| "What Do You Want" | ||||
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| Single by Jerrod Niemann | ||||
| from the album Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury | ||||
| Released | October 4, 2010 | |||
| Format | Music download | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Sea Gayle/Arista Nashville | |||
| Writer(s) | Jerrod Niemann Richie Brown Rachel Bradshaw |
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| Producer | Jerrod Niemann Dave Brainard |
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"What Do You Want" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Jerrod Niemann. It is the third single from his first major-label album, 2010's Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury. The song is his second top 40 hit on the Hot Country Songs charts, following his number-one single "Lover, Lover".
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The song is about a phone call received by a former girlfriend with whom the narrator has broken up. In an interview with CMT, he said that he wrote the song from an experience he had with a former girlfriend who had moved to India. He said that after breaking up with her, writing "What Do You Want" helped him "climb out of the funk".[1]
The song features acoustic guitar, percussion and an organ. Niemann wrote it with Richie Brown and Rachel Bradshaw, the daughter of National Football League quarterback Terry Bradshaw, who also sings a backing vocal on it.[1]
Karlie Justus of The 9513 gave the song a "thumbs up" in her review. She said that the song "relies on emotion over production" and thought that the lyrics and production had "oddly comforting repetition".[2] Roughstock critic Matt Bjorke rated the song four stars out of five, calling it a "moody, emotive piece of music" and thought that it showed Niemann's voice more strongly than "Lover, Lover" did.[3]
The song's music video, directed by Chris Hicky,[4] was filmed at a mansion in Nashville, Tennessee. It was recorded in black and white. Niemann said that the video is "sort of abstract" because he wanted to leave parts of the storyline to the viewer's imagination. Rachel Bradshaw also plays the girlfriend in the video.[1]
"What Do You Want" debuted at number 49 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week ending October 9, 2010.[5] The song is Niemann's second top 40 hit on this chart. In April 2011, the song received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. That same month, it peaked at number 4 on the country chart. [6]
| Chart (2010-2011) | Peak position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 52 |
| Chart (2011) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 20 |