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"What If I Do" is a song written by David Malloy, Ed Hill and Mark D. Sanders, and recorded by American country music artist Mindy McCready. It was released on October 3, 1997 as the first single from Mindy's gold-selling second album If I Don't Stay the Night. The song reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[2]

"What If I Do"
Single by Mindy McCready
from the album If I Don't Stay the Night
B-side	"If I Don't Stay the Night"
Released	October 3, 1997[1]
Recorded	1997
Genre	Country
Length	3:13 (album version) 3:08 (Radio Remix)
Label	BNA
Songwriter(s)	David Malloy, Ed Hill, Mark D. Sanders
Producer(s)	David Malloy
Mindy McCready singles chronology
"A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)" (1997) "What If I Do" (1997) "You'll Never Know" (1998)

Content

The song is in the key of D major with a moderate tempo and a vocal range of A3-D5.[3] In it, the female narrator questions whether or not to pursue a further relationship with her date.[4]

Critical reception

Dan Milliken of the blog Country Universe wrote that "McCready gives a fantastically entertaining performance, speak-singing her lines with a bold campiness that most other gals wouldn’t dare."[4]

Chart performance

"What If I Do" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 20, 1997.

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5]	19
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[6]	2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7]	26

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