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Line 37: }} }} "'''"Down for Whatever"'''" is a song by American recording artist [[Kelly Rowland]] featuring production collective The WAV.s, taken from Rowland's third studio album ''[[Here I Am (Kelly Rowland album)\|Here I Am]]'' (2011). The song was released on October 26, 2011. The [[Eurodance]] driven up-tempo song is the album's third international single and sixth overall and final single, released from October 26, 2011, by [[Universal Motown]] and [[Universal Music Group\|Universal Music]]. "Down for Whatever" was written by Teddy Sky and [[Bilal Hajji]] and co-written and produced by [[RedOne]], Jimmy Joker and The WAV.s.<ref>{{~~cite~~Cite ~~web~~magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/469131/kelly-rowland-steps-out-with-motivation-on-new-album\|title=~~Billboard~~Kelly ~~review~~Rowland ~~'Here~~Steps IOut With Am'Motivation' On New Album\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=September 17, 2021\|archive-date=September 18, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918232035/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/469131/kelly-rowland-steps-out-with-motivation-on-new-album\|url-status=live}}</ref> The song has been described as a [[Eurodance]] and [[Electro (music)\|Electro music]]. The song received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who say that the song is as catchy as Rowland's previous dance hits, "[[When Love Takes Over]]" and "[[Commander (song)\|Commander]]". It was also described as a "[[Radio]] friendly song". "Down for Whatever" charted at number-six in the [[UK Singles Chart]] and number-three on the [[UK Dance Chart]]. With the release of the single, an accompanying music video was directed by [[Sarah Chatfield]], which features Rowland dancing and a number of different club lights, as the song is a club-dance song and was released on October 19, 2011. To promote the song, Rowland performed the song on ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]'', ''[[The X Factor (UK TV series)\|The X Factor]]'' on which Rowland served as a judge and the [[X Factor (Germany)\|German version]] of the show. Line 43: == Background and composition == [[File:Kelly Rowland, 2012.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|left\|[[Kelly Rowland]] performing in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] in 2012.]] "Down for Whatever" was written by [[RedOne\|Nadir Khayat]], Teddy Sky, Jimmy Joker, Bilal Hajji. Production was handled by RedOne, Joker, and [[Alex P\|The WAV.s]].<ref name="Kellman" /> The song is a [[eurodance]] song with [[Electro (music)\|electro music]] influences.<ref name="Kellman" /><ref name="Cataldo">{{cite web \|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/kelly-rowland-here-i-am/2575 \|title=Kelly Rowland – Here I Am \|publisher=[[Slant Magazine]] \|date=July 25, 2011 \|accessdate=December 15, 2011 \|archive-date=November 8, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108225523/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/kelly-rowland-here-i-am/2575 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Built on a thumping [[Beat (music)\|beat]] and a pounding [[Groove (music)\|groove]],<ref name="Gardner">{{cite news \|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2011-07-25-listen-up-kelly-rowland-here-i-am_n.htm \|title=Kelly Rowland says 'Here I Am' with Predictable Pop \|work=[[USA Today]] \|publisher=Gannett Company \|last=Gardner \|first=Elyssa \|date=July 25, 2011 \|accessdate=December 15, 2011 \|archive-date=July 26, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726231353/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2011-07-25-listen-up-kelly-rowland-here-i-am_n.htm \|url-status=live }}</ref> Rowland later visited [[Henson Recording Studios]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] where "Down For Whatever" was recorded and the production was created.<ref name="Capobianco">{{cite news \|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2011/07/25/kelly_rowland_here_i_am/ \|title=Kelly Rowland, 'Here I Am' \|work=[[The Boston Globe]] \|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]] \|last=Capobianco \|first=Ken \|date=July 25, 2011 \|accessdate=December 15, 2011 \|archive-date=November 3, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103193138/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2011/07/25/kelly_rowland_here_i_am/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> the song's instrumentation includes vigorous [[synthesizer]]s.<ref name="Cataldo" /> Before recording the song, Rowland said she wanted the whole album to be a distinctly different sound to both her previous albums; ''[[Simply Deep]]'' (2002) followed a [[rock music\|rock]]–[[dance music\|dance]] sound, while ''[[Ms. Kelly]]'' (2007) featured an [[Contemporary R&B\|urban]] sound.