What Do I Do Now?
title: "What Do I Do Now?" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1995-songs", "1995-singles", "elvis-costello-songs", "sleeper-(band)-songs", "songs-written-by-louise-wener", "song-recordings-produced-by-stephen-street", "music-videos-directed-by-lindy-heymann", "uk-independent-singles-chart-number-one-singles"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Do_I_Do_Now?" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | What Do I Do Now? |
| cover | Whatdoidonow2.jpg |
| alt | Single Cover |
| border | yes |
| type | single |
| artist | Sleeper |
| album | The It Girl |
| B-side | |
| released | |
| genre | Britpop |
| length | 3:41 |
| label | Indolent |
| writer | Louise Wener |
| producer | Stephen Street |
| prev_title | Vegas |
| prev_year | 1995 |
| next_title | Sale of the Century |
| next_year | 1996 |
| misc | {{Extra album cover |
| header | 7-inch single cover |
| type | single |
| cover | Whatdoidonow7.jpg |
| border | yes |
| alt | Limited edition 7 inch single cover |
| :: |
| name = What Do I Do Now? | cover = Whatdoidonow2.jpg | alt = Single Cover | border = yes | type = single | artist = Sleeper | album = The It Girl | B-side = | released = | recorded = | studio = | genre = Britpop | length = 3:41 | label = Indolent | writer = Louise Wener | producer = Stephen Street | prev_title = Vegas | prev_year = 1995 | next_title = Sale of the Century | next_year = 1996 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = 7-inch single cover | type = single | cover = Whatdoidonow7.jpg | border = yes | alt = Limited edition 7 inch single cover | caption = "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 (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
::data[format=table] | Chart (1995) | Peak position | |---|---| | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19951001/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100; 01 October 1995 - 07 October 1995|publisher=The Official Charts Company|accessdate=1 December 2018}} | 16 | | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19951001/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100; 01 October 1995 - 07 October 1995|publisher=The Official Charts Company|accessdate=1 December 2018}} | 14 | | title=Official Independent Singles Chart; 01 October 1995 - 07 October 1995|publisher=Music Week}} | 1 | ::
References
References
- (16 September 1995). "Reviews – Records Out on September 25 1995: Singles".
- Douglas Wolk. (June 1997). "Various Artists". [[CMJ]].
- "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100; 01 October 1995 - 07 October 1995". [[The Official Charts Company]].
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100; 01 October 1995 - 07 October 1995". [[The Official Charts Company]].
- "Official Independent Singles Chart; 01 October 1995 - 07 October 1995". [[Music Week]].
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