I went to the label and said 'This song sucks. 'The producer (David Tickle) had no sense of what the song was. During an interview with Tape Op magazine, Perry said: The music video was directed by Morgan Lawley. The final version was recorded in one day after Iovine allowed 4 Non Blondes to re-record Perry's demo version. Tickle's instrumental (over the original vocals) could be heard on Perry's episode of Behind the Music Tickle's version was never released.

She had told this to Jimmy Iovine, who agreed, preferring Perry's demo version over Tickle's.

Perry revealed on Behind the Music that she hated David Tickle's reworked version (with different lyrics) intended to be used for their album. Perry told Rolling Stone that she heavily disliked the song's production. The title does not appear in the song's lyrics, but the phrase 'what's going on?' is prominently included in the chorus. It would be decades later that Jenkins realized the songs performed in that private session would sell a combined 17 million records. The two played each other early versions of ' Semi-Charmed Life' and 'What's Up?', both of which would become massive hits for their respective bands. During the time when the two were struggling musicians in San Francisco, Third Eye Blind frontman Stephan Jenkins recalled sitting in a room with Linda Perry, who worked as a waitress down the street, performing their original compositions to one another. The song had its origins well before 4 Non Blondes were formed. The accompanying music video was directed by American film director Morgan Lawley and was also nominated in the category for Best Alternative Rock Video at the MTV Video Music Awards. It has gained popularity in the United States and in several European countries, peaking at number one in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and Switzerland. ' What's Up?' is a song by American rock group 4 Non Blondes, released in June 1993 as the second single from their debut album, Bigger, Better, Faster, More! (1992). From the album Bigger, Better, Faster, More!

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