<ref name="Eger-Cooper">{{cite news \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/kelly-rowland--in-control-of-her-own-destiny-2021875.html \|title=Kelly Rowland – In control of her own destiny \|last=Eger-Cooper \|first=Matilda \|work=[[The Independent]] \|date=July 9, 2010 \|accessdate=July 9, 2010 \| location=London \|archive-date=July 11, 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711173442/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/kelly-rowland--in-control-of-her-own-destiny-2021875.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> Rowland stated there was going to be a lot more [[up-tempo]] tracks, which guided her towards recording "Down for Whatever".<ref name="MTV Interview">{{cite web \|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/urban/223319-kelly-rowland-the-interview \|title=Kelly Rowland: The Interview \|publisher=[[MTV Networks]] \|work=[[MTV]] UK \|last=Patterson \|first=Joseph \|date=May 25, 2010 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=June 30, 2010 \|archive-date=September 9, 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909170315/http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/urban/223319-kelly-rowland-the-interview \|url-status=dead }}</ref> When recording the album, Rowland specifically noted that US and international audiences would appreciate a different sound from her album. The more up-tempo and dancier tracks were reserved for the international markets. "Down for Whatever" was only released to countries outside of North America.<ref name="97.9 The Box">{{cite interview \|last=Rowland \|first=Kelly \|subject-link=Kelly Rowland \|interviewer=Madd Hatter \|url=http://www.themhms.com/2010/08/15/kelly-rowland-drops-by-the-mhms-and-talks-about-her-new-projects/\|title=Kelly Rowland drops by The MHMS and talks about her new projects {{!}} The Madd Hatta Morning Show \|work=The Madd Hatter Morning Show \|publisher=KBXX \|location=[[Houston, Texas]] \|date=August 15, 2010 \|accessdate=August 17, 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820000412/http://www.themhms.com/2010/08/15/kelly-rowland-drops-by-the-mhms-and-talks-about-her-new-projects/ \|archive-date=August 20, 2010 }}</ref> It was later announced that Rowland would join the judging panel of the [[The X Factor (UK series 8)\|eighth series]] of ''[[The X Factor (UK TV series)\|The X Factor]]''.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s103/the-x-factor/news/a322195/tulisa-kelly-rowland-confirmed-for-x-factor.html\|title=Tulisa, Kelly Rowland confirmed for 'X Factor'\|last=Fletcher\|first=Alex\|date=May 30, 2011\|work=[[Digital Spy]]\|publisher=[[Hachette Filipacchi UK]]\|accessdate=May 30, 2011\|location=[[London]]}}</ref> On many occasions, Rowland has always expressed her love for [[dance music]], however she said that the music would not be the type of music she would record. In 2008, she met [[David Guetta]], and the pair became friends and later in 2009, and Rowland released her first dance single, "[[When Love Takes Over]]".<ref name="Catarinella">{{cite journal \|last=Catarinella \|first=Alex \|date=July 2010 \|title=Kelly Rowland Takes Control: The former Destiny's Child member on her upcoming album, nude beaches and being a nerd \|journal=[[Paper (magazine)\|Paper]] \|url=http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2010/07/kelly-rowland.php \|accessdate=July 7, 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://~~www~~web.~~webcitation~~archive.org/~~5srnidpgW?url=~~web/20100710131358/http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2010/07/kelly-rowland.php \|archive-date=~~September~~July 1910, 2010 \|df=mdy-all }}</ref> When Rowland began recording her third album, ''[[Here I Am (Kelly Rowland album)\|Here I Am]]'', her record label, [[Columbia Records]] was not very enthusiastic about dance music, although Rowland was very keen to record dance genre.<ref name="Browne">{{cite web \|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/generating-hit-songs-on-the-double/story-fn6ck8la-1225976132620 \|title=Generating hit songs on the double \|publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)\|News Corporation]] \|work=[[The Sunday Mail (Brisbane)\|The Sunday Mail]] \|last=Browne \|first=Sarah \|date=December 25, 2010 \|accessdate=December 27, 2010 \|archive-date=September 8, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908061850/http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/generating-hit-songs-on-the-double/story-fn6ck8la-1225976132620 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> This made Rowland depart from her record label and she later joined [[Universal Motown Records]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a233039/kelly-rowland-old-label-dumped-me.html \|title=Kelly Rowland "Old Label Dumped Me" \|publisher=[[Hachette Filipacchi Médias\|Hachette Filipacchi UK]] \|work=[[Digital Spy]] \|last=Copsey \|first=Robert \|date=June 25, 2010 \|accessdate=June 26, 2010 \|archive-date=June 29, 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100629092954/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a233039/kelly-rowland-old-label-dumped-me.