I Do (The Castells song)
| "I Do" | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Castells | |
| B-side | "Teardrops" |
| Released | March 9, 1964 |
| Recorded | November 1963–January 1964 RCA Victor Studio, United Western Recorders, and Gold Star Studios, Hollywood |
| Length | 1:47 |
| Label | Warner Bros. |
| Songwriter(s) | Brian Wilson, Roger Christian |
| Producer(s) | Brian Wilson |
"I Do" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian, originally released as a single by American vocal group the Castells in March 1964. The recording was also produced and arranged by Wilson. The song's lyrics illustrate a young man getting ready for marriage. Its melody was derived from "County Fair", a song Wilson had earlier written for the Beach Boys.
According to Keith Mansfield, "the song didn't do much for the Castells, but it was a memorable experience [for Chuck Girard]". Musicologist Philip Lambert noted: "The 'I Do' intro is directly inspired by the instrumental accumulation in 'Be My Baby' and in the earlier [Phil] Spector production of the Crystals' 'Oh Yeah Maybe Baby' (1961), which have similar rhythms and instrumental combinations."