"What's It Gonna Be" | ||||
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Single by H "Two" O featuring Platnum | ||||
Released | 11 February 2008 [1] | |||
Genre | Bassline | |||
Length | 3:07 | |||
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Producer(s) | Platnum | |||
H "Two" O singles chronology | ||||
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Platnum singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"What's It Gonna Be" on YouTube |
"What's It Gonna Be" is a song performed by British bassline duo H "Two" O and British bassline vocal group Platnum. Digital formats were released to online retailers in the UK on 11 February 2008. Physical formats,including a two-track CD single,a maxi-CD single,and a 12-inch vinyl disc,were released in the UK the same month. The track was licensed by dance label Hard2Beat and peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks.
Because of the popularity the song had in the underground scene (it had been circling around Sheffield nightclubs for a while),record label Hard2Beat decided to release it into mainstream success. The track has been generally well received on radio. It has been placed on the coveted A-list at BBC Radio 1. The track entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 7 on downloads alone on the chart dated 17 February 2008,following the single's CD release,"What's It Gonna Be?" rose to No. 2 on the chart dated 24 February 2008. The song also reached number No. 33 on the Dutch Top 40. Although the song was a chart success,some critics claimed its UK garage-style beat and characterless vocals made it banal. [2]
The music video was filmed in January 2008 at Dulwich College,an independent school in South London.
UK CD1 [3]
UK CD2 [4]
UK 12-inch single [5]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [13] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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