What Can You Do for Me | |
Cover: | What Can You Do For Me.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Utah Saints |
Album: | Utah Saints |
Released: | 12 August 1991 |
Length: | 3:21 |
Next Title: | Something Good |
Next Year: | 1992 |
"What Can You Do for Me" is a song by English electronic group Utah Saints. It was released on 12 August 1991[1] as the first single from their debut album, Utah Saints (1992). The song reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and number three on the UK Dance Singles Chart. It uses samples from "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" by Eurythmics and "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" by Gwen Guthrie. The title "What Can You Do for Me" is taken from lyrics of "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent". A music video was also produced to promote the single.
The single was released in August 1991 and entered the UK Singles Chart on 18 August at number 26. The song steadily rose up the chart and peaked at number 10 on 15 September. It spent a total of 11 weeks inside the top 75 chart.
In Australia, "What Can You Do for Me" did not enter the ARIA top 100 singles chart until April 1993, following its re-release after the success of "Something Good".
Cathi Unsworth from Melody Maker wrote, "Excellent! A dance track that incorporates everything groovy, from a hard metallic beat to deliciously disenchanted vocals to an inbred knowledge of why wearing platform boots is an ace fashion statement."[2]
Australia (ARIA)[3] | 90 | |
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Europe (European Dance Radio)[4] | 16 | |
Ireland (IRMA) | 16 | |
Italy (Musica e dischi)[5] | 17 | |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 35 | |
UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 10 | |
UK Dance (Music Week)[8] | 3 |
What Can You Do for Me | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Utah Saints vs. Drumsound & Bassline Smith |
Released: | 26 February 2012 |
Length: | 2:48 |
Label: | Ministry of Sound |
Chronology: | Utah Saints |
Prev Title: | Football Season Is Over Remix |
Prev Year: | 2009 |
A new version of the song remixed by Drumsound & Bassline Smith was released on 26 February 2012.[9]