Whatcha Gonna Do? (song)

"Whatcha Gonna Do?"
"Whatcha Gonna Do?"
Single by Pablo Cruise
from the album A Place in the Sun
B-side	"Atlanta June"
Released	March 1977
Genre	Rock, disco
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?" is a song by American rock group Pablo Cruise. This song was written by David Jenkins and Cory Lerios,^[2] two of the band's members. "Whatcha Gonna Do?" was a track from their album A Place in the Sun in 1977.

Chart performance edit

It was released as a single and reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[3] "Whatcha Gonna Do" was also a minor hit on the Billboard's Hot Soul Singles chart, where it peaked at #46.^[4]

In Canada, "Whatcha Gonna Do?" reached #1 on the pop singles chart.^[5] It is ranked as the 24th biggest Canadian hit of 1977.^[6] Billboard ranked it as the #16 song of 1977.

Chart history edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles^[7]	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[8]	6
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles^[9]	46
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[10]	3

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1977)	Rank
Canada ^[11]	24
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[12]	16
U.S. Cash Box ^[13]	41

References edit

^ "Pablo Cruise - Whatcha Gonna Do?".
^ "Original versions of Whatcha Gonna Do? Written by Cory Lerios, David Jenkins | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 447.
^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 447.
^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 20, 1977
^ "Top 200 Singles of '77 – Volume 28, No. 14, December 31 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
^ Musicoutfitters.com
^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 31, 1977

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[1] "Pablo Cruise - Whatcha Gonna Do?".

[2] "Original versions of Whatcha Gonna Do? Written by Cory Lerios, David Jenkins | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.

[3] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[4] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 447.

[5] "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-13.

[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] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[9] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 447.

[10] Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 20, 1977

[11] "Top 200 Singles of '77 – Volume 28, No. 14, December 31 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2018.

[12] Musicoutfitters.com

[13] Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 31, 1977

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