What Am I Gonna Do (song)

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"What Am I Gonna Do"
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Single by Tyrese
from the album 2000 Watts
ReleasedMay 22, 2001
Length4:40
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
  • Tyrese Gibson
  • Scott Carter
  • Trevor Jobs
Producer(s) Jake & Trey
Tyrese singles chronology
"I Like Them Girls"
(2001)
"What Am I Gonna Do"
(2001)
"Just a Baby Boy"
(2001)

What Am I Gonna Do is a song by American singer Tyrese Gibson. It was written by Gibson, Scott Carter and Trevor Jobs for his second album 2000 Watts (2001), while production was helmed by Carter and Jobs under their production moniker Jake & Trey. The song served as the second single from 2000 Watts and reached number 71 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 24 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [1]

Contents

Track listings

CD single [2]
No.TitleLength
1."What Am I Gonna Do" (1/2 Intro)3:28
2."What Am I Gonna Do" (No Intro)3:17
3."What Am I Gonna Do" (LP Version)4:40
4."What Am I Gonna Do" (Instrumental)4:40
5."What Am I Gonna Do" (Acappella)3:38
6."What Am I Gonna Do" (Callout Hook #1)0:11
7."What Am I Gonna Do" (Callout Hook #2)0:12

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 71
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 24

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