Whatever It Is
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{{Infobox song
| name = Whatever It Is
| cover = Whatever It Is.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Zac Brown Band
| album = The Foundation
| released = January 19, 2009
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:29
| label = Atlantic/Home Grown/Big Picture
| writer = Zac Brown
Wyatt Durrette
| producer = Zac Brown
Keith Stegall
| prev_title = Chicken Fried
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Toes
| next_year = 2009
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|7RJrNnRpVHg|"Whatever It Is"}} }}
}}
"Whatever It Is" a song recorded by Zac Brown Band, an American country music group. It is the second single release from the 2008 album The Foundation and the band's second Top 3 hit on the Billboard country singles charts. The song is the follow-up to the band's number-one debut single "Chicken Fried".
Content
"Whatever It Is" was co-written by Zac Brown and Wyatt Durrette, with whom Brown also co-wrote the band's debut single "Chicken Fried".{{cite web | last=Deming | first=Mark | title=The Foundation review | url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1448341|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic | accessdate=2009-04-24 }} In it, the male narrator expresses his love for his female partner by saying that "she's got whatever it is". He also says that whenever he tries to express his feelings for her, "it comes out 'I love you'".
Music Video
The video features Canadian and American actress Emmanuelle Chriqui.
Critical reception
Although he said that it was his "second least-favorite" song on the album, Dan Milliken of Country Universe gave "Whatever It Is" a B− rating. He said that the song sounded "mostly genuine" but at the same time, "too nice to be completely memorable" because it lacked a sense of urgency.{{cite web | last=Milliken | first=Dan | title="Whatever It Is" review | url=http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/01/23/review-zac-brown-band-whatever-it-is/ | date=January 23, 2009 | work=Country Universe | accessdate=2009-04-24 }} Ken Tucker gave a favorable review in Billboard, saying that the song "is a love song, pure and simple, meshing a traditional fiddle-laden sound and modern country harmonies, as lead singer Brown at times channels James Taylor".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews-singles/whatever-it-is-1003943248.story#/bbcom/reviews-singles/whatever-it-is-1003943248.story |title="Whatever It Is" review |last=Tucker |first=Ken |date=January 28, 2009 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=2009-07-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225194314/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews-singles/whatever-it-is-1003943248.story |archivedate=February 25, 2009 }}
Use In Media
- The song was used on Local On The 8s in February to May 2013 on The Weather Channel.
Charts
"Whatever It Is" debuted at No. 54 on the Hot Country Songs chart for the chart week of January 24, 2009.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-01-24/country-songs|title="Whatever It Is" chart debut|magazine=Billboard|date=January 24, 2009|accessdate=2009-06-24}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} It peaked at No. 2 on the charts. On the Billboard Year-End chart, "Whatever It Is" ranked at No. 2 as well.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/chart_display.jsp?f=Hot+Country+Songs&g=Year-end+Singles|title=Billboard Year-End chart for 2009|work=Billboard.biz|accessdate=April 14, 2010|archive-date=August 31, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831000000/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/chart_display.jsp?f=Hot+Country+Songs&g=Year-end+Singles|url-status=dead}}
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!Chart (2009) !Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|7|artist=Zac Brown|artistid=920173|accessdate=December 12, 2021}} |
| {{singlechart|Canada|72|artist=Zac Brown|artistid=920173|accessdate=January 28, 2011}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|26|artist=Zac Brown|artistid=920173|accessdate=January 28, 2011}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Zac Brown|artistid=920173|accessdate=January 28, 2011}} |
=Year-end charts=
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Zac Brown Band|title=Whatever It Is|type=single|digital=true|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2009|certyear=2017|accessdate=September 16, 2017}}
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090304061649/http://www.cmt.com/videos/zac-brown-band/345833/whatever-it-is.jhtml Music video] at CMT.com
{{Zac Brown Band}}
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Keith Stegall
Category:Bigger Picture Music Group singles