Do It Any Way You Wanna is a 1975 crossover hit by the Philadelphia-based R&B/dance group, The People's Choice, written and produced by

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. and recorded and mixed by Jay Mark. "Do It Any Way You Wanna" was a

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for The People's Choice.

Chart performance

The single made it to #1 on the soul singles chart for one week and crossed over to the pop singles chart, peaking at #11. "Do It Any Way You Wanna" was also successful on the disco/dance charts, hitting #3.

Cover Versions

*The song was covered by rapper

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on the 1993 soundtrack album '' Addams Family Values: Music from the Motion Picture''.

Samples

*It formed the basis of the 1977 reggae hit " Cocaine in My Brain" by

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, featuring

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References

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