What's It Gonna Be
H Two O featuring Platnum
2008
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Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
What's It Gonna Be combines H Two O's production with the voices of Manchester trio Platnum: Aaron Evers, Michelle McKenna and Mina Poli. It emerged from the UK garage and bassline scene, moving from a white-label release to Hard2Beat. Platnum followed the collaboration with its own version of Love Shy. Retained list context: What's It Gonna Be by H Two O featuring Platnum is included in the 2008 annual collection. The cited source identifies its annual or chart association. A documented songwriting inspiration has not been established for this record; this is chart context, not a creative-origin account.
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Sources for this information
AllMusic - Platnum biography
Jason Birchmeier biography read for exact trio, recording roles, bassline/UK garage context and release sequence. Unrelated Rock Me album listing ignored. Later NRG Trax remake remains separate. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Official Charts UK year-end singles 2008
UK annual chart position 29; not US rank or original release year.
Earlier note and its recorded status
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What's It Gonna Be by H Two O featuring Platnum is included in the 2008 annual collection. The cited source identifies its annual or chart association. A documented songwriting inspiration has not been established for this record; this is chart context, not a creative-origin account.
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Official Charts UK year-end singles 2008
UK annual chart position 29; not US rank or original release year.
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