan, which was released as a single from their 1972 debut album Ca n't Buy a Thrill. The single version differed from the album version, shortening the intro and outro and omitting the organ solo. Released in 1972, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 18, 1972, and reached number 6 on the US charts in 1973, making it Steely Dan 's second highest charting single. On the 1972 release, the song was credited as `` Trad '' ( for traditional ), although it was actually written by Becker and Fagen. Contents 1 Structure 2 Personnel 3 Cover versions 4 Chart performance 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 5 References 6 External links Structure The original version of `` Do It Again '' is in the key of G minor, with Fagen on lead vocals. The song uses a large amount of syncopation in the vocal melody. The tune features an electric sitar solo by Denny Dias. The `` plastic organ '' solo by Donald Fagen was performed on a Yamaha YC - 30 with a sliding pitch - bending control. Personnel Donald Fagen -- Wurlitzer electric piano, Yamaha YC - 30 organ and vocals Denny Dias -- electric sitar Jeff Baxter -- guitar Walter Becker -- bass guitar Jim Hodder -- drums Victor Feldman -- percussion Cover versions In 1983, Italian group Club House released `` Do It Again Medley with Billie Jean, '' a mashup / medley of the track with Michael Jackson 's `` Billie Jean ''. The song was later cover by the American studio group Slingshot. Austrian singer Falco covered the song on his 1988 album Wiener Blut. His version was also released as a single. In 1997, Paul Hardcastle offered his version from the album Cover to Cover. In 2017, Lydia Lunch and Cypress Grove covered the song on their album Under the Covers. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1972 -- 1973 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 60 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 6 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 33 Italy ( FIMI ) 29 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 15 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 10 US Billboard Hot 100 6 US Billboard Easy Listening 34 US Cash Box 7 US Record World 8 Chart ( 1975 ) Peak position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 39 Year - end charts Chart ( 1973 ) Rank Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 62 US Billboard Hot 100 73 References Jump up ^ Mason, Stewart. `` Do It Again -- Song Review ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 5, 2014. Jump up ^ Hoffmann, Frank, ed. ( 2005 ). `` Steely Dan ''. Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Routledge. ISBN 0 - 415 - 93835 - X. ^ Jump up to : `` Steely Dan -- Awards ''. AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Do It Again ''. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved July 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Discography, or Who Played What On... ? ''. Combo Organ. Retrieved September 5, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Halstead, Craig ; Cadman, Chris ( 2003 ). Michael Jackson the Solo Years. Authors On Line Ltd. p. 48. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7552 - 0091 - 7. Jump up ^ Green, Jim ; Robbins, Ira. `` Falco ''. Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` Falco -- Do It Again ''. Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 8 November 2017. Jump up ^ Yanow, Scott. `` Paul Hardcastle -- Cover to Cover ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 5, 2014. Jump up ^ Van Isacker, Bernard ( April 27, 2017 ). `` Lydia Lunch & Cypress Grove cover The Doors, Tom Petty and lots more on ' Under the covers ' cover album -- available on vinyl too ''. Side - Line. Retrieved June 24, 2017. Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. St Ives, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 5297. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 5, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Steely Dan -- Do It Again ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 5, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Indice per Interprete : S '' ( in Italian ). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved September 5, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Steely Dan - Do It Again search results '' ( in Dutch ) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 5, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Steely Dan -- Do It Again '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 5, 2014. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1993 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 -- 1993. Record Research. p. 228. Jump up ^ `` CASH BOX Top 100 Singles -- Week ending FEBRUARY 17, 1973 ''. Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Jump up ^ `` The Singles Chart '' ( PDF ). Record World. February 24, 1972. p. 27. ISSN 0034 - 1622. Retrieved September 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 5, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Singles of ' 73 ''. RPM. Vol. 20 no. 20. December 29, 1973. Retrieved August 31, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits for 1973 ''. The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved September 5, 2014. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Steely Dan Donald Fagen Jeff `` Skunk '' Baxter Walter Becker Denny Dias Jim Hodder David Palmer Royce Jones Michael McDonald Jeff Porcaro Studio albums Ca n't Buy a Thrill ( 1972 ) Countdown to Ecstasy ( 1973 ) Pretzel Logic ( 1974 ) Katy Lied ( 1975 ) The Royal Scam ( 1976 ) Aja ( 1977 ) Gaucho ( 1980 ) Two Against Nature ( 2000 ) Everything Must Go ( 2003 ) Live albums Alive in America ( 1995 ) Plush TV Jazz - Rock Party ( 2000 ) Marian McPartland 's Piano Jazz with Steely Dan ( 2005 ) Singles `` Dallas '' `` Do It Again '' `` Reelin ' In the Years '' `` Show Biz Kids '' `` My Old School '' `` Rikki Do n't Lose That Number '' `` Pretzel Logic '' `` Black Friday '' `` Bad Sneakers '' `` Kid Charlemagne '' `` The Fez '' `` Haitian Divorce '' `` Peg '' `` Deacon Blues '' `` FM ( No Static at All ) '' `` Josie '' `` Hey Nineteen '' `` Babylon Sisters '' `` Cousin Dupree '' `` Janie Runaway '' Album tracks `` Aja '' `` Any Major Dude Will Tell You '' `` Dirty Work '' Compilations Greatest Hits ( 1978 ) Steely Dan ( 1978 ) Gold ( 1982 / 91 ) A Decade of Steely Dan ( 1985 ) Reelin ' In the Years ( 1987 ) Do It Again ( 1987 ) Citizen Steely Dan ( 1993 ) Then and Now ( 1993 ) Showbiz Kids ( 2000 ) The Definitive Collection ( 2006 ) Related articles Discography Gary Katz Roger Nichols Book Falco Discography Studio albums Einzelhaft Junge Roemer Falco 3 Emotional Wiener Blut Data de Groove Nachtflug Out of the Dark ( Into the Light ) Verdammt wir leben noch The Spirit Never Dies Live albums Symphonic Compilations Hoch wie nie Singles `` That Scene ( Ganz Wien ) '' `` Der Kommissar '' `` Maschine brennt '' `` On the Run ( Auf der Flucht ) '' `` Junge Roemer '' `` Rock Me Amadeus '' `` Vienna Calling '' `` Jeanny '' `` The Sound of Musik '' `` Coming Home ( Jeanny Part 2 ) '' `` Emotional '' `` Wiener Blut '' `` Do It Again '' `` Data de Groove '' `` Titanic '' `` Dance Mephisto '' `` Mutter, der Mann mit dem Koks ist da '' ( as T '' MA ) `` Naked '' ( as Falco feat. T '' MB ) `` Out of the Dark '' `` Egoist '' `` Verdammt wir leben noch '' `` The Spirit Never Dies ( Jeanny Final ) '' Related articles Falco discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Do_It_Again_(Steely_Dan_song)&oldid=813535843 '' Categories : 1972 singles 1972 songs ABC Records singles EMI Records singles Funk rock songs Songs written by Donald Fagen Songs written by Walter Becker Steely Dan songs Song recordings produced by Gary Katz Hidden categories : CS1 Italian - language sources ( it ) Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from May 2015 Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for UK Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Italiano Norsk Edit links This page was last edited on 3 December 2017, at 23 : 20. 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Question: who played the guitar solo on do it again
Answer: Denny Dias