What's Going On (Casey Donovan song)

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"What's Going On"
What's going On by Casey Donovan.jpg
Single by Casey Donovan
from the album For You
B-side "Something Beautiful"
Released21 February 2005
Recorded2004
Studio Eargasm Studios, Sydney
Genre Pop
Length3:53
Label Sony BMG
Composer(s)
Producer(s) Bryon Jones
Casey Donovan singles chronology
"Listen with Your Heart"
(2004)
"What's Going On"
(2005)
"Flow"
(2005)

"What's Going On" is a song by Australian singer Casey Donovan. The song was released in February 2005 as the second single from her debut studio album For You (2004). The song peaked at number 18 on the ARIA Charts.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "What's Going On"
  2. "Something Beautiful"
  3. "What's Going On" (CD-ROM video)

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [1] 18

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