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"What If" is a song by Ashley Tisdale from her second studio album, Guilty Pleasure. It was released on July 7, 2009 as part of an iTunes Store countdown in promotion for the album.[1]

"What If"
Song by Ashley Tisdale
from the album Guilty Pleasure
Released	July 7, 2009
Recorded	2008
Length	4:23
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Ashley Tisdale, Kara DioGuardi, Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Nick Paul, Johan Alkenäs
Producer(s)	Twin

Song information

This song was co-written by Tisdale, Kara DioGuardi and the Swedish production team Twin. Tisdale described "What If" as the most personal track on the album and said the song "is about when you’re in a relationship and you say 'If I really needed you, would you actually be there?’"[2] It was released as part of the Guilty Pleasure countdown on iTunes on July 7, 2009 in the United States and Canada.[3]

Critical reception

Rudy Klapper from Sputnikmusic said the "cheese factor in What If is almost unbearably high" and that the song contained "high-school journal lyrics".[4] Bill Lamb from About.com stated that the song "wants to evolve into an Avril Lavigne ballad but ultimately drowns in too many lyrical "babys" and polished string-based crescendos.[5]

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles[6]	1

Release details

Region	Date	Label	Format
Canada	July 7, 2009[3]	Warner Music	Digital download (iTunes)
United States

References

На других языках

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- [en] What If (Ashley Tisdale song)

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[es] What If (canción de Ashley Tisdale)

"What If'"—en español: "Y si..."— es una canción promocional del segundo álbum Guilty Pleasure, de la cantante y actriz nortemaericana Ashley Tisdale. La canción fue lanzada oficialmente en descarga digital el 7 de julio de 2009 en Estados Unidos.[1]

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