What About Us? (Total song)

"What About Us?"
Single by Total featuring Missy Elliott and Timbaland
from the album Soul Food OST
Released August 12, 1997 (1997-08-12)[1]
Format CD single, CD maxi single, 12" single, cassette
Recorded 1996; Patchwerk Recording Studios
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre R&B, hip hop
Length 4:26
Label LaFace, Bad Boy
Writer(s) Missy Elliott, Tim Mosley
Producer(s) Timbaland
Certification Gold (RIAA)[2]
Total singles chronology
"Loungin"
(1996)		 "What About Us?"
(1997)		 "What You Want"
(1998)
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"Up Jumps da Boogie"
(1997)		 "What About Us?"
(1997)		 "Sock It 2 Me"
(1997)
Timbaland singles chronology
"What About Us?"
(1997)		 "Hot Like Fire"
(1997)

"What About Us?" is a song by American R&B group, Total. The song features guest vocals by Missy Elliott and Timbaland. The song served as the lead single for the soundtrack of the 1997 film, Soul Food. The song also became a smash hit in the United States, where it peaked at #16 on Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on Billboard Hot R&B—scoring them their fifth top ten hit single on the R&B chart and their fourth gold certification.

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Christopher Erskin.[3]

Track listings and formats

European remix single[4]
  1. "What About Us" (Album Version with Rap) (featuring Missy Elliott) — 4:46
  2. "What About Us" (Album Version without Rap) — 4:23
  3. "What About Us" (Lil Jon Remix) (featuring Sean Paul of YoungBloodZ) — 5:48
  4. "What About Us" (Album Instrumental) — 4:18
  5. "What About Us" (Lil Jon Remix Instrumental) — 5:48
US 12" vinyl[5]
  1. "What About Us" (Album Version w/ Rap) — 4:46
  2. "What About Us" (Album Version without Rap) — 4:23
  3. "What About Us" (Beat Box) — 4:29
  4. "What About Us" (Acappella) — 4:22
  5. "What About Us" (Instrumental) — 4:18
US CD single[6]
  1. "What About Us" — 4:06
  2. "What About Us" (Instrumental) — 4:11
US remix single[7]
  1. "What About Us" (Lil Jon Remix Radio Edit) (featuring Missy Elliott) — 4:06
  2. "What About Us" (Lil Jon Remix without Rap) (featuring Missy Elliott) — 4:11
  3. "What About Us" (Lil Jon Remix Instrumental) — 5:47

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Charts (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 16
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[8] 4

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 700,000[10]

References

  1. ↑ "What About Us [#1] > Total". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Gold & Platinum: What About Us?". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Total - "What about us?"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Total - What About Us (The Remix) (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Total - What About Us (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Total - What About Us (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Total - What About Us (The Remix) (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  8. 1 2 Billboard. 1997. pp. 21, 102. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  9. ↑ "American single certifications – Total – What About Us?". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  10. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard (BPI Communications Inc.) 110 (5): 76. January 31, 1998. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
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