Do You Know (What It Takes)

"Do You Know (What It Takes)"
Single by Robyn
from the album Robyn Is Here
B-side	"Yes I Do Baby"
Released	1996 (SWE) September 1997 (USA)
Format	12" CD
Recorded	1996 Cheiron Studios (, Sweden)
Genre	Dance-pop Europop
Length	3:43
Label	Riochet BMG
Writer(s)	Robyn Herbie Crichlow Denniz Pop Max Martin
Producer(s)	Denniz Pop Max Martin
Robyn singles chronology
"Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" (1995) "Do You Know (What It Takes)" (1996) "Show Me Love" (1997)
Robyn UK singles chronology "You've Got That Somethin'" (1996) "Do You Know (What It Takes)" (1997) "Show Me Love" (1998) Robyn US singles chronology "Do You Know (What It Takes)" (1997) "Show Me Love" (1998) Alternative cover US CD single cover

"Do You Know (What It Takes)" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Robyn from her debut studio album, Robyn Is Here. It was released as the third Swedish and as the second single in the United Kingdom in 1997. The song was released as her debut single in the United States in 1997. It was written by Robyn, Herbie Crichlow, Denniz Pop, and Max Martin, and it was produced by Pop and Martin.

In her native Sweden, "Do You Know (What It Takes)" was Robyn's second top ten hit, peaking at number ten. It was her first top ten single in the United States, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. In August 1998, the single was certified Gold in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of 500,000 copies. The single was slightly less successful in the United Kingdom, peaking at number twenty-six.

The official music video for the song was directed by Kevin Bray.

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