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> After the successful release of "[[Commander (song)\|Commander]]" Rowland decided to continue creating dance music for her upcoming third studio album.<ref name="MTV Interview" /> In February 2011, during [[New York Fashion Week]], Rowland confirmed that she also had sessions arranged with [[RedOne]], which led to the conception of the album's tenth song, a [[Eurodance]] song called "Down for Whatever," co-produced by The WAV.s and Jimmy Joker.<ref name="Kellman">{{cite web\|last=Kellman\|first=Andy\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/here-i-am-mw0002173044\|title=Here I Am – Kelly Rowland: Review\|publisher=[[Allmusic]]. ([[Rovi Corporation]]) \|date=July 25, 2011\|accessdate=July 25, 2011\|archive-date=July 21, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721181015/http://www.allmusic.com/album/here-i-am-mw0002173044\|url-status=live}}</ref> == Release == "Down for Whatever" was picked by Universal Mowton Records as the third international single from the album, following the success of dance song, "[[Commander (song)\|Commander]]". The single's release date was decided with Rowland's role as a judge on ''[[The X Factor (UK TV series)\|The X Factor]]'' with an increase of sales in Rowland's music, her record label thought it would be a good promotional stunt for the single if Rowland performed the song live on the [[The X Factor (UK series 8)\|eighth series]].<ref name="Catarinella" /><ref name="digitalspy.co.uk">{{cite web\|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s103/the-x-factor/news/a353846/justin-bieber-kelly-rowland-to-perform-on-x-factor-semi-final.html\|title=Bieber, Rowland to play 'X Factor' semi\|date=December 1, 2011\|website=digitalspy.co.uk\|accessdate=May 20, 2017\|archive-date=January 13, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113232758/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a353846/justin-bieber-kelly-rowland-to-perform-on-x-factor-semi-final/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The single was released on October 26, 2011, and Rowland did not perform the song the day the song was performed, which sparked speculation that producers of the shows had refused Rowland to perform the song, however, she performed it the week after the release."<ref name="rowland refused">{{cite web \|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/urban/2255343-kelly-rowland-refused-to-perform-on-x-factor \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710115900/http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/urban/2255343-kelly-rowland-refused-to-perform-on-x-factor \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=July 10, 2015 \|title=Kelly Rowland refused to perform on X Factor?\|publisher=[[MTV Networks]] \|work=[[MTV]] UK \|last=Patterson \|first=Joseph \|date=May 25, 2010 \|accessdate=October 27, 2011}}</ref> Rowland stated the song was considered as the first single from her debut album, ''Here I Am''. However, she decided to release "Commander" first.<ref name="MTV Interview" /> The song was not released as a single in the [[United States]], however it was in the original track listing for the US version of the album.<ref name="HMV Group">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/news/article/1106220051/\|title=Kelly Rowland's Long Awaited Third Album\|author=Universal Motown\|publisher=Hmv.co.jp ([[HMV Group]])\|date=June 30, 2011\|accessdate=July 6, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Album Credits">{{cite AV media notes\|title=Here I Am\|title-link=Here I Am (Kelly Rowland album)\|others=[[Kelly Rowland]]\|year=2011\|type=booklet\|publisher=[[Universal Republic]], [[Universal Motown\|Motown]] ([[Universal Music Group\|Universal Music]])}}</ref> "Down for Whatever" was released in [[New Zealand]] and [[Australia]] on October 26, 2011,<ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/down-for-whatever-feat.-the/id473634457\|title=Down for Whatever (feat. The WAV.s) [Remixes] – EP by Kelly Rowland on Apple Music\|website=iTunes\|accessdate=May 20, 2017\|archive-date=January 25, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125193602/https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/down-for-whatever-feat.-the/id473634457\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bandit.fm/service/lookup.do?fChannelId=42&fArtistId=542&mpWiType=1&mpAlId=4281794\|title=bandit.fm – urbanation – Kelly Rowland<!