Whatcha Gonna Do? (song)

For other similarly named songs, see Whatcha Gonna Do? (disambiguation).

"Whatcha Gonna Do?"
Single by Pablo Cruise
from the album A Place in the Sun
B-side	"Atlanta June"
Released	March 1977[1]
Genre	Pop[2]
Length	3:29 (single version) 4:21 (album version) 4:59 (disco version)
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	David Jenkins / Cory Lerios
Producer(s)	Bill Schnee
Pablo Cruise singles chronology
"Whatcha Gonna Do?" (1977) "A Place in the Sun" (1977)

"Whatcha Gonna Do?" is a song by American rock group Pablo Cruise. This song was written by David Jenkins and Cory Lerios,[3] two of the band's members. "Whatcha Gonna Do?" was a track from their album A Place in the Sun in 1977.

Chart performance

It was released as a single and reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] "Whatcha Gonna Do" was also a minor hit on the Billboard's Hot Soul Singles chart, where it peaked at #46.[5]

In Canada, "Whatcha Gonna Do?" reached #1 on the pop singles chart.[6] It is ranked as the 24th biggest Canadian hit of 1977.[7] Billboard ranked it as the #16 song of 1977.

Chart history

Weekly charts Chart (1977) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles[8] 1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 6 U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles[10] 46 U.S. Cash Box Top 100[11] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1977) Rank Canada [12] 24 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[13] 16 U.S. Cash Box [14] 41

References

1. "Pablo Cruise - Whatcha Gonna Do?".
2. Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "The Six Million Dollar Tan: West Coast Pop". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
3. "Original versions of Whatcha Gonna Do? Written by Cory Lerios, David Jenkins | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 447.
6. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
7. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
8. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
9. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
10. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 447.
11. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 20, 1977
12. "Top 200 Singles of '77 – Volume 28, No. 14, December 31 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
13. Musicoutfitters.com
14. Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 31, 1977

External links

• Lyrics of this song
• Pablo Cruise - Whatcha Gonna Do? on YouTube