"How Do You Do" released in 1971 was an international hit single for Dutch duo Mouth & MacNeal. It was No.1 in the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland, and New Zealand."European chart peak positions" listed at hitparade.ch. Retrieved 23 December 2012."How Do You Do - Mouth & MacNeal entry at danskehitlister.dk (Danish). Retrieved 24 December 2012.Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966-2006 , p. 14. Maurienne House, Wellington. . It also spent 19 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 a year later, reaching No.8 and a cover version by Scots-German duo Die Windows (later Windows) reached No.1 in Germany."Billboard Hot 100 - July 1972" Retrieved 23 December 2012.Windows chart singles at musicline.de (German). Retrieved 23 December 2012. The single earned Mouth & MacNeal, and its composers Hans van Hemert and Harry van Hoof, the 1972 Buma Export Award for the most records sold abroad by a Dutch musical act in that year.Buma Exportprijs 1972 at bumaharpengala.nl (Dutch). Retrieved 24 December 2012. "Land of Milk and Honey" charted in Canada for two weeks, reaching No.91, before the flip-side became the bigger hit.
In Australia, two versions reached the Top 40 simultaneously, the bigger hit being by Jigsaw.
Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart (1971–1972)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)32Belgium (VRT Top 30)1Canada (RPM)2Denmark (Tracklisten)1Germany (Media Control AG)5Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)1New Zealand (RIANZ)1Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)1U.S. Billboard Hot 1008U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary37
Year-end charts Chart (1972)RankCanada (unofficial)32U.S. Billboard Hot 10025
Certifications
See also Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972 Dutch Top 40 number-one hits of 1971 Dutch Top 40 number-one hits of 1972 List of number-one hits of 1972 (Switzerland) List of number-one singles in 1972 (New Zealand)
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