What You Do (song)

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"What You Do"
Margaret What You Do.jpeg
Single by Margaret
from the album Monkey Business
Released12 May 2017 (2017-05-12)
Genre
Length3:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Margaret singles chronology
"Blue Vibes"
(2017)
"What You Do"
(2017)
"6 in the Morning"
(2017)
Music video
"What You Do" on YouTube

"What You Do" is a song by Polish singer Margaret. It was released as the lead single from her third studio album, Monkey Business (2017), on 12 May 2017. The song was written by Margaret, Arash, Robert Uhlmann, Anderz Wrethov and Thomas Karlsson, and produced by Uhlmann, Alex P and Victory.

Contents

The single reached number 14 on the Polish Airplay Chart. It also charted in Russia and received radio airplay in Sweden (number one on the Rix FM chart). [1]

Live recording of "What You Do" from Margaret's MTV Unplugged concert special was released on its accompanying live album in 2023. [2]

Music video

A music video for the song was released on 12 May 2017. It was filmed in Cyprus, and directed by Konrad Aksinowicz. The video depicts Margaret as the star of a video game. [3] [4]

Track listing

Digital single [5] [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."What You Do"
3:04
2."What You Do" (Extended)  4:42

Accolades

YearCeremonyCategoryResultRef.
2017 RMF FM and Polsat's Hit of the SummerHit of the SummerNominated [7]

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various12 May 2017 [11]
Poland [5]
RussiaBroma16 [12]

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