Did Ya

Did Ya
Did Ya
EP by the Kinks
Released	24 October 1991
Recorded	March – June 1991
Studio	Konk
Genre	Rock
Length	15:06
Label	Columbia
Producer	Ray Davies
The Kinks chronology
Singles from Did Ya
	"Did Ya"; Released: 1991;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Did Ya is an EP by the English rock band the Kinks, the debut release on the Columbia Records label by the band.^[2]

The EP features the title track that was also released as a single.

Overview

The title track was a commentary on romanticisation of the "Swinging Sixties" culture.^[3]

The EP features a rerecording of the Kinks' 1968 hit, "Days".

The live version of "Gotta Move" was taken from the show which was the basis for the Live: The Road live album.

"New World" and "Look Through Any Doorway" are new songs.^[4]

Release

Did Ya first saw release on 24 October 1991 in numerous different formats.^[5] In Europe the EP was marketed as a CD maxi-single. "Did Ya" was also released as a 7" single backed with re-recording of "Days".

"Did Ya" was later included on the Japanese, British, and European versions of the next Kinks studio album Phobia, released in 1993.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ray Davies, except as noted.

*Did Ya* EP track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Did Ya"		4:32
2.	"Gotta Move" (live)		3:12
3.	"Days"		3:26
4.	"New World"		3:21
5.	"Look Through Any Doorway"	Dave Davies	3:51

Charts

Chart performance for "Did Ya"
Chart (1991)	Peak position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[6]	48

References

↑ "Did Ya - The Kinks". AllMusic.
↑ "Did Ya - EP, The Kinks". music.apple.com. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
↑ Fleiner, Carey (2017). The Kinks: A Thoroughly English Phenomenon. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9781442235427.
↑ "Did Ya". kindakinks.net. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
↑ Hinman, Doug (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night. Backbeat Books. ISBN 9780879307653.
↑ "The Kinks Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[1] "Did Ya - The Kinks". AllMusic.

[2] "Did Ya - EP, The Kinks". music.apple.com. Retrieved 8 July 2025.

[3] Fleiner, Carey (2017). The Kinks: A Thoroughly English Phenomenon. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9781442235427.

[4] "Did Ya". kindakinks.net. Retrieved 8 July 2025.

[5] Hinman, Doug (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night. Backbeat Books. ISBN 9780879307653.

[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_The_Kinks-6] "The Kinks Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

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v t e The Kinks singles discography
1960s singles (UK & US)	1964 "Long Tall Sally" "You Still Want Me" "You Really Got Me" "All Day and All of the Night" 1965 "Tired of Waiting for You" "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" "Set Me Free" "See My Friends" "Who'll Be the Next in Line" "A Well Respected Man" "Till the End of the Day" 1966 "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" "Sunny Afternoon" "Dead End Street" 1967 "Mister Pleasant" "Waterloo Sunset" "Death of a Clown" (Dave Davies solo) "Autumn Almanac" "Susannah's Still Alive" (Dave Davies solo) 1968 "Wonderboy" "Days" "Lincoln County" (Dave Davies solo) 1969 "Starstruck" "Hold My Hand" (Dave Davies solo) "Plastic Man" "Drivin'" "The Village Green Preservation Society" "Shangri-La" "Victoria"
1970s singles (UK & US)	1970 "Lola" "Apeman" 1971 "God's Children" "20th Century Man" 1972 "Supersonic Rocket Ship" "Celluloid Heroes" 1973 "One of the Survivors" "Sitting in the Midday Sun" "Sweet Lady Genevieve" "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" 1974 "Money Talks" "Mirror of Love" "Mirror of Love" (band version) "Holiday Romance" "Preservation" 1975 "Everybody's a Star (Starmaker)" "Ducks on the Wall" "You Can't Stop the Music" 1976 "I'm in Disgrace" "No More Looking Back" 1977 "Sleepwalker" "Juke Box Music" "Father Christmas" 1978 "A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" "Live Life" "Black Messiah" 1979 "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" "A Gallon of Gas" "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" "Moving Pictures" "Pressure"
1980s singles (UK & US)	1980 "Lola" (live) "You Really Got Me" (live) 1981 "Better Things" "Destroyer" "Predictable" 1982 "Come Dancing" 1983 "Don't Forget to Dance" 1984 "Good Day" "Do It Again" 1985 "Living on a Thin Line" (radio promo only) "Summer's Gone" 1986 "Rock 'n' Roll Cities" "How Are You" 1987 "Lost and Found" 1988 "The Road" 1989 "Down All the Days (Till 1992)"
1990s singles (UK & US)	1990 "How Do I Get Close" 1993 "Only a Dream" "Scattered"
Other singles (non-UK/US)	1966 "Dandy" (Europe) 1969 "Picture Book" (Australia) "Australia" (Australia) 1983 "State of Confusion" (Germany) 1991 "Did Ya" (Europe)
Other songs	"This Strange Effect" "So Mystifying" "Bald Headed Woman" "Stop Your Sobbing" "Dancing in the Street" "I Need You" "I Go to Sleep" "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" "Big Black Smoke" "Party Line" "Rosy Won't You Please Come Home" "Love Me Till the Sun Shines" "David Watts" "Two Sisters" "Polly" "She's Got Everything" "Do You Remember Walter?" "Johnny Thunder" "Last of the Steam-Powered Trains" "Big Sky" "Sitting by the Riverside" "Animal Farm" "Village Green" "Phenomenal Cat" "All of My Friends Were There" "Wicked Annabella" "Monica" "People Take Pictures of Each Other" "Berkeley Mews" "Mr. Churchill Says" "Strangers" "This Time Tomorrow" "Rats" "Got to Be Free" "Have a Cuppa Tea" "Oklahoma U.S.A." "Muswell Hillbilly" "Sitting in My Hotel" "The Hard Way" "Life Goes On" "Misfits" "Attitude" "Low Budget" "Give the People What They Want" "Heart of Gold"