What's Up? (4 Non Blondes song)

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"What's Up?"
WhatsUpCover.jpg
Single by 4 Non Blondes
from the album Bigger, Better, Faster, More!
B-side "Train"
ReleasedMarch 11, 1993 (1993-03-11) [1]
Studio Record Plant, Sausalito, California [2]
Genre
Length
  • 4:55(album version)
  • 4:15 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s) Linda Perry
Producer(s) David Tickle
4 Non Blondes singles chronology
"Dear Mr. President"
(1992)		"What's Up?"
(1993)		"Spaceman"
(1993)
Music video
"What's Up?" on YouTube

"What's Up?" is a song by American rock group 4 Non Blondes, released in March 1993 by Interscope and Atlantic Records as the second single from their debut album, Bigger, Better, Faster, More! (1992). The song was written by lead singer Linda Perry and produced by David Tickle. It has gained popularity in the United States [3] and in several European countries, peaking at number one in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and Switzerland. The accompanying music video was directed by American film director Morgan Lawley [4] and was also nominated in the category for Best Alternative Rock Video at the MTV Video Music Awards. [4]

Contents

Background and recording

The song had its origins well before 4 Non Blondes were formed. Third Eye Blind frontman Stephan Jenkins recalled sitting in a room with Linda Perry, who worked as a waitress down the street, performing their original compositions to one another when the two were struggling musicians in San Francisco. The two played each other early versions of "Semi-Charmed Life" and "What's Up?", both of which would become massive hits for their respective bands. It would be decades later that Jenkins realized the songs performed in that private session would sell a combined 17 million records. [5] The title does not appear in the song's lyrics, but the phrase "what's going on?" is prominently included in the chorus.

A different version of the song, with lyrics and arrangement reworked by producer David Tickle, was originally recorded at Groove Masters studio as part of 4 Non Blondes' debut album, but Perry hated it so much that she complained to Interscope executives. When she was told that the song sounded fine, Perry took matters into her own hands and booked a recording session at The Plant for the band to re-record her original version of the song. [6] [2] The song was re-recorded in one day, with the label's co-owner Jimmy Iovine agreeing that he preferred the re-recorded version based on Perry's demo over Tickle's, and establishing Perry's version as the final version of the song.

During an interview with Tape Op magazine, Perry recalled how the recording went:

The producer (David Tickle) had no sense of what the song was. I went to the label and said "This song sucks. This is not the song I wrote." They didn't support me. They said it sounded fine. I did not agree. I grabbed the band during a break and we went to The Record Plant in Sausalito. ... I started moving things around. The engineer there helped me a lot. I would tell him what I wanted, and if he didn't get it I would move the microphone around. Then I'd go, "Yes, that's it. That's the sound." I did that with everything. Then we got the tempo, and we got the recording of it, the base of it, done. I re-did my acoustics. I was in the middle of vocals when David Tickle showed up. I'd laid down three vocals. I was annoyed he showed up. We were already done with the frigging song. We comped the vocal and mixed it that night, and it made mastering the next day. That is the version that blew up all over the world. [...] I've told the story enough that people know that David Tickle did not produce that song. It was me. [7]

Tickle's instrumental (over the original vocals) could be heard on Perry's episode of Behind the Music ; Tickle's version was never released.

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Tom Demalon described the song as a "massive, neo-hippie anthem" in his review of Bigger, Better, Faster, More! Rolf Edmund Lund from Norwegian Altaposten complimented Perry's voice as "incredibly good". [8] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that "gymnastic vocals, leaping from a breathy, high range, to gravelly, bar-rock blues in a single passage, front this straightforward, heartfelt rocker. Treads the line between album rock and modern rock, with the piano version favoring the former." [9] Tom Sinclair from Entertainment Weekly described it as "funky" and added that it "is only one of the goodies in the Blondes' musical grab bag". [10] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton viewed it as "a wonderful piece of laid back summer rock (well, almost)". [11] Pan-European magazine Music & Media complimented it as a "strong composition", where the lyrics "are done more than justice by Linda Perry's impressive vocal touch." [12] An Music & Media editor commented, "Toni Childs backed by a rock band playing Bobbie McFerrin's "Don't Worry, Be Happy" comes closest as a description." [13]

Alan Jones from Music Week felt it is "charming" and "easily the best track" of the album. [14] Steven Wells from NME named it Single of the Week, writing, "This has a nine-foot tall titanium hook and a woman singer who does a fair bit of that Bjorkish OOOOOOEEEEEOOOEEE and seems to be demanding a revolution and is extremely pissed off about the world. Ooh, she's really getting going now. Damn, but this is good." [15] R.S. Murthi from New Straits Times called it "anthemic" and remarked that it "is probably one of the simplest and catchiest pop songs to be produced in recent times." [16] Carmen von Rohr from Rome News-Tribune noted "the amazingly down-to earth common sense lyrics" of "What's Up?", and added that Linda Perry "sings in her rich, soulful voice about the frustrations she feels as she tries to adjust to her place in the universe." [17] A reviewer from Sunday Life wrote that the song is "naggingly memorable". [18] Ronny Johansen from Troms Folkeblad commented, "What a wonderful use of voice and what an irresistible song!" [19]

