What Do You Say (Reba McEntire song)
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| "What Do You Say" | ||||
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| Single by Reba McEntire | ||||
| from the album So Good Together | ||||
| B-side | "Nobody Dies from a Broken Heart" | |||
| Released | September 14, 1999[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 3:28 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Michael Dulaney, Neil Thrasher | |||
| Producer(s) | David Malloy, Reba McEntire | |||
| Reba McEntire singles chronology | ||||
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"What Do You Say" is a song written by Neil Thrasher and Michael Dulaney, and recorded by American country music artist Reba McEntire. It was released on September 14, 1999 as the first single from her album So Good Together. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in January 2000 and number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming her first crossover hit and top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] It is her highest peaking single on that chart.[3]
A video was produced of the song, and has aired on CMT, CMT Pure Country and Great American Country.
The song's main premise explores a protagonist's struggle to appropriately explain or respond to different situations. The story — as depicted in the song's video, is told from the perspective of a typical American family.
The first verse sees the father and young son driving around town. While stopped at a red traffic light, the boy sees an adult bookstore and, spotting the store's marquee, asks "What are those X's for?" The father decides he does not want his son to know the type of business taking place inside the store and quickly changes the subject to football.
In the next verse, the teenaged daughter is at a friend's party, where she quickly becomes very drunk. After becoming ill, she becomes frightened and calls her mother to come get her. The mother does just that, upholding a promise to not ask any questions.