-- Bot generated title -->\|website=bandit.fm\|accessdate=May 20, 2017\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718233353/http://www.bandit.fm/service/lookup.do?fChannelId=42&fArtistId=542&mpWiType=1&mpAlId=4281794\|archive-date=July 18, 2012\|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web\|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/down-for-whatever-feat.-the/id473634457\|title=Down for Whatever (feat. The WAV.s) [Remixes] – EP by Kelly Rowland on Apple Music\|website=iTunes\|accessdate=May 20, 2017\|archive-date=January 26, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012512/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/down-for-whatever-feat.-the/id473634457\|url-status=live}}</ref> in Germany on November 4, 2011,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B005YN16VK\|title=Down For Whatever\|accessdate=May 20, 2017\|via=Amazon}}</ref> and was released as a digital download in the UK on November 20, 2011.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.4music.com/news/news/1746/Kelly-Rowland-previews-her-Down-For-Whatever-video\|title=The Box Plus Network\|first=The Box Plus\|last=Network\|website=~~www.~~4music.com\|accessdate=May 20, 2017\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529072346/http://www.4music.com/news/news/1746/Kelly-Rowland-previews-her-Down-For-Whatever-video\|archive-date=May 29, 2012\|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="digitalspy.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/sitecomponent/a28814/singles-release-diary.html\|title=Singles Release Diary\|date=February 4, 2006\|website=digitalspy.com\|accessdate=May 20, 2017\|archive-date=September 24, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924064830/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/sitecomponent/a28814/singles-release-diary.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> == Critical reception == Andy Kellman from [[AllMusic]] wrote that "Down for Whatever" is a more frictional Eurodance number than "[[Commander (song)\|Commander]]", concluding that the former deserves the same commercial performance as the latter, which topped the club charts in the UK and US.<ref name="Kellman" /> Elyssa Garnder from ''[[USA Today]]'' noted on "Down for Whatever", Rowland parties like she did in 2009 on the collaboration with French producer [[David Guetta]], "[[When Love Takes Over]]".<ref name="Gardner" /> Nathan S. of DJ Booth described "Down for Whatever" as a "club-focused leaning", adding that though it is not exactly groundbreaking, it delivers exactly what the genre demands.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/kelly-rowland-here-i-am-07251101/ \|title=Kelly Rowland, 'Here I Am' \|publisher=DJ Booth \|date=July 26, 2011 \|accessdate=December 15, 2011 \|archive-date=November 30, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130183013/http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/kelly-rowland-here-i-am-07251101/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Nick Levine [[BBC Music]] wrote that "Down for Whatever" suggests that Rowland's future could lie as "a kind of dance diva with street".<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/bg5c \|title=Kelly Rowland Here I Am Review \|publisher=[[BBC Music]]. [[BBC]] \|first=Nick \|last=Levine \|date=November 21, 2011 \|accessdate=December 15, 2011 \|archive-date=December 28, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228064827/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/bg5c \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[Sputnikmusic]]'s was positive, but ultimately complaining that the album has less of the dance diva persona, reducing the club-centric tracks to only two songs, the Guetta-produced 'Commander' and the quite underwhelming 'Down For Whatever'."<ref>{{cite news\|last=C. Urrutia\|first=Ian Emmanuel\|title=Kelly Rowland – Here I Am (album review) – Sputnikmusic\|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/45483/Kelly-Rowland-Here-I-Am/\|access-date=February 14, 2012\|newspaper=[[Sputnikmusic]]\|date=September 8, 2011\|archive-date=June 25, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625235407/https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/45483/Kelly-Rowland-Here-I-Am/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Ken Capobianco from ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' stated the sentiment behind the groove of the song should have been taken more seriously.<ref name="Capobianco" /> Michaelangelo Matos from the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' added that by the time ''Here I Am'' ends with "the stomping Euro-cheese 'Down for Whatever', with lyrics as shrugged-off as the title, it's hard not to want to find Rowland a life coach".