What I Might Do

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"What I Might Do"
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Single by Ben Pearce
Released24 September 2012 (EP)
26 March 2013 (single)
14 October 2013 (re-release) [1]
Recorded2012
Genre Deep house
Length3:15(Radio Edit)
6:29 (Club Mix)
Label MTA Records, Mercury Records
Songwriter(s) Diedra Artis, Anthony Hamilton, James Poyser
Producer(s) Ben Pearce
Music video
"What I Might Do" on YouTube

"What I Might Do" is the debut single of Manchester-based English DJ/producer Ben Pearce. It was released by MTA Records on 11 October 2012, [2] under exclusive licence from Under the Shade Records. The song is considered as an example of deep house music [3] and is influenced by blues and soul. [4] It samples the Anthony Hamilton song "Cornbread, Fish & Collard Greens". It was nominated as "Essential New Tune" by Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1. The song rose to fame in September 2013 after being featured on a Tesco F&F television advertisement, so far peaking at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. [5] It has also charted in Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands. After its charting in September 2013, the single was re-released alongside new remixes on 14 October 2013. [1]

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Music videos

The original official music video, directed by You Ness and produced by Faye Adams, was shot around London in September 2012 and released in November 2012. It stars Rhian Chambers and Sean McPherson. [6] A second video was released in October 2013 to coincide with the re-release of the single. [7]

Track listing

Digital download - single
No.TitleLength
1."What I Might Do" (Radio Edit)3:15
Digital download - EP [8]
No.TitleLength
1."What I Might Do" (Now That's What I Call Music! 86 edit)2:28
2."What I Might Do" (Club Mix)6:29
3."What I Might Do" (Harry Wolfman Remix)8:00
4."What I Might Do" (Adam Shelton Remix)8:23
5."What I Might Do" (Bonar Bradberry Remix)6:35
Digital download - re-release EP [1]
No.TitleLength
1."What I Might Do" (Radio Edit)3:15
2."What I Might Do" (Karma Kid Remix)5:54
3."What I Might Do" (Kilter Remix)5:09
4."What I Might Do" (Kolombo Remix)7:37
Digital download - Remixes (2013) [9]
No.TitleLength
1."What I Might Do" (Kolombo Remix)7:37
2."What I Might Do" (Simion Remix)6:59
Digital download - Remixes (2013) [10]
No.TitleLength
1."What I Might Do" (Milk & Sugar Remix)7:18
Digital download - Remixes (2014) [11]
No.TitleLength
1."What I Might Do" (Simion Dub)6:14

Chart performance

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [24] Platinum600,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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