What I Might Do

"What I Might Do"
Single by Ben Pearce
Released	24 September 2012 (EP) 26 March 2013 (single) 14 October 2013 (re-release)[1]
Recorded	2012
Genre	Deep house
Length	3:15 (Radio Edit) 6:29 (Club Mix)
Label	MTA Records, Mercury Records
Songwriter(s)	Diedra Artis, Anthony Hamilton, James Poyser
Producer(s)	Ben Pearce
Music video
"What I Might Do" on YouTube

"What I Might Do" is the debut single of Manchester-based English DJ/producer Ben Pearce. It was released by MTA Records on 11 October 2012,^[2] under exclusive licence from Under the Shade Records. The song is considered as an example of deep house music^[3] and is influenced by blues and soul.^[4] It samples the Anthony Hamilton song "Cornbread, Fish & Collard Greens". It was nominated as "Essential New Tune" by Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1. The song rose to fame in September 2013 after being featured on a Tesco F&F television advertisement, so far peaking at number seven on the UK Singles Chart.^[5] It has also charted in Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands. After its charting in September 2013, the single was re-released alongside new remixes on 14 October 2013.^[1]

Music videos

The original official music video, directed by You Ness and produced by Faye Adams, was shot around London in September 2012 and released in November 2012. It stars Rhian Chambers and Sean McPherson.^[6] A second video was released in October 2013 to coincide with the re-release of the single.^[7]

Track listing

Digital download - single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"What I Might Do" (Radio Edit)	3:15

Digital download - EP^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"What I Might Do" (Now That's What I Call Music! 86 edit)	2:28
2.	"What I Might Do" (Club Mix)	6:29
3.	"What I Might Do" (Harry Wolfman Remix)	8:00
4.	"What I Might Do" (Adam Shelton Remix)	8:23
5.	"What I Might Do" (Bonar Bradberry Remix)	6:35

Digital download - re-release EP^[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"What I Might Do" (Radio Edit)	3:15
2.	"What I Might Do" (Karma Kid Remix)	5:54
3.	"What I Might Do" (Kilter Remix)	5:09
4.	"What I Might Do" (Kolombo Remix)	7:37

Digital download - Remixes (2013)^[9]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"What I Might Do" (Kolombo Remix)	7:37
2.	"What I Might Do" (Simion Remix)	6:59

Digital download - Remixes (2013)^[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"What I Might Do" (Milk & Sugar Remix)	7:18

Digital download - Remixes (2014)^[11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"What I Might Do" (Simion Dub)	6:14

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2012–13) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 15 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[13] 30 Italy (FIMI)[14] 3 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[15] 38 Hungary (Single Top 40)[16] 10 Ireland (IRMA)[17] 38 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 40 Scotland (OCC)[19] 10 UK Dance (OCC)[20] 2 UK Singles (OCC)[21] 7

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Italy (FIMI)[22] 29 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[23] 83

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[24]	Platinum	600,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Ben Pearce 'What I Might Do' - Remixes by MTA Records". SoundCloud. 2013-09-19.
2. "What I Might do (Remixes) - EP by Ben Pearce". iTunes. January 2012.
3. Beatport.com Ben Pearce hits the deep house chart's top spot with "What I Might Do"
4. BlackPlastic: EP Review - What I Might Do EP by Ben Pearce
5. "Ben Pearce". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
6. "Ben Pearce - What I Might Do". Vimeo. 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
7. "Ben Pearce - "What I Might Do" (Official Video)". YouTube. 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
8. "What I Might Do (MTA Records) :: Beatport". Beatport. 2012-10-01.
9. "What I Might Do (Remixes) by Ben Pearce, Kolombo, Simion". Beatport. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
10. "What I Might Do (Milk & Sugar Remix) by Ben Pearce". Beatport. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
11. "What I Might Do (Simion Dub) by Ben Pearce". Beatport. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
12. "Ben Pearce – What I Might Do" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
13. "Ben Pearce – What I Might Do" (in French). Ultratip.
14. "Ben Pearce – What I Might Do". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
15. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
16. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
17. "Chart Track: Week 42, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
18. "Ben Pearce – What I Might Do" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
19. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
20. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
21. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
22. "Classifica annuale 2013 – Singoli" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
23. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
24. "British single certifications – Ben Pearce – What I Might Do". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 April 2023.