What About Now (Daughtry song)
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| Single by Daughtry from the album Daughtry |
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| Released |  July 1, 2008 |
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| Recorded | 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Pop rock, power ballad | ||||
| Length | 4:10 | ||||
| Label | RCA/19 Entertainment | ||||
| Writer(s) | Ben Moody, David Hodges, Joshua Hartzler | ||||
| Producer | Howard Benson | ||||
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"What About Now" is the future seventh single off of American rock band Daughtry's eponymous debut album. The song is a ballad, that was written by Ben Moody, David Hodges (both former members of Evanescence), and Joshua Hartzler, who is married to Amy Lee, the lead singer of Evanescence. It is one of only two songs on the album not at least co-written by Chris Daughtry. The song was announced as the band's next single on their website.[1] It will be officially released in the U.S. on July 1, 2008. [2]
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[edit] Music video
A music video will most likely accompany the single, however no details are currently known on it.
[edit] Song usage
The song was used on the February 21, 2008 episode of the seventh season of American Idol, in a video package showcasing the season's top 24. An acoustic version of the song was performed by the band on a trip to Uganda, Africa in aid of the April 9, 2008 telecast of the fund raising charity event Idol Gives Back. The band performed in a small village surrounded by a group of underprivileged children that were heard singing along at one point, while a video also showed scenes of the band's trip.
[edit] Chart performance
Raising money for Idol Gives Back, the acoustic performance of "What About Now" was put onto iTunes and shot into the top ten of iTunes' Top 100 Chart within 24 hours of its release, peaking at #6. The album has also appeared on iTunes peaking at #4. As such the song debuted at #8 on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart, fueling a #18 debut on Billboard's Hot 100, the band's highest debuting song to date, as well as their fourth top twenty Hot 100 hit. It also entered at #17 on the Canadian Hot 100, giving the band their fourth top twenty hit there as well. It was placed at #33 on the United World Chart, giving Daughtry their third charting single on that chart. It achieved these peaks over two months before the song's official release.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 21 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs | 8 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 17 |
| United World Chart | 33 |
[edit] References
- ^ Daughtry DAUGHTRY ON AMERICAN IDOL THIS WEEK; SUPPORT THE ONE CAMPAIGN | The Official Daughtry Site
- ^ FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!
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