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What a Time to Be Alive

What a Time to Be Alive (WATTBA) is a 2015 collaborative mixtape by Drake and Future: 11 tracks, 40 minutes, executive produced by Metro Boomin, recorded in six days in Atlanta, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

What a Wonderful World

"What a Wonderful World" is a 1967 pop ballad by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss recorded by Louis Armstrong; a U.S. flop that hit No. 1 in the UK, it became a hit in 1988 via Good Morning, Vietnam and is now a Grammy Hall of Fame standard.

What About Us (Pink song)

"What About Us" is a 2017 pop song by Pink, written with Steve Mac and Johnny McDaid and released by RCA as the lead single from Beautiful Trauma; it peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 3 in the UK, and number 1 in Australia.

What Are Little Boys Made Of?

What Are Little Boys Made Of? is a British nursery rhyme, first recorded around 1820, widely attributed to Robert Southey and famous for its "snips and snails" boys' verse.

What Did I Miss?

"What Did I Miss?" is Drake's July 5, 2025 single on OVO Sound/Republic, lead single of Iceman, addressing the Kendrick Lamar beef fallout; it debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Distinct from songs of the same title by Alex Northrup, Free Money, and Hamilton.

What Do You Mean?

"What Do You Mean?" is a 2015 Justin Bieber song, the lead single from Purpose, written with Poo Bear and Mason Levy. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Bieber's first chart-topper.

What Goes Around... Comes Around

"What Goes Around.../...Comes Around (Interlude)" is a 2006 Justin Timberlake song from FutureSex/LoveSounds, written with Timbaland and Danja, a US No. 1 single about betrayal and karma, later a Grammy-winning, Scarlett Johansson-featured video hit.

What Happened to the Heart?

What Happened to the Heart? is a 2024 AURORA album (also styled What Happened To The Heart?), released June 7, 2024 on Decca/Glassnote with 16 tracks, inspired by the Indigenous letter "We Are the Earth" and reaching the UK top ten.

What Happened to the Streets?

What Happened to the Streets? is 21 Savage's fourth solo studio album (Slaughter Gang/Epic, December 2025), 14 tracks, 47 minutes, guests Drake, Lil Baby, Latto; mixed reviews, release date disputed Dec 10 vs 12.

What I've Done

"What I've Done" (2007) by Linkin Park, lead single of Minutes to Midnight, produced by Rick Rubin and Mike Shinoda; Billboard Hot 100 #7, Transformers soundtrack cut, about 1.5 billion Spotify streams, 2010 Grammy nomination.

What Is Life

"What Is Life" is a 1970 George Harrison song from All Things Must Pass, written in 1969 for Billy Preston, co-produced with Phil Spector, and a US top-ten single in 1971.

What Is Love

"What Is Love" is Haddaway's 1993 Eurodance single, written and produced by Dee Dee Halligan and Junior Torello for Coconut Records; No. 1 in 13 countries, No. 11 US Hot 100, and the Roxbury Guys anthem.

What Is Love? (Twice song)

"What is Love?" is a 2018 song by K-pop group TWICE, title track of their fifth EP, written by J.Y. Park, a bright synthpop song that topped five Korean streaming charts and won 2018 MAMA Song of the Year.

What It Sounds Like

What It Sounds Like is the finale song of Netflix's 2025 animated film KPop Demon Hunters, performed by HUNTR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI), written by Mark Sonnenblick, Jenna Andrews, and Stephen Kirk, RIAA Platinum certified.

What Makes You Beautiful

What Makes You Beautiful (WMYB) is the 2011 debut single by One Direction, written by Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub, and Carl Falk, from Up All Night; UK number one, US Hot 100 number four, 2012 Brit Award winner.

What the World Needs Now Is Love

"What the World Needs Now Is Love" is a 1965 Bacharach and David song, a number 7 US hit for Jackie DeShannon, later covered by over 100 artists and honored as a Towering Song.

What Was I Made For?

"What Was I Made For?" is a 2023 piano ballad by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell for the film Barbie, released July 13, 2023 on Darkroom/Interscope; it won the Oscar, Golden Globe, and Grammy Song of the Year.

What Was That

"What Was That" is a 2025 synth-pop single by New Zealand singer Lorde, released 24 April 2025 as the lead single from Virgin, written and produced with Jim-E Stack and Dan Nigro, peaking at number 1 in New Zealand and number 11 in the UK.

What You Need (Tems song)

"What You Need" is a 2025 song by Nigerian singer Tems from the EP Love Is a Kingdom, produced with GuiltyBeatz. Released 21 November 2025 via RCA/Since '93, it peaked at No. 29 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay after a COLORS performance.

What You Saying

"What You Saying" is a December 22, 2025 Lil Uzi Vert single on Cor(e)/Roc Nation, produced by MCVERTT, sampling Indila's "Love Story"; it hit No. 12 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on Hot Rap Songs. Distinct from same-titled tracks by Jarreau Vandal and others.

What You Won't Do for Love (song)

"What You Won't Do for Love" (1978), by Bobby Caldwell and Alfons Kettner on TK's Clouds label, a smooth soul hit peaking No. 9 Hot 100 and No. 6 Hot Selling Soul Singles, platinum in the US and Japan, widely sampled and covered.

What's Going On (song)

What's Going On (song): 1971 Marvin Gaye soul single written with Obie Benson and Al Cleveland, title track of his Motown protest album; number one R&B, number two pop, recorded after the Berkeley Bloody Thursday protests.

What's Inside: Songs from Waitress

What's Inside: Songs from Waitress is Sara Bareilles' fourth studio album (Epic, November 6, 2015), her own recordings of 12 songs she wrote for the Broadway musical Waitress, adapted from Adrienne Shelly's 2007 film, featuring Jason Mraz duets.

What's Love Got to Do with It (song)

"What's Love Got to Do with It" is a pop and R&B song recorded by Tina Turner for her 1984 album Private Dancer, her only Hot 100 number one.

What's My Age Again?

What's My Age Again? is a 1999 pop-punk song by blink-182. It was written by Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge and moved the band to mainstream radio.

What's My Name? (Rihanna song)

What's My Name? is a 2010 Rihanna song featuring Drake, the second single from Loud, produced by StarGate; it hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Official Singles Chart, earned 6x Platinum RIAA certification, and its video passed 1 billion YouTube views.

What's the Frequency, Kenneth?

What's the Frequency, Kenneth? is R.E.M.'s 1994 lead single from Monster, titled after the phrase shouted during Dan Rather's 1986 New York attack; it peaked at UK number 9 and US number 21, and its meaning is generational confusion.

What's Up? (4 Non Blondes song)

"What's Up?" (also "What's Up"), a 1993 4 Non Blondes rock song written by Linda Perry from Bigger, Better, Faster, More!, asking "What's going on?" in its chorus; UK No. 2, US Hot 100 No. 14, billions of YouTube views.

What's Wrong with Me

“What’s Wrong with Me” is Olivia Rodrigo’s 2026 duet with the Cure’s Robert Smith, released on her third album after a surprise live premiere at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival.

Whatcha Say

Whatcha Say is Jason Derulo's 2009 debut single on Beluga Heights/Warner Bros., sampling Imogen Heap's Hide and Seek; produced by J.R. Rotem, it hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 in the UK.