What'cha Gonna Do

For other uses, see Whatcha Gonna Do? (disambiguation).

"What'cha Gonna Do"
Single by Eternal
from the album Eternal
Released18 October 1999
Recorded1999
GenreR&B
Length4:09
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Easther Bennett, Vernie Bennett
Producer(s)Troy Taylor, Charles Farrar
Eternal singles chronology
"Angel of Mine"
(1998) 		"What'cha Gonna Do"
(1999)
Alternative cover
UK CD2

"What'cha Gonna Do" is a song by British R&B girl group Eternal. It was the lead (and only) single from their final studio album Eternal, and subsequently their last single before they split. It was the only single released from the group as a duo (consisting of sisters Easther & Vernie Bennett).

Release

"What'cha Gonna Do" was released as a CD single on 18 October 1999. The single managed to chart at Number 16 on the UK Singles Chart making it their only single not to reach the Top 15. It also managed to peak at No.29 in Japan, No.30 on the Dutch Top 40 & No.34 in Sweden. "What'cha Gonna Do" also peaked at No.84 in Germany.

Music video

The video is set out in a desert at night. The desert appears to be on a different planet as the girls float around through parts of the video. Easther and Vernie are seen in numerous outfits throughout the song and they also take part in a dance routine. At the end of the video, the girls fly up to camera and sing the last line of the song, "Ain't nowhere to run, when he's looking for you..."

Track listings

UK CD single
  1. "What'cha Gonna Do"
  2. "We're Not Making Love Anymore"
  3. "Got to Be the One"
UK mixes single
  1. "What'cha Gonna Do" (The Beatmasters Remix)
  2. "What'cha Gonna Do" (Masters at Work Remix)
  3. "What'cha Gonna Do" (Lisa Marie Experience Remix)
  4. "What'cha Gonna Do" (Characters Remix)

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[1] 10
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[2] 8
Germany (GfK)[3] 84
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 30
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 50
Scotland (OCC)[6] 29
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 34
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 16
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[9] 4
  1. ^ "Eternal – What'cha Gonna Do" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  2. ^ "Eternal – What'cha Gonna Do" (in French). Ultratip.
  3. ^ "Eternal – What'cha Gonna Do" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  4. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Eternal" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  5. ^ "Eternal – What'cha Gonna Do" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "Eternal – What'cha Gonna Do". Singles Top 100.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.