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What If (Babyface song)

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"What If"

SinglebyBabyface

from the album Face2Face

B-side

"Lover and Friend"^[2]

Released

June 19, 2001^[1]

Genre

R&B

Length

4:06

Kenneth Edmonds^[3]

Kenneth Edmonds

Andre Harrell^[4]

Babyface singles chronology

"There She Goes"
(2001)

"What If"
(2001)

"The Loneliness"
(2004)

Music video

"What If"onYouTube

"What If" is a song written,^[3] co-produced^[4] 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").^[5] The song peaked at #80 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001.^[6]

Music video[edit]

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The official music video for "What If" was directed by Bille Woodruff.^[7]

Personnel and credits[edit]

Credits adapted from album liner notes.^[8]

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[edit]

Chart (2001)^[6]	Peak position
USBillboard Hot 100	80
USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)	28

References[edit]

^ "Amazon.com: Babyface: There She Goes: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 15, 2015.

^ "Babyface - What If / Lover And Friend (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

^ ^a ^b "What If - Babyface | Listen, Appearances, Song Review | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

^ ^a ^b "Babyface - Face2Face (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

^ "Babyface Discography at Discogs: Singles-EPs - Releases". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved July 30, 2015.

^ ^a ^b "Babyface | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

^ "Babyface - 'What if?'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

^ Babyface – Face2Face (CD liner notes) Arista Records 07822-14667-2

External links[edit]

"What If"atAllMusic
"What If" at Discogs

v t e Babyface
Discography Songs written
Studio albums	Lovers (1986) Tender Lover (1989) A Closer Look (1991) For the Cool in You (1993) The Day (1996) Face2Face (2001) Grown & Sexy (2005) Playlist (2007) Return of the Tender Lover (2015) Girls Night Out (2022)
Christmas albums	Christmas with Babyface (1998)
Duet albums	Love, Marriage & Divorce (2014)
Other albums	Babyface Unplugged (1997) A Collection of His Greatest Hits (2000) Love Songs (2001) The Essential Babyface (2003) The Other Side of Cool (2005)
Singles	"I Love You Babe" "It's No Crime" "Tender Lover" "Whip Appeal" "My Kinda Girl" "Love Makes Things Happen" "Give U My Heart" "For the Cool in You" "Never Keeping Secrets" "And Our Feelings" "When Can I See You" "Dream Away" "This Is for the Lover in You" "Every Time I Close My Eyes" "How Come, How Long" "Talk to Me" "There She Goes" "What If"
Featured singles	"Love Makes Things Happen" "Change the World" "Someone to Love"
Tours	Toni Braxton & Babyface Live
Related articles	The Deele Jon B.

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