Format Digital download Length 3:35 | Genre R&B
funk Label Columbia
Sony Urban | |
Released July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29) Writer(s) Beyoncé Knowles
LaShaun Owens
Karrim Mack
Corte Ellis
Larry Troutman
Roger Troutman
Kandice Love | ||
"What's It Gonna Be" is a song by American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles. It was written by Knowles, Kandice Love, and Soul Diggaz production team members LaShaun Owens, Karrim Mack, and Corte Ellis for her debut studio album, Dangerously in Love (2003), while production on the track was overseen by Knowles and Soul Diggaz. A funk and soul song, "What's It Gonna Be" samples from "Do It Roger" (1981), written and performed by Roger Troutman along with his brother Larry.
The song was not included on the final track listing of the album but appears as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of Dangerously in Love. It also appeared on the additional audio disc of her live album Live at Wembley, which was released in 2004. "What's It Gonna Be" was released to US iTunes Store as a digital single on July 29, 2003, through Columbia Records. Website Allmusic praised the composition, writing that it "rips honeyed harmonies over a funky beat."
- "What's It Gonna Be" – 3:35