Whatever (Cro song)

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"Whatever"
Whatever-by-Cro.jpg
Single by Cro
from the album Raop +5
Released5 September 2014 (2014-09-05)
Genre Pop, hip hop
Length3:14
Label Chimperator / Groove Attack
Songwriter(s) Cro
Producer(s) Cro
Cro singles chronology
"Einmal um die Welt"
(2012)
"Whatever"
(2014)
"Traum"
(2014)

"Whatever" is a 2013 single by German rapper Cro and his first single that topped the German singles chart. The lighthearted song was very popular in the German market, receiving upwards of 40 million views on YouTube as of July 2016. [1] Released on 28 June 2013, it is his sixth single and is found on the 2013 EP Whatever.

Contents

Track listing

Maxi single

  1. "Whatever" (3:11)
  2. "Whatever" (instrumental) (3:11)

Whatever EP

  1. "Whatever" (3:11)
  2. "Chillin" (4:32)
  3. "Bei dir" (2:20)
  4. "Ab jetzt" (2:49)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [2] 3
Germany (Official German Charts) [3] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [4] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [5] 21
Germany (Media Control AG) [6] 25

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [7] Gold15,000*
Germany (BVMI) [8] Platinum300,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [9] Gold15,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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