Top 40 Music on CD Forum : "What Would You Do" - City High

"What Would You Do" - City High : Thanks for info once again, mstgator...

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:06:30 +0000

Author: Todd Ireland
Subject: 6526
Posted: 19 November 2011 at 11:06pm

Thanks for info once again, mstgator and mainrhythm. You've both been a big help answering my recent questions regarding Top 40 hits from the '00s! (<----- Abbreviating the decade that way just doesn't look right, does it?)

"What Would You Do" - City High : My commercial CD single on Booga...

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:24:27 +0000

Author: mstgator
Subject: 6526
Posted: 19 November 2011 at 1:24pm

My commercial CD single on Booga Basement/Interscope 497489 runs 2:54
(no printed time on the disc or tray insert) and is indeed the album version.

The five second edit for the radio version occurs around 1:28 at the
breakdown, although it's not just a simple edit (some of the spoken part
removed overlaps sound effects that remain).

"What Would You Do" - City High : By the way, my research indicates...

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:01:31 +0000

Author: Todd Ireland
Subject: 6526
Posted: 19 November 2011 at 12:01pm

By the way, my research indicates City High's "What Would You Do" was also made available on a commercial CD single release and it's reported to contain the album version. Does anyone have a copy who can pass along the run time info?

"What Would You Do" - City High : We also had a CD-R called Extra...

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:06:57 +0000

Author: mainrhythm
Subject: 6526
Posted: 18 November 2011 at 7:06pm

We also had a CD-R called Extra Clean. It muted the vocal parts "rape" and the garbled "sh!t".

"What Would You Do" - City High : I have what's called the...

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:23:19 +0000

Author: Todd Ireland
Subject: 6526
Posted: 17 November 2011 at 11:23pm

I have what's called the "Radio Version" of City High's "What Would You Do" on my Promo Only Mainstream Radio DJ CD subscription series and it has a run time of 2:49. This version comes from the promo CD single release on Interscope 10286. On it, a couple of objectionable words heard on the album version are essentially "scrambled" and I believe there is a :05-:06 edit in there somewhere as well.

Although I don't have the Now 7 various artists CD (Virgin 10749), I'd say there's an excellent chance that the radio version of "What Would You Do" was used on this CD, given the Now series history of using clean versions.