What If (Babyface song) explained

What If
Cover:	Babyface - What If single cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Babyface
Album:	Face2Face
B-Side:	"Lover and Friend"^[1]
Released:	^[2]
Genre:	R&B
Label:	Arista
Prev Title:	There She Goes
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	The Loneliness
Next Year:	2004

"What If" is a song written, co-produced and performed by American contemporary R&B musician Babyface, issued as the second official single from his sixth studio album Face2Face (following the promotional single "Baby's Mama").^[3] The song peaked at #80 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001.^[4]

Music video

The official music video for "What If" was directed by Bille Woodruff.

Personnel and credits

Credits adapted from album liner notes.^[5]

• Babyface: lead vocals, background vocals, writer, producer, drum & keyboard programming, bass
• Wayne Lindsey: electric piano
• Paul Boutin: recording engineer
• Jean-Marie Horvat: mix engineer
• Josean Posey: assistant mix engineer

Chart positions

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	80
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)	28

Notes and References

1. Web site: Babyface - What If / Lover And Friend (Vinyl) at Discogs. Discogs. Zink Media. July 28, 2015.
2. Web site: Amazon.com: Babyface: There She Goes: Music. Amazon.com. May 15, 2015.
3. Web site: Babyface Discography at Discogs: Singles-EPs - Releases. Discogs. Zink Media. July 30, 2015.
4. Web site: Babyface Awards AllMusic. AllMusic. All Media Network. July 29, 2015.
5. Babyface – Face2Face (CD liner notes) Arista Records 07822-14667-2