<ref name="Matos">{{cite news \|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/07/album-review-kelly-rowlands-here-i-am.html \|title=Album review: Kelly Rowland's 'Here I Am' \|work=[[Los Angeles Times~~]] \|publisher=[[Tribune Company~~]] \|last=Matos \|first=Michaelangelo \|date=July 25, 2011 \|accessdate=December 15, 2011 \|archive-date=January 10, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110222433/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/07/album-review-kelly-rowlands-here-i-am.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[Slant Magazine]]'s Jesse Cataldo wrote that the song "masks the falseness of the forced sexuality" by burying Rowland's voice in the song's instrumentation.<ref name="Cataldo" /> Hermione Hoby of ''[[The Guardian]]'' viewed "Down for Whatever" as generic and "abjectly titled".<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/27/kelly-rowland-here-am-review \|title=Kelly Rowland: Here I Am – review \|work=[[The Guardian~~]] \|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group~~]] \|date=November 27, 2011 \|access-date=December 15, 2011 \|archive-date=March 7, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307151941/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/27/kelly-rowland-here-am-review \|url-status=live }}</ref> Andy Gill of ''[[The Independent]]'' wrote that the lack of inspiration on ''Here I Am'' is nowhere better conveyed than on "Down for Whatever".<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-kelly-rowland-here-i-am-universal-island-6267465.html \|title=Album: Kelly Rowland, Here I Am (Universal Island) \|first=Andy \|last=Gill \|work=[[The Independent]] \|publisher=Independent Print Limited \|date=November 25, 2011 \|access-date=December 15, 2011 \|archive-date=May 17, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517102354/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-kelly-rowland-here-i-am-universal-island-6267465.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> == Chart performance == "Down for Whatever" debuted at number six on the [[UK Singles Chart]], making it her eighth song to appear in the top ten in the UK. The following week, Rowland performed on ''[[The X Factor (UK)\|The X Factor]]'' which she served as a judge on. The following week, the single fell to number nine on the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20111127/7501/\|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 – Official Charts Company\|website=[[Official Charts Company]]\|accessdate=May 20, 2017\|archive-date=April 29, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429214200/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20111127/7501/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The song also charted at number-three on the [[UK Dance Chart]]. Following the performance on ''The X Factor'' the song also charted at number 16 on the [[Irish Singles Chart]]. Before completing her role as a judge on UK version of ''The X Factor'', Rowland flew to [[Germany]] to perform at the final of the [[X Factor (Germany)\|German version of the program]] with finalist, Raffaela Wais, where the pair performed "[[When Love Takes Over]]" she later performed as a celebrity guest performing "Down for Whatever" and the song charted at number 31 on the [[Media Control Charts\|German Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Kelly+Rowland/Down+for+Whatever/single\|title=Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de\|first=musicline.de / PhonoNet\|last=GmbH\|website=musicline.de\|accessdate=May 20, 2017\|archive-date=September 17, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917032548/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Kelly%20Rowland/Down%20for%20Whatever/single\|url-status=live}}</ref> == Music video == [[File:DownforWhateverVideo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|240px\|Rowland in the music video for "Down for Whatever" while laying on a platform.]] The music video was directed by [[Sarah Chatfield]] and was filmed back-to-back with single, "[[Lay It on Me (Kelly Rowland song)\|Lay It on Me]]" in early September 2011.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/09/07/kelly-rowland-to-shoot-two-new-videos/\|title=Kelly Rowland to Shoot Two New Videos\|website=Rap-Up\|accessdate=May 20, 2017\|archive-date=October 16, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016125442/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/09/07/kelly-rowland-to-shoot-two-new-videos/\|url-status=live}}</ref> A music video to accompany the release of "Down for Whatever" was first released on October 18, 2011.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pryncepality.com/2011/10/18/new-video-kelly-rowland-down-for-whatever/\|title=パラサイトBlueの絵日記中学受験家庭教師エアコンクリーニング血糖値を下げるサプリ\|website=pryncepality.com\|accessdate=May 20, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018040341/http://pryncepality.com/2011/10/18/new-video-kelly-rowland-down-for-whatever/\|archive-date=October 18, 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was uploaded to YouTube on October 19, 2011, at a total length of four minutes and four seconds. It has drawn in over 8 million viewers on YouTube since its release.