"It's the Things You Do" is the fifth single from British boy band

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's debut studio album, ''

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'' (1998). Written by

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, George Shahin,

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and Five, the song was released as a single exclusively in the United States. The song charted at number 53 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Song variations

* Four alternate versions of the song exist. The first version, the 'UK version', is featured on the UK version of the album ''

''. It features a rap verse and a mellow beat. * The second version, the 'US album version', features on the US version of 5ive. This version features an alternate rap, often labelled the '

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Rap' in reference to the lyrics, and a totally different beat to the UK version. * The third version, the 'US Single version', is the version of the song released as a single. It features the beat of the US album version, but removes the rap verse and replaces it with a new verse sung by Scott. * The fourth version appears on the group's ''

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'' album. It features the beat of the UK version, but cuts some lyrics, and uses some from the US Single Version.

Music video

The video for the song was directed by

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, who had previously directed the video for the band's second single, "

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". The video was recorded at the

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in California, on 23 and 24 November 1998. It was produced by David Robertson. In the video, the band are seen entering a race car into the race being held at the race track that day. They then take it turns to drive the car, whilst the remaining members of the band watch from the sidelines. The video also depicts the band performing parts of the track inside the area designated as 'the pits'

Track listing

; US Promotional singleFive – It's The Things You Do (CD) at Discogs
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'' - 3.20 # ''It's the Things You Do'' - 3.36

Charts

Weekly charts

References

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