What Would You Say

{{Infobox song

| name = What Would You Say

| cover = WWYS.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Dave Matthews Band

| album = Under the Table and Dreaming

| B-side = Recently

| released = September 1994

| recorded = 1994

| studio = Bearsville (Woodstock, New York)

| venue =

| genre =

  • Alternative rock{{cite book|last= Erlewine|first= Stephen Thomas|chapter= Various Artists - MTV's Best of the Buzz Bin, Vol. 1 (1996)|editor-last1= Bogdanov|editor-first1=Vladimir|editor-last2= Erlewine |editor-first2= Michael |editor-last3= Erlewine |editor-first3= Stephen Thomas |editor-last4= Unterberger |editor-first4= Richie |editor-last5= Woodstra |editor-first5= Chris|date= January 1, 1997|title= AllMusic Guide to Rock|publisher= Miller Freeman, Inc.|location= San Francisco|page= 1080}}
  • folk rock
  • jazz rock

| length = {{Plainlist|

  • 3:42 (radio version)
  • 4:07 (album version)

}}

| label = RCA

| writer = David J. Matthews

| producer = Steve Lillywhite

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Jimi Thing

| next_year = 1994

| misc =

}}

"What Would You Say" is a song by American rock group Dave Matthews Band. It was released in September 1994 as the lead single from their debut album Under the Table and Dreaming. It reached #11 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. In June 1995 it peaked at #9 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. John Popper of Blues Traveler appears as a guest performer, playing the harmonica.

Track listing

  1. "What Would You Say" - 3:42
  2. "Recently" (Radio Edit) - 3:31

Charts

= Weekly charts =

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|+Weekly chart performance for "What Would You Say"

!Chart (1994–1995)

!Peak
position

{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|30|artist=Dave Matthews Band|song=What Would You Say|access-date=December 15, 2021|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Billboardadultpopsongs|35|artist=Dave Matthews Band|song=What Would You Say|access-date=December 15, 2021|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Billboardalternativesongs|11|artist=Dave Matthews Band|song=What Would You Say|access-date=December 15, 2021|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Billboardbubbling100|15|artist=Dave Matthews Band|song=What Would You Say|access-date=December 15, 2021|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Billboardmainstreamrock|5|artist=Dave Matthews Band|song=What Would You Say|access-date=December 15, 2021|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|9|artist=Dave Matthews Band|song=What Would You Say|access-date=December 15, 2021|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Billboardradiosongs|22|artist=Dave Matthews Band|song=What Would You Say|access-date=December 15, 2021|rowheader=true}}

= Year-end charts =

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|+Year-end chart performance for "What Would You Say"

!Chart (1995)

!Rank

scope="row"|US Hot 100 Singles Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1995/BB-1995-12-23.pdf#page=88|title=The Year in Music: Hot 100 Singles Airplay|work=Billboard|volume=107|date=December 23, 1995|p=Y-32|access-date=June 6, 2022}}

| 67

scope="row"|US Top Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard-Airplay/Billboard-Rock-Airplay/1995/Airplay-Monitor-Rock-1995-12-15.pdf#page=4|title=The Year in Music: Top Mainstream Rock Tracks|work=Billboard|volume=2|date=December 15, 1995|p=4|access-date=June 6, 2022}}

| 24

scope="row"|US Top 40/Mainstream Top Titles (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard-Airplay/Billboard-Top-40-Airplay/1995/BBAM-1995-12-15.pdf#page=8|title=The Year in Music: Top 40/Mainstream Top Titles|work=Billboard|volume=3|date=December 15, 1995|p=8|access-date=June 6, 2022}}

| 36

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