Chart performance

The recording received considerable airplay success. It reached number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and went gold, but peaked higher in many other countries, reaching number one in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland while reaching number two in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Impact and legacy

"What's Up?" was ranked number 94 on VH1's "100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders" [20] and number 86 on the MuchMore "The Top 100 One Hit Wonders". [21] Some critics disliked "What's Up?". Songwriters Carl Barât and Stuart Braithwaite named the song the worst ever. [22] [23] Dean Ween said: "It's as bad as music gets... Everything about the song is so awful that if I sat down and tried to write the worst song ever, I couldn't even make it 10 percent of the reality of how awful that song is." [24] In 2019, About.com featured it in their ranking of "The Best 100 Songs From the 1990s". Bill Lamb remarked that the song "seemingly appeared out of nowhere, becoming a neo-folkie hit first on modern rock radio stations and then on the pop charts. Although it only reached number 11, it has been a radio fixture ever since." [25]

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single. It was directed by American film director Morgan Lawley [4] and features the band, dressed in punk clothing, performing the song as they stand in a living room set decorated with paintings. In between, there is footage of the band in a park and a playground. It was nominated in the category for Best Alternative Rock Video at the MTV Video Music Awards. [4] The video was later published on YouTube in 2011 and passed 1 billion views in February 2021 on the platform. [26]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Bigger, Better, Faster, More! album booklet. [34]

Studios

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [66] Platinum70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [81] Platinum50,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [82] Gold30,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [83] Gold45,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [84] 2× Platinum1,000,000^
Italy (FIMI) [85] Platinum50,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI) [86] Platinum75,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [87] Platinum10,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [88] Platinum60,000‡
Sweden (GLF) [89] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [90] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [1] Gold700,000 [91]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesMarch 11, 1993Cassette Interscope [1]
United KingdomMay 31, 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [92]
EuropeJune 11, 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Atlantic [35]
JapanSeptember 25, 1993Mini-CDInterscope [93]

DJ Miko version

"What's Up"
DJMikoWhat'sUp.jpg
Single by DJ Miko
from the album The Last Millennium
Released1993
Genre Dance
Length
  • 3:45(radio edit)
  • 4:35 (club edit)
Label ZYX
Songwriter(s) Linda Perry

Italian disc jockey DJ Miko covered the song as a dance track in 1993 (retitled without the question mark) with vocals provided by British singer Louise Gard. Although the song was released as a stand-alone single, it later appeared on DJ Miko's sole album, The Last Millennium, in 1999. DJ Miko's version was a modest hit in Europe in late 1993 and early 1994, reaching number five in Italy and Spain, number 13 in Finland, and number 17 in Sweden.

The cover was released worldwide in mid-1994, peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart and number eight on the Irish Singles Chart. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "What's Up" reached number 21. In the United States it reached number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 19 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. In the Australasia region, "What's Up" was popular in New Zealand, reaching number 23 on the RIANZ Singles Chart, but it was a commercial failure in Australia, reaching number 92 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Critical reception

In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "The biggest new hit of the week comes straight from the clubs. After setting dancefloors alight for weeks, this rather pointless dance remake of the 4 Non Blondes track crashes straight into the Top 10. As a dance track it seems to work alright but of course pales in comparison with the original which made No.2 in July last year." [94] James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update described the song as a "truly bizarre galloping cheesy Eurodisco remake of the 4 Non Blonde's strangulatedly wailed 1993 smash". [95] Mark Frith from Smash Hits gave it three out of five, noting that "keeping the lead vocal line and adding a techno techno techno backing is an interesting experiment, and it partly works too." He concluded, "It has enough cheek and novelty value to probably be a hit." [96]

Charts

Minnesota version

"What's Up"
MinnesotaWhat'sUpcover.jpg
Single by Minnesota
B-side "Move Your Body"
Released1993
Length3:38
Label Coconut
Songwriter(s) Linda Perry
Producer(s) ABM
Minnesota singles chronology
"What's Up"
(1993)		"Without You"
(1994)

German Eurodance group Minnesota covered the song as a dance version in late 1993. It reached number one in Portugal and on the Canadian RPM Dance chart, peaked at number two in Finland, and also charted in Belgium and Switzerland.

Charts

In 2005, a Texas-based animation and video production company known as SLACKCiRCUS created a satirical music video titled "Fabulous Secret Powers." Edited by Ryan Haines and composed by Jay Allen, the video was inspired by Fenslerfilm's G.I. Joe PSAs and pairs/edits footage from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe with their own techno-house cover of "What's Up" (which eventually interpolates "Don't Cry Out Loud" by Melissa Manchester). [118] [119] The video was taken and reuploaded by the channel ProtoOfSnagem under the title "HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA" and became an internet meme. [120] As of December 2023, the video has 215 million views. The meme was itself parodied by YouTube gaming channel The Yogscast in a 2013 music video that hit a million views in 24 hours. [121] A mash-up of both "What's Up?" and the "Fabulous Secret Powers" version was featured in the 2023 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem . According to the film's director Jeff Rowe, the inclusion of the SLACKCiRCUS cover was suggested by producer & co-writer, Seth Rogen during a chase scene where Rogen considered to the team that they use "a crazy version" of "What's Up". [122]

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