How Do You Do it ? - Wikipedia How Do You Do it ? `` How Do You Do It ? '' EP cover Single by Gerry and the Pacemakers B - side `` Away from You '' ( Marsden - Chadwick ) Released 14 March 1963 ( UK ) 5 July 1964 ( US ) Format 7 '' Recorded 22 January 1963 EMI Studios, London Genre Merseybeat Length 1 : 59 Label Columbia DB4987 ( EMI ) Laurie 3261 ( USA ) Songwriter ( s ) Mitch Murray Producer ( s ) George Martin Gerry and the Pacemakers singles chronology `` How Do You Do It ? '' ( 1963 ) `` I Like It '' ( 1963 ) `` How Do You Do It ? '' ( 1963 ) `` I Like It '' ( 1963 ) `` How Do You Do It ? '' was the debut single by Liverpudlian band Gerry and the Pacemakers. The song was number one in the UK Singles Chart on 11 April 1963, where it stayed for three weeks. Contents 1 History 2 Other versions 3 References 4 External links History The song was written by Mitch Murray, who offered it to Adam Faith and Brian Poole but was turned down. George Martin of EMI decided to pick it up for the new group he was producing, the Beatles, as the A-side of their first record. The Beatles recorded the song but opposed releasing it, feeling that it did not fit their sound, but worked out changes from Murray 's demo - disc version. These included a new introduction, vocal harmony, an instrumental interlude, small lyric changes and removal of the half - step modulation for the last verse. They recorded the song in September, 1962 ; although Murray disliked their changes, the decision not to release the Beatles ' version was primarily a business one. `` Love Me Do '' was their first single instead. The recording was officially released in November 1995 on the Beatles retrospective Anthology 1 album. Gerry and the Pacemakers ' version, also produced by Martin, became a number - one hit in the UK until it was replaced by `` From Me to You '' ( the Beatles ' third single ). It was the title song of a seven - inch EP record also featuring `` Away From You '', `` I Like It '' and `` It 's Happened to Me '' ( Columbia SEG8257, released July 1963 ). The single entered the US charts on 5 July 1964, eventually reaching number nine. Other versions Dick and Dee Dee released a version of the song on their 1966 album, Songs We 've Sung on Shindig. The Supremes version appears on the album, `` The Supremes - A Bit Of Liverpool '' on Motown 1964 ( Motown Record Corp. # 623 ) References Jump up ^ `` How Do You Do It ? '' on YouTube ^ Jump up to : Rice, Jo ( 1982 ). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits ( 1st ed. ). Enfield, Middlesex : Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 71. ISBN 0 - 85112 - 250 - 7. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 ''. Theofficialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2008 - 04 - 08. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 05. ^ Jump up to : Lewisohn, Mark ( 2013 ). Tune In : The Beatles, All These Years, Vol. 1. Crown Archetype. pp. 670 -- 671. Jump up ^ Lewisohn ( 2013 ), p. 699 Jump up ^ `` How Do You Do It ''. The Beatles Bible. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 : September 5, 1964 Billboard Chart Archive ''. Billboard.com. 1964 - 09 - 05. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ Dick and Dee Dee, Songs We 've Sung on Shindig Retrieved May 2, 2015 External links Gerry Marsden fan site Classic Bands history page Preceded by `` Summer Holiday '' by Cliff Richard and The Shadows UK number - one single 11 April 1963 ( 3 weeks ) Succeeded by `` From Me to You '' by The Beatles Gerry and the Pacemakers Gerry Marsden Freddie Marsden Arthur Mack Les Chadwick Les Maguire Albums Ferry Cross the Mersey Singles `` How Do You Do It ? '' `` I Like It '' `` You 'll Never Walk Alone '' `` Do n't Let the Sun Catch You Crying '' `` Ferry Cross the Mersey '' `` I 'll Be There '' `` Walk Hand in Hand '' Related articles Ferry Cross the Mersey Book : Gerry and the Pacemakers Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=How_Do_You_Do_It%3F&oldid=805106682 '' Categories : 1963 songs 1963 singles Songs written by Mitch Murray Gerry and the Pacemakers songs The Beatles songs Dick and Dee Dee songs Debut singles Song recordings produced by George Martin UK Singles Chart number - one singles Columbia Graphophone Company singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano ქართული Nederlands 日本 語 Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 13 October 2017, at 02 : 46. 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 wrote how do you do it by gerry and the pacemakers
Answer: Mitch Murray; Mitch Murray; Mitch Murray; Mitch Murray