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vJthZst5tQ&ob=av2e Kelly Rowland -– Down For Whatever ft. The WAV.s] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029080001/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vJthZst5tQ&ob=av2e \|date=October 29, 2011 }}. [[YouTube]]</ref> The music video starts with club lights flashing and the camera focused on Rowland's heels, before following Rowland's hands up her legs to her body. Standing on a big platform in the middle of an empty room, while on the platform, Rowland poses in many different dance moves, before the song's verse begins. Then there is shots of chains around her face and body and then back-up dances are seen dancing in front of a screen, and later Rowland is seen dancing with the back-up dancers. Rowland is then seen again, with a top hat on, singing into the camera, while wearing a swimsuit. == Track listing == Line 70: #"Down for Whatever" (Max Sanna & Steve Pitron Remix – Edit) – 4:00 '''Digital download'''<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/down-for-whatever-feat.-the/id473634457\|title=Down for Whatever (feat. The WAV.s) [Remixes] – EP by Kelly Rowland on Apple Music\|website=iTunes\|accessdate=May 20, 2017\|archive-date=March 5, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305210809/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/down-for-whatever-feat.-the/id473634457\|url-status=live}}</ref> #"Down for Whatever" (Album Version) – 3:53 #"Down for Whatever" ([[True Tiger]] Remix) – 3:56 Line 94: {{div col end}} == Charts ~~and certificates~~ == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} Line 100: === Weekly charts === {\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2011) ! \|scope="col"\| Peak<br />position \|- !scope="row"{{~~singlechart~~single chart\|Flanders Tip\|60\|artist=Kelly Rowland feat. the WAV.s\|song=Down for whatever\|accessdate=November 25, 2011}} \|- !scope="row"{{~~singlechart~~single chart\|~~Germany2~~Germany\|31\|artist=Kelly Rowland\|song=Down for Whatever\|songid=876843}} \|- !scope="row"{{~~singlechart~~single chart\|Ireland\|artist=Kelly Rowland\|song=Down for Whatever\|16\|year=2011\|week=48}} \|- !scope="row"\|Romania ([[Romanian record charts\|Romanian Top 100]])<ref name="rt100">{{cite web\|url=http://s3.cdn.adworks.ro/emisiuni/download/podcasts/romanian_top_100_13_noi_2011_partea2.mp3\|title=Romanian Top 100 - 13 noiembrie 2011\|publisher=[[Kiss FM (Romania)\|Kiss FM]]\|language=ro\|access-date=August 6, 2024\|date=November 13, 2011\|archive-date=September 2, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902060243/http://s3.cdn.adworks.ro/emisiuni/download/podcasts/romanian_top_100_13_noi_2011_partea2.mp3\|url-status=dead\|time=23:09}} ''If the user accesses the link, the respective podcast will start downloading automatically.''</ref> \| style="text-align:center;"\| 64 \|- !scope="row"{{~~singlechart~~single chart\|Scotland\|5\|artist=Kelly Rowland\|song=Down for Whatever\|date=December 3, 2011}} \|- !scope="row"{{~~singlechart~~single chart\|Slovakia\|20\|artist=Kelly Rowland\|song=Down for Whatever\|year=2012\|week=02}} \|- !scope="row"{{~~singlechart~~single chart\|Switzerland\|62\|artist=Kelly Rowland feat. the WAV.s\|song=Down for Whatever}} \|- !scope="row"{{~~singlechart~~single chart\|~~UKdance~~UK\|36\|artist=Kelly Rowland\|song=Down for Whatever\|date=December 3, 2011}} \|- !scope="row"{{~~singlechart~~single chart\|UKUKdance\|63\|artist=Kelly Rowland\|song=Down for Whatever\|date=December 3, 2011}} \|} {{col-2}} Line 127 ⟶ 130: !Position \|- !scope="row" \| UK Singles (~~[[Official Charts Company]]~~OCC)<ref name="UK2011year">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusEOY2011.pdf\|title=Charts Plus Year end 2011 \|publisher=Charts Plus \|accessdate=December 3, 2011\|archive-date=November 11, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111025312/http://ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusEOY2011.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref> \| style="text-align:center;"\|159 \|} === Certifications ===▼ ~~{{Certification Table Top}}~~ {{Certification Table Entry\|region=United Kingdom\|artist=Kelly Rowland\|type=single\|award={{n/a}}\|salesamount=177,000\|salesref=<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kelly-rowlands-official-top-10-biggest-songs__29487/\|title=Kelly Rowland's Official Top 10 biggest songs \|last=Copsey\|first=Rob\|date=April 17, 2020\|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]\|accessdate=April 17, 2020}}</ref>}}▼ ~~{{Certification Table Bottom \| nosales=true \| noshipments=true}}~~ {{col-end}} ▲=== Certifications === {{Certification Table Top\|caption=Certifications