De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da 7''

'De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da' was released as a single in late 1980 and made the #5 spot in the UK. The second single from 'Zenyatta Mondatta' also fared well in the States where it became The Police's biggest single success since 'Roxanne'. Another classic Police track which was reworked in 1986 during the attempted reunion. There was speculation in 2000 that this reworked version had been released on the DTS version of the 'Every Breath You Take - The Classics' CD, but what reportedly happened is that the producers had mislaid the tape and had to return to the original demo and work from that. Whatever the facts, the revised version is certainly well worth hearing - a slowed down, mellow version - even if it is now hard to find (later versions of the DTS CD excluded the revised track).

Review from New Musical Express

"...Blondie should have blown up two years ago, I hope Adam burns up before his waistline fills out too much, and as for the Police... is it over so quickly? If they've got nothing left - surely not - they should just stay right out of this race. The last LP is indecent - Sting, you know it is - and they've failed to live up to those promises like bleeding politicians or something. 'De Do Do' blah blah is alright, but close to being the dreaded 'ordinary' like 'Moon' and 'Bottle' were a million light years away from being so... "well made." It has some good moments - I think it's just the chorus that lets it down - just like that J.D. drone that started off 'Don't Stand So Close'. It's those sorts of moments that make me think The Police aren't dead and gone yet. If they just rely on the hugeness of their audience and don't think about what they're doing and what's going on, they will deserve our contempt. Still, maybe in this video Sting'll do a total strip - well worth it girls (and boys), I assure you."

Review from Smash Hits

"Aha" The stuff of which great popular msuci is made (and nearly always has been) - trite lobotomised lyricism. Here the boys drag the usual Police formula screaming from its cell and take the aforementioned banality to hitherto undreamed of proportions. It isn't just the eloquence which has escaped our three man hit factory, it's the compositional verve and spark too. The sleeve depicts a young gagged girl, two menacing heavies, a telephone, the band and an iguana. Gold by the New Year, but don't you just hate bands who have Hipgnosis-designed singles bags. I mean, really..."

Review from Record Mirror

"Despite their mediocre collection of LPs, The Police have been responsible for some persuasive pop singles... and this isn't one of them. 'De Do' is such an obviously contrived Police record with it's re-papered chants, familiarly designed phased guitars and rhythmic shuffles that there;s barely any other Police record. A yuletide hit therefore. Rockpop should ne keeping people hungry, not just satisfying them (and itself). If The Police are so content to drift, let's please let go of them."