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“What Are We Gonna Do?” by Dramarama
From the album Vinyl (1991)
“What Are We Gonna Do?” by Dramarama appears on 16 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1992 and 2005. It was first released in 1991 on the album Vinyl. Its best result is #24 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #51 alternative song of 1992 and #1,191 alternative song of all time.
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"What Are We Gonna Do?" turned up on Dramarama's Vinyl in October 1991, and it's John Easdale's song from top to bottom, words and music both. Easdale also sat in the producer's chair, sharing it with Chris Carter and Don Smith, and Smith pulled triple duty, engineering and mixing the track as well. Shawn Berman and Bob Salcedo helped on the engineering side, and Bruce Barris and John Paterno joined Smith on the mix. The title asks a question, and radio listeners kept it in their ears for years afterwards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992 | 107 |
| 1992 | 24 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992 | 101 |
| 1992 | 29 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 373 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) | 500 |
| 1994 | 315 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) | 497 |
| 1994 | 255 | Live 105 | Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) | 500 |
| 1999 | 411 | WHFS | WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) | 500 |
| 1999 | 380 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 380 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 385 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 385 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 297 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 385 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2003 | 1466 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2004 | 385 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 387 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
Also listed as: What are we Gonna Do; What Are We Gonna Do; What are We Gonna Do?; What Are We Gonan Do; What are we Gonna Do?.
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