What's It Gonna Be?!

For other uses, see What's It Gonna Be (disambiguation).

For the viral video, see Million Dollar Strong.

"What's It Gonna Be?!"
Single by Busta Rhymes featuring Janet Jackson
from the album Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front
B-side	"Tear da Roof Off"
Released	March 9, 1999
Recorded	1998
Studio	Soundtrack Studios, New York City Quad Studios, New York City House of Blues Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	5:24
Label	Flipmode Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Trevor Smith Darrell Allamby Antoinette Roberson
Producer(s)	Darrell "Delite" Allamby
Busta Rhymes singles chronology
"Da Goodness" (1998) "What's It Gonna Be?!" (1999) "Everybody Come On" (1999)
Janet Jackson singles chronology
"Every Time" (1998) "What's It Gonna Be?!" (1999) "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" (1999)

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "What's It Gonna Be?!" Chart (1999) Peak position Australian Singles Chart [4] 65 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [5] 2 Canada Singles (Nielsen SoundScan) [6] 21 Canada Contemporary Hit Radio (BDS) [6] 27 Germany (Official German Charts) [7] 42 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [8] 24 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [9] 29 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [10] 7 Scottish Singles Chart [3] 16 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [11] 58 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 41 UK Singles Chart [13] 6 UK R&B Singles Chart [3] 1 US Billboard Hot 100 [14] 3 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 1 US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [16] 1 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [17] 40 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [18] 5

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "What's It Gonna Be?!" Chart (1999) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [19] 176 US Billboard Hot Rap Tracks [20] 2 US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs [21] 8 US Billboard Hot 100 [22] 27 US Billboard Rhythmic [23] 37

Certifications

Certifications for "What's It Gonna Be?!"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [24]	Gold	951,786 [25] [26]

See also

• R&B number-one hits of 1999 (USA)
• List of most expensive music videos

References

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18. "Busta Rhymes Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
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