What Do I Do Now? Explained

What Do I Do Now?
Cover:	Whatdoidonow2.jpg
Alt:	Single Cover
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Sleeper
Album:	The It Girl
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	Britpop
Length:	3:41
Label:	Indolent
Producer:	Stephen Street
Prev Title:	Vegas
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Sale of the Century
Next Year:	1996

"What Do I Do Now?" is a 1995 song by English Britpop band Sleeper, written by the band's vocalist and guitarist Louise Wener. It was the first single to be released from their second album The It Girl which followed in May 1996.

"What Do I Do Now" was covered by Elvis Costello for the 1997 compilation album Volume Seventeen^[2] (and later on the expanded edition of his 2001 album All This Useless Beauty. Sleeper reciprocated by covering "The Other End of the Telescope", which appeared on the b-side of "Statuesque".

Track listings

UK cassette single Indolent SLEEP 009MC

"What Do I Do Now?" – 3:41
"Paint Me"– 3:25

UK 7-inch single Indolent SLEEP 009
UK CD1 Indolent SLEEP 009CD1

"What Do I Do Now?" – 3:41
"Paint Me"– 3:25
"Room at the Top"– 3:07

UK CD2 Indolent SLEEP 009CD2

"What Do I Do Now?" – 3:41
"Disco Duncan (live)"– 4:09
"Vegas (live)"– 3:14
"Amuse (live)"– 2:32

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Scotland Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[3]	16
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[4]	14
UK Indie Chart (The Official Charts Company)^[5]	1

External links

Notes and References

Reviews – Records Out on September 25 1995: Singles. Music Week. 46. 16 September 1995.
Web site: . Various Artists. Douglas Wolk. June 1997.
Web site: Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100; 01 October 1995 - 07 October 1995. The Official Charts Company. 1 December 2018.
Web site: Official Singles Chart Top 100; 01 October 1995 - 07 October 1995. The Official Charts Company. 1 December 2018.
Book: Official Independent Singles Chart; 01 October 1995 - 07 October 1995. Music Week.