Whoops Now/What'll I Do

"Whoops Now"
Single by Janet Jackson
from the album janet.
B-side "What'll I Do", "The Body That Loves You"
Released January 31, 1995
Format
Length 4:59 (album version)
3:42 (radio edit)
Label Virgin
Writer(s) Janet Jackson
Producer(s)
Janet Jackson singles chronology
"You Want This"
(1994)
"Whoops Now"/"What'll I Do"
(1995)
"Scream"
(1995)
"What'll I Do"
Single by Janet Jackson
from the album janet.
A-side "Whoops Now"
B-side "The Body That Loves You"
Released February 2, 1995
Format CD single
Length 4:05
Label Virgin
Writer(s)
Janet Jackson
Producer(s)
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jellybean Johnson

"Whoops Now" and "What'll I Do" are songs by American singer Janet Jackson from her fifth studio album, janet. (1993). They were released in January 1995 as the album's eighth and ninth single, respectively.

Song information

"Whoops Now" and "What'll I Do" were released as a double A-side in Europe, Japan, and Oceania, whereas the latter was released on its own in Oceania as well as certain European markets. Both releases included janet.'s "The Body That Loves You" as a B-side. "Whoops Now" was added as a hidden track on the regular edition of janet. after the interlude "Sweet Dreams", while the UK and Japanese pressings of the album list the tracks separately. An edited version of the song also appears on the international version of Jackson's first greatest hits package, Design of a Decade: 1986-1996. The shorter version omits the very slightly risqué coda about activities in Anguilla. A remix of "What'll I Do" by Dave Navarro appears on Jackson's second remix album janet. Remixed.

"What'll I Do" is a cover of a Johnny Daye song called "What'll I Do For Satisfaction", which was released in 1967 and written by Joe Shamwell and Steve Cropper.[1]

Jackson performed both songs on the janet. Tour, while she only performed "Whoops Now" on The Velvet Rope Tour.

Chart performance

The overall chart performances for the singles were mildly successful, charting inside the top ten in Austria, France, and the United Kingdom, and inside the top twenty in Australia (for "What'll I Do"; "Whoops Now" peaked at number forty-nine), Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. "Whoops Now" managed to peak at number one in New Zealand for one week.

Music video

The video for "Whoops Now" was directed by Yuri Elizondo,[2] the younger brother of Jackson's ex-husband, René Elizondo, Jr., and depicts Jackson and her friends having fun in Jackson's favorite vacation spot, Anguilla. It appears on the video compilation Design of a Decade 1986/1996. The video for "What'll I Do" is a concert performance taken from the janet. Tour, and has never been released commercially.

Track listings

UK CD single (VSCDT1533)[3]
UK 12" single (VSTY 1533)[4]
Dutch CD single (VSCDT 1533)[5]
Australian CD single (892845.2)[6]
  1. "Whoops Now" (radio edit) – 3:42
  2. "What'll I Do" – 4:05
  3. "What'll I Do" (Dave Navarro Remix) – 4:20
  4. "The Body That Loves You" – 5:33
UK promo CD single [7]
UK 7" single (VSY1533) (Limited Edition Picture Disc)[8]
UK 7" promo single (VSY1533)[9]
  1. "Whoops Now" (radio edit) – 3:42
  2. "What'll I Do" – 4:05
French promo CD single (SA3487)[10]
  1. "Whoops Now" (radio edit) – 3:42
Australian CD single (892797.2)[11]
  1. "What'll I Do" – 4:05
  2. "That's the Way Love Goes" (We Aimsta Win Mix #1) – 5:42
Japanese 3" CD single (VJDP-10242)[12]
  1. "What'll I Do" (Dave Navarro Remix) – 4:20
  2. "The Body That Loves You" – 5:33
Japanese promo CD single (PCD-0576)[13]
  1. "What'll I Do" (Red Hot Chili Peppers Mix) – 4:19
  2. "What'll I Do" (album version) – 4:05

Official remixes

"Whoops Now"
  • Album version – 5:17
  • Radio edit – 3:42
  • Design of a Decade International Edit – 4:06

"What'll I Do"
  • Album version – 4:05
  • Dave Navarro Remix/Red Hot Chili Peppers Mix – 4:20

Charts

"Whoops Now"/"What'll I Do"
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia[14] 49
Austria[14] 7
Belgium (Flanders)[14] 35
Belgium (Wallonia)[14] 7
Denmark[15] 14
Netherlands[14] 38
France[14] 5
Germany[16] 11
Italy[17] 9
Ireland[18] 16
New Zealand[14] 1
Switzerland[14] 15
United Kingdom[19] 9

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)[20] Silver 125,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

"What'll I Do"
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[21] 14

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
"If You Love Me" by Brownstone
New Zealand Singles Chart number-one single
May 21, 1995
Succeeded by
"I'll Be Around" by Rappin' 4-Tay featuring The Spinners

References

  1. Mervis, Scott; Masley, Ed (February 11, 2001). "Hitsburgh: Battling the British Invasion". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  2. Yuri Elizondo
  3. Janet Jackson Whoops Now UK 5" CD SINGLE (42478)
  4. Janet Jackson - Whoops Now / What'll I Do
  5. Janet Jackson - Whoops Now / What'll I Do
  6. Janet Jackson Whoops Now Australia 5" CD SINGLE (43567)
  7. Janet Jackson Whoops Now UK Promo 5" CD SINGLE (42501)
  8. Janet Jackson Whoops Now UK 7" PICTURE DISC (42105)
  9. Janet Jackson Whoops Now (Radio Edit) - Jukebox Issue UK 7" RECORD (324857)
  10. Janet Jackson Whoops Now France Promo 5" CD SINGLE (112590)
  11. Janet Jackson What'll I Do Australia 5" CD SINGLE (40532)
  12. Janet Jackson What'll I Do Japan 3" CD SINGLE (43248)
  13. Janet Jackson What'll I Do Japan Promo 5" CD SINGLE (97312)
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Janet Jackson – Whoops Now – swisscharts.com". swisscharts.com. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
  15. "Janet in Denmark". MJJ Charts. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
  16. "Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – Janet Jackson – Whoops Now". Media Control (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
  17. "Italian Charts". IFPI. ifpi.com. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
  18. "The Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. irishcharts.ie. Retrieved February 18, 2008.
  19. "Chart Stats – Janet Jackson – Whoops Now/What'll I Do". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
  20. "French single certifications – Janet Jackson – Whoops Now" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  21. "australian-charts.com – Janet Jackson – What'll I Do". Australian Recording Industry Association. australian-charts.com. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
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