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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, the Arctic Monkeys' 2006 debut album, was briefly the fastest-selling debut in British chart history and won the 2006 Mercury Prize.

Whatever's Clever!

Whatever's Clever! is Charlie Puth's fourth studio album, released March 27, 2026 on Atlantic Records. Co-produced with BloodPop in a yacht rock, soft rock style, it features Kenny G, Hikaru Utada, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Coco Jones, Ravyn Lenae, and Jeff Goldblum, peaking at No. 46 on the Billboard 200.

Whatta Man

"Whatta Man" is a 1993 Salt-N-Pepa single featuring En Vogue, sampling Linda Lyndell's 1968 Stax/Volt song "What a Man" by Dave Crawford; it peaked at #7 in the UK and revived Lyndell's career.

Wheat Kings

"Wheat Kings" is a 1992 acoustic song by The Tragically Hip, tenth track on Fully Completely, about David Milgaard's wrongful conviction for the murder of Gail Miller in Saskatoon; covered by Allison Russell in 2026.

When a Good Man Cries

When a Good Man Cries is a 2025 country-tinged song by Irish singer CMAT from EURO-COUNTRY, written by Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson with Oli Deakin; charted at UK no. 92 and Irish no. 23, later covered by Olivia Rodrigo.

When Did You Get Hot?

When Did You Get Hot? is a 2025 funk-pop song by Sabrina Carpenter, track 8 on Man's Best Friend, written with Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, and John Ryan; it peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 in the UK.

When Doves Cry

When Doves Cry: 1984 Prince song, first single from Purple Rain, famous for having no bassline (recorded then muted in the mix) and a Linn LM-1 drum machine. Prince's first Billboard Hot 100 number one, five weeks at the top, Billboard's 1984 single of the year.

When Dream and Day Unite

When Dream and Day Unite is the 1989 studio debut by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released on Mechanic/MCA Records and its only album with vocalist Charlie Dominici.

When I Fall in Love

When I Fall in Love is a 1952 popular standard by Victor Young and Edward Heyman, written for One Minute to Zero, first recorded by Jeri Southern, and made famous by Doris Day and Nat King Cole.

When I Get Home (album)

When I Get Home is the fourth studio album by Solange, released March 1, 2019 via Saint Records/Columbia as a surprise follow-up to A Seat at the Table; 19 tracks in 39 minutes rooted in Houston, with a Metascore of 89.

When I Was Your Man

When I Was Your Man: 2012 Bruno Mars piano ballad from Unorthodox Jukebox (Atlantic), written with Levine, Lawrence, Wyatt; voice-and-piano-only Hot 100 #1, 2014 Grammy nominee, subject of the Flowers copyright suit.

When I'm Sixty-Four

When I'm Sixty-Four (also styled When I'm 64) is a 1967 Beatles music-hall song by Paul McCartney on Sgt. Pepper, written in his teens, sped up to D-flat, with George Martin's clarinet arrangement.

When It's Dark Out

When It's Dark Out is G-Eazy's second studio album, released December 4, 2015 on RCA; 17 tracks, top-five Billboard 200 debut, platinum, featuring the 5x platinum single "Me, Myself & I" with Bebe Rexha.

When the Levee Breaks

When the Levee Breaks: 1929 country blues by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie about the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, remade in 1971 as the closing track of Led Zeppelin IV with Bonham's famous Headley Grange drum sound.

When the Pawn...

When the Pawn... is Fiona Apple's second album, released November 9, 1999 on Epic, produced by Jon Brion, famous for its 90-word poem title and songs like Paper Bag.

When the Saints Go Marching In

When the Saints Go Marching In, also called The Saints, is an anonymous African-American spiritual from the late 1800s or early 1900s, first recorded in 1923 by the Paramount Jubilee Singers and made a jazz standard by Louis Armstrong's 1938 Decca recording; traditional version is public domain.

When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? is Billie Eilish's 2019 debut album, written and produced with Finneas O'Connell in a bedroom studio; 14 tracks, Grammy sweep, about 10 million copies sold.

When We Were Young (Adele song)

"When We Were Young" is a 2015 Adele piano ballad from the album 25, co-written with Tobias Jesso Jr., produced by Ariel Rechtshaid; UK peak No. 9, US No. 14, Adele's stated favorite of her own songs.

When You Believe

When You Believe: Oscar-winning song from DreamWorks' 1998 animated film The Prince of Egypt, written by Stephen Schwartz; the pop duet version by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, with added music by Babyface, was released November 2, 1998, peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 in the UK, and won Best Original Song at the 71st Academy Awards.

When You Say Nothing at All

"When You Say Nothing at All", a love song by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz. First a 1988 US country No. 1 for Keith Whitley, then a 1995 CMA Single of the Year for Alison Krauss & Union Station, and a 1999 UK No. 1 for Ronan Keating from the film Notting Hill.

When You Wish Upon a Star

"When You Wish Upon a Star" (Una stella cade), by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for Disney's 1940 Pinocchio, sung by Cliff Edwards as Jiminy Cricket; Best Song Oscar winner and the Disney company's official theme song.

Whenever, Wherever

Whenever, Wherever (Spanish: Suerte) is Shakira's 2001 lead single from Laundry Service, written with Tim Mitchell and Gloria Estefan, an Andean-tinged pop hit that reached number one in most countries.

Where Are Ü Now

Where Are Ü Now is a 2015 single by Jack Ü (Skrillex and Diplo) featuring Justin Bieber, released on Atlantic, Mad Decent, and OWSLA. It won the 2016 Grammy for Best Dance Recording, peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and its signature flute-like sound is Bieber's pitched vocal.

Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?

"Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?" is Peter Sarstedt's 1969 waltz-time ballad about Marie Claire, a Naples girl turned jet-setter; it topped the UK chart for four weeks, won an Ivor Novello Award shared with "Space Oddity," and hit number one in 14 countries.

Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

Where Have All the Flowers Gone? is Pete Seeger's antiwar folk song, completed by Joe Hickerson's verses, recorded on The Rainbow Quest (1960), and made famous by the Kingston Trio's 1962 hit and Marlene Dietrich's German version.

Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going

Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going is Shaboozey's (Collins Obinna Chibueze) third album, released May 31, 2024 on American Dogwood/Empire. Its single "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 19 weeks; the album hit No. 5 on the Billboard 200.

Where Is My Husband!

Where Is My Husband! (RAYE song), released 19 September 2025; horn-driven retro R&B pop co-written with Mike Sabath, debuted at Glastonbury 2025, UK Number 1 in January 2026, lead single of This Music May Contain Hope.

Where Is My Mind?

Where Is My Mind? is a 1988 Pixies song written by Black Francis for Surfer Rosa, recorded with Steve Albini, inspired by a fish encounter, and made iconic by Fight Club's ending.

Where Is the Love?

"Where Is the Love?" (also "Where Is The Love?") is a 2003 Black Eyed Peas single with Justin Timberlake from Elephunk, inspired by post-9/11 touring; UK number 1 for six weeks, Billboard Hot 100 number 8, two 2004 Grammy nominations, remade as the 2016 charity track #WHERESTHELOVE.

Where the Streets Have No Name

Where the Streets Have No Name (1987) is U2's third Joshua Tree single, produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno; Bono's Belfast-inspired lyrics, The Edge's dotted-eighth delay arpeggio, US No. 13, UK No. 4, 1989 Grammy-winning rooftop video.