Hicks first performed the song on the finale of American Idol's fifth season, to which he received outstanding comments from all three judges. Simon Cowell correctly predicted that Hicks would win that year's American Idol with the performance.
Along with "Do I Make You Proud", it includes, as a B-side track, his cover of The Doobie Brothers's "Takin' It to the Streets". The American Idol judges loved his rendition of "Takin' It to the Streets" – Randy Jackson said it was not his favorite song from Hicks, but he was trying to comprehend his dance moves onstage. Paula Abdul said that the song was great and loved the energy and dancing. Simon Cowell "loved the song" and said that "that's what it's all about — having fun and being memorable." Cowell also said it was the best performance of the night.
Hicks' rendition of "Takin' It to the Streets" would become his first song to chart, peaking at number 69 on the BillboardHot 100, due to moderate sales of digital downloads only. The song was not released as Hicks's single, since "Do I Make You Proud" was to become his first single after he won the American Idol competition.
"Weird Al" Yankovic's 2006 album Straight Outta Lynwood included a parody of "Do I Make You Proud", called "Do I Creep You Out". It is Yankovic's first parody of a singer from the Idol television series.
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The lyrics communicate a feeling of pride for one's accomplishments after struggling with and then finally achieving a long-term goal, all while retaining one's humility. This reflects Hicks' sudden career transformation from an independent musical artist to a celebrity.
Track listingedit
"Do I Make You Proud" – 4:10
"Takin' It to the Streets" – 3:37
Chart performanceedit
Billboard confirmed that "Do I Make You Proud" sold 190,000 physical singles and 38,000 digital downloads during its first week, prompting a number-one debut on the Hot 100 for the issue dated July 1, 2006. It was only the 14th song out of over 1000 number ones to debut at number one on the Hot 100 chart. Hicks also became the fourth American Idol contestant to have a single debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 behind Clay Aiken, Fantasia Barrino, and Carrie Underwood. As of September 2009, "Do I Make You Proud" has sold 672,000 singles.[1]
"Do I Make You Proud" remained number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week, gradually declining until it left the chart after eight weeks, making it the first number one single in the history of the US charts to fall off the charts in less than ten weeks.[2]
The song was Taylor Hicks' only number-one hit, as well as his only top-40 hit to date, making him a one-hit wonder on the chart.
In Canada, the single reached number one on the SoundScan singles chart and remained there for 15 consecutive weeks from June 10 to September 16, 2006.
In 2009 Billboard issued its Decade End Charts compiling the top artists and releases for the years 2000–2009. "Do I Make You Proud" charted at number 39 on the Decade End Singles Sales chart.[3]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Do I Make You Proud news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Do I Make You Proud is a soul pop song written for American Idol season five winner Taylor Hicks by Tracy Ackerman Andy Watkins and Paul Wilson of the Absolute production team and co produced by Dave Way The song was released as a single on June 13 2006 from the Arista record label Do I Make You Proud Single by Taylor HicksB side Takin It to the Streets ReleasedJune 13 2006RecordedLos Angeles CaliforniaGenreSoulLength4 13Label19 AristaSongwriter s Tracy Ackerman Andy Watkins Paul WilsonProducer s Absolute Dave WayTaylor Hicks singles chronology Do I Make You Proud 2006 Just to Feel That Way 2007 Contents 1 Background 2 Content 3 Track listing 4 Chart performance 4 1 Charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 See also 6 ReferencesBackground editHicks first performed the song on the finale of American Idol s fifth season to which he received outstanding comments from all three judges Simon Cowell correctly predicted that Hicks would win that year s American Idol with the performance Along with Do I Make You Proud it includes as a B side track his cover of The Doobie Brothers s Takin It to the Streets The American Idol judges loved his rendition of Takin It to the Streets Randy Jackson said it was not his favorite song from Hicks but he was trying to comprehend his dance moves onstage Paula Abdul said that the song was great and loved the energy and dancing Simon Cowell loved the song and said that that s what it s all about having fun and being memorable Cowell also said it was the best performance of the night Hicks rendition of Takin It to the Streets would become his first song to chart peaking at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 due to moderate sales of digital downloads only The song was not released as Hicks s single since Do I Make You Proud was to become his first single after he won the American Idol competition Weird Al Yankovic s 2006 album Straight Outta Lynwood included a parody of Do I Make You Proud called Do I Creep You Out It is Yankovic s first parody of a singer from the Idol television series Content editThe lyrics communicate a feeling of pride for one s accomplishments after struggling with and then finally achieving a long term goal all while retaining one s humility This reflects Hicks sudden career transformation from an independent musical artist to a celebrity Track listing edit Do I Make You Proud 4 10 Takin It to the Streets 3 37Chart performance editBillboard confirmed that Do I Make You Proud sold 190 000 physical singles and 38 000 digital downloads during its first week prompting a number one debut on the Hot 100 for the issue dated July 1 2006 It was only the 14th song out of over 1000 number ones to debut at number one on the Hot 100 chart Hicks also became the fourth American Idol contestant to have a single debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 behind Clay Aiken Fantasia Barrino and Carrie Underwood As of September 2009 Do I Make You Proud has sold 672 000 singles 1 Do I Make You Proud remained number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week gradually declining until it left the chart after eight weeks making it the first number one single in the history of the US charts to fall off the charts in less than ten weeks 2 The song was Taylor Hicks only number one hit as well as his only top 40 hit to date making him a one hit wonder on the chart In Canada the single reached number one on the SoundScan singles chart and remained there for 15 consecutive weeks from June 10 to September 16 2006 In 2009 Billboard issued its Decade End Charts compiling the top artists and releases for the years 2000 2009 Do I Make You Proud charted at number 39 on the Decade End Singles Sales chart 3 Charts edit Chart 2006 Peakposition Canada Nielsen SoundScan 1 U S Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks 14 U S Billboard Hot 100 1 U S Billboard Pop 100 1 Year end charts edit Chart 2006 Position US Billboard Hot 100 4 99 US Adult Contemporary Billboard 5 35See also editList of Canadian number one singles of 2001 07 List of Billboard Hot 100 number one singles of 2006References edit How the American Idol coronation singles stack up part 1 USA Today 2009 06 04 Retrieved 2012 02 14 Taylor Hicks Billboard Retrieved 2013 12 10 billboardbiz 2009 Hot Singles Sales Billboard Retrieved 2013 12 10 billboardbiz 2006 Hot 100 Songs Billboard Retrieved 2013 12 10 Adult Contemporary Songs Year End 2006 Billboard Retrieved 2019 09 20 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Do I Make You Proud amp oldid 1148254955, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
