What About Now (Daughtry song)

"What About Now"
Single by Daughtry
from the album Daughtry
ReleasedJuly 1, 2008 (2008-07-01)
Recorded2006
Genre
Length4:10
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Howard Benson
Daughtry singles chronology
"Feels Like Tonight"
(2008)
"What About Now"
(2008)
"No Surprise"
(2009)

"What About Now" is the seventh single from American rock band Daughtry's self-titled debut album. The song is a ballad, that was written by Ben Moody, David Hodges (both former members of Evanescence), and Josh Hartzler, who is married to Amy Lee (the lead singer of Evanescence). It is one of only two songs on the album not at least co-written by Chris Daughtry. The song was announced as the band's next single on their website.[1] It was officially released in the U.S. on July 1, 2008.[2]

A year later, pop group Westlife released a version of the song that reached No. 2 in the Irish Singles Chart and UK Singles Chart. Westlife’s official music video is marked as the last film the large part Vatnajökull Glacier in Iceland was seen in because of the distortion caused by a subsequent volcanic eruption.[3][4]

  1. ^ "DAUGHTRY ON AMERICAN IDOL THIS WEEK; SUPPORT THE ONE CAMPAIGN". The Official Daughtry Website. Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
  2. ^ "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more!". fmqb.com.
  3. ^ "Official News (GB) - New Westlife Blog : Mark". Westlife. April 16, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
  4. ^ Video on YouTube