and sales for "Down for Whatever"}} ▲{{Certification Table Entry\|region=United Kingdom\|artist=Kelly Rowland\|type=single\|~~award~~nocert=~~{{n/a}}~~true\|salesamount=177,000\|salesref=<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kelly-rowlands-official-top-10-biggest-songs__29487/\|title=Kelly Rowland's Official Top 10 biggest songs \|last=Copsey\|first=Rob\|date=April 17, 2020\|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]\|accessdate=April 17, 2020\|archive-date=April 19, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419170258/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kelly-rowlands-official-top-10-biggest-songs__29487/\|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{End}} == Release history == {\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release dates and formats for "Down for Whatever" \|- ! 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scope="row"\| Austria \| Germany<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B005YN16VK/ref=dm_sp_alb?ie=UTF8&qid=1322185810&sr=8-1\|title=Down For Whatever\|accessdate=May 20, 2017\|via=Amazon}}</ref>▼ \| rowspan="2"\| November 4, 2011 \| rowspan="1312"\| [[Music download\|Digital download]] {{small\|(EP)}} \| ~~Austria~~{{center\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://at.7digital.com/artist/kelly-rowland/release/down-for-whatever\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710191607/http://at.7digital.com/artist/kelly-rowland/release/down-for-whatever\|url-status=dead\|title=Down For Whatever (2011) – Kelly Rowland – MP3 Musikdownloads 7digita…\|date=July 10, 2012\|archive-date=July 10, 2012\|website=7digital.com\|accessdate=May 20, 2017}}</ref>}}▼ \|- ! scope="row"\| Germany ▲\| Austria<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://at.7digital.com/artist/kelly-rowland/release/down-for-whatever\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710191607/http://at.7digital.com/artist/kelly-rowland/release/down-for-whatever\|url-status=dead\|title=Down For Whatever (2011) – Kelly Rowland – MP3 Musikdownloads 7digita…\|date=July 10, 2012\|archive-date=July 10, 2012\|website=7digital.com\|accessdate=May 20, 2017}}</ref> ▲\| ~~Germany~~{{center\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B005YN16VK/ref=dm_sp_alb?ie=UTF8&qid=1322185810&sr=8-1\|title=Down For Whatever\|accessdate=May 20, 2017\|via=Amazon}}</ref>}} \|- ! 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scope="row"\| Singapore ▲\|Spain<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://es.7digital.com/artist/kelly-rowland/release/down-for-whatever\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712180836/http://es.7digital.com/artist/kelly-rowland/release/down-for-whatever\|url-status=dead\|title=Down For Whatever (2011) – Kelly Rowland – Descargas de MP3 7digital …\|date=July 12, 2012\|archive-date=July 12, 2012\|website=7digital.com\|accessdate=May 20, 2017}}</ref> \|~~Singapore~~ {{center\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://sg.7digital.com/artist/kelly-rowland/release/down-for-whatever\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715035406/http://sg.7digital.com/artist/kelly-rowland/release/down-for-whatever\|url-status=dead\|title=Down For Whatever (2011) – Kelly Rowland – MP3 Downloads 7digital 新加坡\|date=July 15, 2012\|archive-date=July 15, 2012\|website=7digital.com\|accessdate=May 20, 2017}}</ref>}}▼ ~~\|rowspan="2"\|November 21, 2011~~ \|- ! scope="row"\| Germany ▲\|Singapore<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://sg.7digital.com/artist/kelly-rowland/release/down-for-whatever\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715035406/http://sg.7digital.com/artist/kelly-rowland/release/down-for-whatever\|url-status=dead\|title=Down For Whatever (2011) – Kelly Rowland – MP3 Downloads 7digital 新加坡\|date=July 15, 2012\|archive-date=July 15, 2012\|website=7digital.com\|accessdate=May 20, 2017}}</ref> \| December 2, 2011▼ \|- \| [[CD single\|CD]]▼ \|~~Germany~~ {{center\|<ref name="ger_cd">{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.de/Down-Whatever-2-Track-Kelly-Rowland/dp/B0062Z22CG/\|title=Down for Whatever\|date=December 2, 2011\|accessdate=May 20, 2017\|via=Amazon\|archive-date=March 7, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307045359/https://www.amazon.de/Down-Whatever-2-Track-Kelly-Rowland/dp/B0062Z22CG\|url-status=live}}</ref>}} ▲\|December 2, 2011 ▲\|[[CD single]] \|} Line 202 ⟶ 213: == References == {{reflist\|30em}} ~~== External links ==~~ {{MetroLyrics song\|kelly-rowland\|down-for-whatever}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider --> {{Kelly Rowland}} Line 220 ⟶ 228: [[Category:2011 singles]] [[Category:Universal Motown Records singles]] ~~[[Category:Songs about sexuality]]~~ ~~[[Category:Songs recorded at Henson Recording Studios]]~~ [[Category:Songs written by Jimmy Thörnfeldt]]