What You Gonna Do???

"What You Gonna Do???" (stylised in all caps as "WHAT YOU GONNA DO???") is a song by English indie pop band Bastille. It was released on 30 July 2020 as the first single from their EP, Goosebumps EP.[2][3] The song was written by Dan Smith, who handled the production with Mark Crew. The song features Blur member, Graham Coxon, on guitar and vocals.

"What You Gonna Do???"
Single by Bastille featuring Graham Coxon
from the EP Goosebumps EP
Released30 July 2020 (2020-07-30)
Recorded2020
StudioOne Eyed Jack's
Genre
Length2:11
LabelRepublic[1]
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)

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."[4]

Music video

A music video for the song was released on 30 July 2020 at a total length of two minutes and twenty three seconds.[5] It was directed and created by London-based British-Iranian animator, Reza Dolatabadi, and took seven weeks to make.[6]

Charts

Weekly Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] 15
Canada Rock (Billboard)[8] 19
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9] 18
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[10] 8
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] 38
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[12] 12

Yearly Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13] 47

References
  1. "Bastille - Republic Records". Republic Records. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. "Listen to Bastille's thumping new track 'What You Gonna Do???' featuring Graham Coxon". NME. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. "Goosebumps Bastille". Genius. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. "BASTILLE RELEASE NEW TRACK "WHAT YOU GONNA DO???" FT. GRAHAM COXON". umusic.ca. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. "Bastille - WHAT YOU GONNA DO??? ft. Graham Coxon". YouTube. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. "Reza Dolatabadi and his team worked with Bastille for 7 weeks to create the amazing 'WHAT YOU GONNA DO???' music video". Twitter. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Bastille feat. Graham Coxon – What You Gonna Do???" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  8. "Bastille Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  9. "Bastille Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  10. "Bastille Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  11. "Bastille Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  12. "Bastille Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  13. Billboard https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/alternative-songs. Retrieved 3 December 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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