"Whatever" | ||||
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Single by Ideal featuring Lil' Mo | ||||
from the album Ideal | ||||
Released | September 11, 2000 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1999 The Battery Studios ( New York City, NY) | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:48 | |||
Label | Virgin Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | K. Gist, E. Berkeley, K. Brown, R.L. Huggar, K. McCord, O. Cheatham | |||
Producer(s) | Eddie Berkeley, Kier "KayGee" Gist, Kobie | |||
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"Whatever" is the third and final single by R&B quintet Ideal from their self-titled debut album, Ideal (1999). The song features guest vocals by Lil' Mo and additional vocals and writing credits by Robert "R.L." Huggar (credited as R.L.-oquent) from the R&B trio Next. It also features production by Eddie Berkeley, Kobie and Kier "KayGee" Gist of Naughty by Nature. The song samples Oliver Cheatham's " Get Down Saturday Night". [2]
In 2001, the song won an ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Award for "Award-Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". [3] To date, "Whatever" is the group's second and last-known successful single.
A demo for the song was originally recorded by KayGee and R.L. in the former's New Jersey basement studio. [4] When the duo heard that Ideal needed an uptempo song, the demo was given to them and later went on to be re-recorded at The Battery Studios in New York City. [4] [5] [6] Maverick Cotton, lead singer of Ideal, confirmed that the need for an uptempo song was due to the fact that "summertime [was] coming up," and the group "just wanted to make a summertime jam [that people] could ride through the summer with." [4] However, because the group's self-titled debut had already been completed and released months prior to the single's finalization, Ideal confirmed that "Whatever" would see a release on the "future pressings of the [album]." [4] [5]
On April 13 and 14 of 2000, the music video for the single was shot in Miami, Florida and directed by Darren Grant. [5] [7] It also featured cameo appearances by KayGee and R.L., however it excluded guest vocalist Lil' Mo due to undisclosed reasons. [5] In late April 2000, the video premiered on BET. [8]
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