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"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"
Single by ABBA
from the album ABBA
Released	1975
Format	Single
Genre	Pop
Length	3:18
Label	Polar Music
Writer(s)	Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson & Björn Ulvaeus
Producer(s)	Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Chart positions
#1 Australia #15 US #38 UK
ABBA singles chronology
"I've Been Waiting For You" (1975)	"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" (1975)	"SOS" (1975)

"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" was a hit single for the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was one of the first singles released from their ABBA, album. The song was written by Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and their manager Stig Anderson, and was released in April 1975 with "Rock Me" as the B-side.

The song's release came shortly after their previous single, "So Long" performed disappointingly in terms of charts and sales. After the release of "Waterloo", ABBA was having difficulty establishing themselves as an act with longevity. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do", in many cases, put ABBA firmly back in the spotlight. With a rousing saxophone tune and a homage to 1950s Schlager music, "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do", became a significant improvement on the international charts, although it made little impact in Britain. The song's popularity was boosted, particularly in Australia, by the release of a promo clip of the song (and of "Mamma Mia", "SOS", and "Bang-A-Boomerang") to be shown on television.

"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" was the song that sparked ABBA-mania in Australia, hitting the top of the charts there. With "SOS" and "Mamma Mia" to follow, this gave ABBA a run of fourteen consecutive weeks at the top of the Australian charts. The single also reached number one in New Zealand, Switzerland and South Africa. It was number two in Norway and Belgium, number three in The Netherlands, number four in Austria, number five in Spain and Zimbabwe, number six in West Germany (all in 1975), and number fifteen in the USA (in early 1976). However, in the United Kingdom, a market that ABBA was aiming to conquer, the single stalled at number thirty-eight. Thus, the musical direction taken in the song was not used again for some time. Later that year, ABBA would go on to find success in the UK with "SOS", which would cement the group's success in Australia and elsewhere.