What You Gonna Do???

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"What You Gonna Do???"
What You Gonna Do, Bastille Single.png
Single by Bastille featuring Graham Coxon
from the EP Goosebumps
A-side "Survivin' " (double A-side)
Released30 July 2020 (2020-07-30)
Recorded2020
Studio One Eyed Jack's
Genre
Length2:11
Label EMI Records
Virgin Records
Songwriter(s) Dan Smith
Producer(s)
Bastille singles chronology
"Can't Fight This Feeling"
(2019)		"What You Gonna Do???"
(2020)		"Survivin'"
(2020)
Graham Coxon singles chronology
"Falling"
(2017)		"What You Gonna Do???"
(2020)

"What You Gonna Do???" (stylised in all caps as "WHAT YOU GONNA DO???") is a song by the English indie pop band Bastille, released on 30 July 2020 as the lead single from their EP Goosebumps. [1] [2] The song was written by Dan Smith, who also produced it alongside Mark Crew. Additionally, the song features Graham Coxon, a member of the band Blur, on guitar and vocals.

Contents

Background

Smith said, "This next phase feels like a new beginning. It's about completely tearing up our process, being spontaneous and starting again. We're just really excited by the new songs. I think we're making some of the best music we’ve ever made. We want to put it out now and not wait for the whole album to be done before anyone starts to hear it. This is about where we are now and hearing us in real-time." According to a press release, the song is about "the frustration with the attention economy in which our eyes and ears are fiercely fought over, yet so few use it for anything worthwhile". Smith said, "Whether we're outside or online we're perpetually hit by so many people vying for our attention, but we're just left rolling our eyes at how rarely it's for anything that decent or funny." [3]

Music video

A music video for the song was released on 30 July 2020 with a duration of two minutes and twenty three seconds. [4] It was directed and created by London-based British-Iranian animator Reza Dolatabadi, and took seven weeks to produce. [5]

Track listing

  1. "What You Gonna Do???" – 2:11
  1. "Survivin' "
  2. "What You Gonna Do???"

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "What You Gonna Do???"
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [8] 15
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [9] 19
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 38
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [11] 12

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "What You Gonna Do???"
Chart (2020)Peak
position
US Alternative Songs (Billboard) [12] 47

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References

  1. ↑ "Listen to Bastille's thumping new track 'What You Gonna Do???' featuring Graham Coxon". NME . 30 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Goosebumps Bastille". Genius. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Bastille Release New Track "What You Gonna Do???" ft. Graham Coxon". umusic.ca. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Bastille - WHAT YOU GONNA DO??? ft. Graham Coxon" . Retrieved 31 July 2020– via YouTube.
  5. ↑ "Reza Dolatabadi and his team worked with Bastille for 7 weeks to create the amazing 'WHAT YOU GONNA DO???' music video" . Retrieved 31 July 2020– via Twitter.
  6. ↑ "WHAT YOU GONNA DO??? (feat. Graham Coxon) – Single by Bastille on Apple Music". Apple Music . Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Limited Edition AA Side: Survivin' / What YOU GONNA DO??? 7"". bastillebastille.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Bastille feat. Graham Coxon – What You Gonna Do???" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Bastille Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Bastille Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Bastille Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Alternative Airplay Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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