What's It Gonna Be?!
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| "What's It Gonna Be?!" | ||
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| Single by Busta Rhymes | ||
| from the album Extinction Level Event | ||
| Released | 1999 | |
| Format | CD Single 7" Vinyl Single 12" Vinyl Single |
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| Genre | Rap/R&B | |
| Length | 5:24 | |
| Label | Elektra | |
| Writer(s) | Trevor Smith Darrell "Delite" Allamby A. Roberson |
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| Producer(s) | Trevor Smith Darrell "Delite" Allamby A. Roberson |
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| Certification | Gold (U.S.) | |
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| Busta Rhymes singles chronology | ||
| "Gimme Some More" (1999) |
"What's It Gonna Be?!" (1999) |
"Get Out!!" (2000) |
| Janet Jackson chronology | ||
| "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" (1998) |
"What's It Gonna Be?!" (1999) |
"Doesn't Really Matter" (2000) |
"What's It Gonna Be?!" was a 1999 single by rapper Busta Rhymes and pop music singer Janet Jackson.
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[edit] Music Video
The music video for the song was one of the most expensive videos made, costing $2 million, and was big on special effects. The video begins wih a glass filled with liquid moving toward the edge of its resting area. The glass falls then the liquid makes its way back up to its resting area, transforming into Busta Rhymes; then begins performing. Janet makes her entrance in an area with a liquid floor, walls and ceiling. Drummer boys appear through the walls and Busta Rhymes turns into a snake-like creature, inevitably turning into one of the drummer boys. Busta then rises through the ceiling turning into little versions of himself, falling like rain from the ceiling onto Janet. Eventually Busta and Janet meet up for a performance together. Everything in the scenes explode into thin air including Busta and Janet. The video then ends with Busta and Janet turning into the original liquid that Busta appeared from. There are also women throughout the video dancing in silver body suits and Busta playing an electric guitar with a sound amplifier system behind him.
[edit] Charts
The song peaked #3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and hit #1 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and Hot Rap Tracks charts. It was also a top ten hit in the UK and Australia. It was a moderate success in Europe reaching the top forty in most countries.
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Mainstream Top 40 | 40 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks | 28 |
| ARC Top 40 | 23 |
| Official UK Singles Chart | 6 |
| ARIA Top 50 | 6 |
| South African Sales Chart | 7 |
| German Singles Chart | 42 |
| Finland Singles Chart | 43 |
| Japan Sales Chart | 34 |
| Holland Singles Chart | 21 |
| Canada Billboard Top 100 | 11 |
| Belgium Singles Chart | 33 |
| Netherlands Singles Chart | 24 |
| Sweden Singles Chart | 52 |
| Switzerland Singles Chart | 41 |
[edit] Track Listings
[edit] US - 12" vinyl Maxi Single
- A1. What's It Gonna Be?! (LP Version - Dirty) (5:28)
- A2. What's It Gonna Be?! (Instrumental) (5:28)
- A3. What's It Gonna Be?! (LP Version Clean - Edit) (4:19)
- B1. What's It Gonna Be?! (LP Version - Clean) (5:28)
- B2. What's It Gonna Be?! (Instrumental) (5:28)
[edit] Germany 5" CD Single
- What's It Gonna Be?! (Soul Society Remix) (3:56)
- What's It Gonna Be?! (LP Clean Version - Edit) (4:04)
- What's It Gonna Be?! (Micky Finn D&B Remix) (5:59)
[edit] US 5" CD Single
- What's It Gonna Be?! (LP Version Clean - Edit) (4:09)
- What's It Gonna Be?! (LP Version Clean) (5:29)
[edit] UK - Cassette Single
- A1. What's It Gonna Be?! (LP Version Clean - Edit) (4:09)
- A2. What's It Gonna Be?! (Soul Society Remix) (3:53)
- B1. What's It Gonna Be?! (LP Version Clean - Edit) (4:09)
- B2. What's It Gonna Be?! (Soul Society Remix) (3:53)
| Preceded by "Heartbreak Hotel" by Whitney Houston featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number one single April 3, 1999 |
Succeeded by "No Scrubs" by TLC |
