What Do I Have to Do is synth orienated and has multilayered vocals. Much of the synth was omitted and the drums, bass and vocals were toned down for the second album version. The third version, the 7" Mix, contains a newer drum track, multilayered vocals in the chorus and relies much less on the synthesizers on the album version. This version of the song also contains samples from American comedian Sam Kinison, and was used for the music video. Originally, "What Do I Have To Do" was planned to be released as the follow-up single to "Better the Devil You Know", but was later released
Don't Tell Me What to Do Don't Tell Me What to Do "for Baby Animals' song of the same name, see "Don't Tell Me What to Do (Baby Animals song)" "Don't Tell Me What to Do" is a song written by Harlan Howard and Max D. Barnes, and recorded by American country music artist Pam Tillis. It was released in December 1990 as the first single from the album "Put Yourself in My Place". The song reached number 5 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart Marty Stuart recorded this song under the title "I'll Love You Forever (If I Want To)" in 1988