Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now
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| Single by Joss Stone featuring Common from the album Introducing Joss Stone |
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| Released | 11 June 2007 (U.S.) 23 July 2007 (UK) |
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| Format | CD single, CD maxi single, digital download | ||||
| Recorded | Compass Point Studios (Nassau, Bahamas) |
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| Genre | Soul, R&B, hip hop | ||||
| Length | 4:22 | ||||
| Label | Relentless, Virgin | ||||
| Writer(s) | Joss Stone, Alonzo "Novel" Stevenson, Tony Reyes, Lonnie Lynn | ||||
| Producer | Raphael Saadiq | ||||
| Joss Stone singles chronology | |||||
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| Introducing Joss Stone track listing | |||||
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| Common singles chronology | |||||
| "The Game" (2007) |
"Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" (2007) |
"Drivin' Me Wild" (2007) |
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UK cover
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U.S. promo CD single cover
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"Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" is a soul–R&B–hip hop song written by English singer-songwriter Joss Stone, Alonzo "Novel" Stevenson, Tony Reyes, and Lonnie "Common" Lynn for Stone's third studio album, Introducing Joss Stone (2007). Released as the album's second single in July 2007, the song was produced by Raphael Saadiq and features American rapper Common.
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[edit] Chart performance
"Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" had a lacklustre performance in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number eighty-four on the UK Singles Chart the week of 4 August 2007 and spent only one week on the tally, becoming Stone's first solo single to miss the UK top seventy-five. It charted mildly in other countries such as Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and Romania. Nevertheless, the single did manage to achieve success in the Netherlands and Brazil, where it peaked at number twenty-three and number twelve, respectively. It was also Stone's first single ever to chart on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, on which it debuted at number sixty-nine the week of 28 April 2007 (after debuting at number twelve on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles) and reached its peak position of number sixty-four four weeks later. Surprisingly, "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" debuted at number thirty-eight in Greece the week of 23 February 2008, peaking at number thirty-two the following week.
[edit] Music video
The music video for "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now", directed by Sanaa Hamri and filmed in New York City, premiered on VH1 Soul on 7 May and on VH1's VSpot Top 20 Countdown on 12 May. In aid of U2's frontman Bono's initiative Product Red, an organization helping finance the fight of HIV/AIDS in Africa, 100% of the proceeds from copies of the video sold on iTunes were reverted to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Stone is the first artist to do so.[1]
The video starts with a red gerbera held by the cameraman, who heads for a typical New York City terraced house from which Stone gets out. He hands the gerbera in to her, and the man films Stone as the two go for a walk around the city. Next, they take a break and sit on a bench in the city centre, where the cameraman caresses Stone's face and hand a drink plastic glass to her. They then head for the backstage of Stone's outdoor concert at a park; she gets changed in an impromptu dressing room and subsequently comes onto the stage (where a Product Red billboard can be seen in the background) along with Common before a crowded audience. Common performs his rap segment followed by the song's final lines. As the concert ends, Stone takes the cameraman to the backstage where she kisses the camera as if she was kissing the man. Intercut shots of Stone wearing a skin-coloured suit and purple high heels while lying on a flower-covered floor are included from the scene in which Stone is sitting on a bench.
[edit] Track listings and formats
- CD maxi single
- "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" (Album Version featuring Common) – 4:22
- "Tell Me 'Bout It" (Live from the Bowery Ballroom) – 5:20
- "What Were We Thinking" (Live from the Bowery Ballroom) – 5:25
- UK CD single
- "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" (Album Version featuring Common) – 4:22
- "Music" (Live from the Bowery Ballroom) – 4:20
- U.S. promo CD single
- "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" (Radio Edit, No Rap) – 3:40
- "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" (Radio Edit featuring Common) – 3:58
- "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" (Instrumental) – 4:23
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Musicians
- Joss Stone – vocals
- Common – vocals
- Raphael Saadiq – bass
- Khari Parker – drums
- Robert Ozuna – additional drums, percussion, turntablism
- Chalmers "Spanky" Alford – guitar
- Lionel Holoman – organ
- Charlie Happiness – claves
- Benjamin Wright – string arrangements
[edit] Production
- Raphael Saadiq – producer
- Glenn Standridge – mixing
- Chuck Brungardt – mixing
- Oswald Bowe, John Tanksley, James Tanksley, Marlon Marcel, and Charlie Stavish – assistant engineerers
- Jeremy Mackenzie – Pro Tools operator
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Brazilian Hot 100 Songs & Tracks[2] | 12 |
| Canadian Hot 100[3] | 53 |
| Dutch Top 40[3] | 23 |
| German Singles Chart[3] | 96 |
| Romanian Top 100[4] | 60 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[3] | 66 |
| UK Singles Chart[5] | 84 |
| UK R&B Singles Chart | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[6] | 64 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay[7] | 19 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
| Greek Singles Chart[8] | 32 |
[edit] References
- ^ Joss Stone and Common turn (RED). Product Red. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.
- ^ Chart Data: Joss Stone. Mariah-Charts.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ^ a b c d Joss Stone and Common – Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now – Music Charts. αCharts.us. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ^ Romanian Top 100 (see "2007 – Issue 27") (Romanian). Vento Consultanta SRL. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ^ Chart Stats – Joss Stone – Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now. Chart Stats. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ Joss Stone – Billboard Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Hot Adult R&B Airplay. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ^ Top 50 Singles (Greek). IFPI. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
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