What’s Up?

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"What’s Up?" is a 1993 pop-rock anthem performed by 4 Non Blondes, written by Linda Perry, that became a global hit and enduring 1990s sing-along staple.

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What's Up? 4
What’s Up? canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
albumArtist 4 Non Blondes ⓘ
associatedAct 4 Non Blondes ⓘ
Linda Perry ⓘ
bSide Train ⓘ
chartSuccess international hit ⓘ
composer Linda Perry ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalStatus 1990s anthem ⓘ
karaoke staple ⓘ
sing-along classic ⓘ
decadeAssociation 1990s ⓘ
format 7-inch single ⓘ
CD single ⓘ
cassette single ⓘ
genre alternative rock ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasChorusLyric “What’s going on?” ⓘ
hasCoverVersions numerous artists ⓘ
hasHook repeated phrase “What’s going on?” ⓘ
hasMusicVideo true ⓘ
instrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadVocalist Linda Perry ⓘ
livePerformanceStapleFor 4 Non Blondes ⓘ
musicVideoDirector Morgan Lawley ⓘ
notableFor Linda Perry’s powerful vocals ⓘ
sing-along chorus ⓘ
partOfAlbum Bigger, Better, Faster, More! ⓘ
performer 4 Non Blondes ⓘ
producer 4 Non Blondes ⓘ
David Tickle ⓘ
recordingArtist 4 Non Blondes ⓘ
recordLabel Interscope Records ⓘ
releaseType commercial single ⓘ
releaseYear 1993 ⓘ
tempo mid-tempo ⓘ
theme existential questioning ⓘ
search for meaning ⓘ
social frustration ⓘ
vocalStyle belting ⓘ
writer Linda Perry ⓘ

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Linda Perry → notableWork → What’s Up? ⓘ
4 Non Blondes → notableWork → What's Up? ⓘ
linked to: What’s Up?
4 Non Blondes → hitSingle → What's Up? ⓘ
linked to: What’s Up?
4 Non Blondes → musicVideoFor → What's Up? ⓘ
linked to: What’s Up?
4 Non Blondes → hasNotableChartSuccessWith → What's Up? ⓘ
linked to: What’s Up?