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1998 single by Godsmack

"Whatever"

Single by Godsmack

from the album Godsmack

Released

August 25, 1998 (on Godsmack)
November 7, 1997 (on All Wound Up)

Length

3:26

Label

Songwriter(s)

Godsmack singles chronology

"Whatever"
(1998)

"Keep Away"
(1999)

"Whatever" is the first single by the American rock band Godsmack. Featured on the band's self-titled album, "Whatever" is one of Godsmack's most famous songs.

The song first appeared on a promotional bonus CD that came with some copies of All Wound Up.

"Whatever" was the longest-running song on the US Active Rock top 10 chart, remaining there for 33 weeks. Godsmack received much exposure when a disc jockey at WAAF, a radio station in Massachusetts, started playing this song on his show.

Song meaning

Lead singer Sully Erna and guitarist Tony Rombola wrote the song. Rombola said:

"That's Sully's answer to his girlfriend when we were going through the whole struggle between rehearsing five nights a week, playing on the weekends and trying to keep a relationship going at the same time. We were really starting to take off, and it's hard to go through a relationship with a girl and have a band take all your time, plus we worked regular jobs, so there was probably 10 minutes of the day for them."

Legacy

In July 2019, "Whatever" was ranked at No. 55 on the list "The 69 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1999" by SPIN Magazine.

Chart positions

Singles U.S. Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1998	Mainstream Rock	7
	Modern Rock Tracks	19
	Bubbling Under Hot 100	16

References

Childers, Chad (August 25, 2015). "17 Years Ago: Godsmack Unleash Their Self-Titled Debut Album". Loudwire.
"The 69 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1999". SPIN Magazine. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

External links

"Whatever" Official music video on YouTube

v t e Godsmack
Sully Erna Robbie Merrill Tony Rombola Shannon Larkin Lee Richards Joe D'Arco Tommy Stewart
Studio albums	All Wound Up... (1997) Godsmack (1998) Awake (2000) Faceless (2003) IV (2006) The Oracle (2010) 1000hp (2014) When Legends Rise (2018) Lighting Up the Sky (2023)
Extended plays	The Other Side (2004)
Live albums	Live & Inspired (2012)
Compilations	Good Times, Bad Times... Ten Years of Godsmack (2007)
Videos	Live (2001) Smack This! (2002) Changes (2004)
Singles	"Whatever" "Keep Away" "Voodoo" "Bad Religion" "Awake" "Bad Magick" "Greed" "I Stand Alone" "Straight Out of Line" "Serenity" "Re-Align" "Running Blind" "Touché" "Speak" "Shine Down" "The Enemy" "Good Times Bad Times" "Whiskey Hangover" "Cryin' Like a Bitch" "Love-Hate-Sex-Pain" "Saints and Sinners" "1000hp" "Something Different" "Inside Yourself" "Come Together" "Bulletproof" "When Legends Rise" "Under Your Scars" "Unforgettable" "Surrender"
Other songs	"Vampires" "Sick of Life" "Releasing the Demons"
Related articles	Discography Avalon Sinner's Prayer Another Animal The Apocalypse Blues Revival Rockin' the Corps
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