What Shall We Do Now?
~ Song
Annotation
What Shall We Do Now? was in the film, Empty Spaces is the shorter version used on the album.
The lyrics were printed on the earliest pressings of the LP album and removed in later versions to be replaced with Empty Spaces.
Annotation last modified on 2022-05-23 16:33 UTC.
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | Roger Waters |
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| Wikidata: | Q2734272 [info] |
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| is based on: | Backs to the Wall |
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Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recordings | ||||
| 1978 – 1979 | What Shall We Do Now? (demo) | Pink Floyd | 1:31 | |
| 1980-02-01 | What Shall We Do Now? (live, 1980-02-01: rehearsals, Paramount Studios, LA, CA, USA) | live | Pink Floyd | 1:49 |
| 1980-02-01 | What Shall We Do Now? (live, 1980-02-01: Paramount Recording Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Pink Floyd | 3:11 |
| 1980-02-01 | What Shall We Do Now? | live | Pink Floyd | 4:58 |
| 1980-02-28 | What Shall We Do From? (live, 1980-02-28: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA) | Pink Floyd | 4:07 | |
| 1980-02-28 | What Shall We Do Now (live, 1980‐02‐28: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA) | live | Pink Floyd | 4:32 |
| 1980-02-28 | What Shall We Do Now (live, 1980-02-28: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA) | live | Pink Floyd | 4:41 |
| 1980-02-28 | What Shall We Do Now? (live, 1980-02-28: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA) | live | Pink Floyd | ?:?? |
| 1980-02-28 | What Shall We Do Now? (live, 1980-02-28: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA) | live | Pink Floyd | 4:36 |
| 1980-08-06 | Empty Spaces / What Shall We Do Now? (live, 1980-08-06: Earls Court, London, England, UK) | live | Pink Floyd | 5:22 |
| 1980-08-06 | What Shall We Do Now (live, 1980-08-06: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, UK) | live | Pink Floyd | 4:30 |
| 1980-08-06 | What Shall We Do Now (live, 1980-08-06: Earls Court, London, UK) | live | Pink Floyd | 4:34 |
| 1980-08-09 | Empty Spaces / What Shall We Do Now? (live, 1980-08-09: Earls Court, London, UK) | live | Pink Floyd | 4:36 |
| 1980 – 1981 | What Shall We Do Now? (live, 1980/81: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England, UK; Is There Anybody out There?) | live | Pink Floyd | 1:41 |
| 1981-02-18 | What Shall We Do Now? (live, 1981-02-18: Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany) | live | Pink Floyd | 1:54 |
| 1981-06-14 | What Shall We Do Now? (live, 1981-06-14: Earls Court, London, UK) | live | Pink Floyd | 4:24 |
| 1981-06-16 | What Shall We Do Now? (live, 1981-06-16: Earls Court, London, UK) | live | Pink Floyd | 2:12 |
| 1981-06-17 | What Shall We Do Now (live, 1981-06-17: Earl's Court, London, UK) | live | Pink Floyd | 4:47 |
| 1987-09-28 | What Shall We Do Now? (live, 1987-09-28: Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL, USA) | live | Pink Floyd | 5:03 |
| 1990-07-21 | Empty Spaces (live, 1990‐07‐21: Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany) | cover and live | Bryan Adams & Roger Waters | 3:47 |
| 2010-05-01 | What Shall We Do Now (live, 2010-05-01: The Loft, Lansing, MI, USA) | cover and live | Echoes of Pink Floyd | 7:58 |
| 2010-09-15 – 2013-09-21 | What Shall We Do Now? | live | Roger Waters | 1:31 |
| 2010-09-18 | What Shall We Do Now? (live, 2010‐09‐18: Aire Canada Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada) | live | Roger Waters | 1:33 |
| 2010-09-24 | What Shall We Do Now (live, 2010‐09‐24: United Center, Chicago, IL, USA) | live | Roger Waters | 1:32 |
| 2011-05-12 | What Shall We Do Now (live, 2011‐05‐12: O2 Arena, London, England, UK) | live | Roger Waters | 1:35 |
| 2011-05-17 | What Shall We Do Now (live, 2011‐05‐17: O2 Arena, London, UK) | live | Roger Waters | 1:32 |
| 2012-02-14 | What Shall We Do Now? (live, 2012‐02‐14: Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia) | live | Roger Waters | ?:?? |
| 2013-07-28 | What Shall We Do Now? (live, 2013-07-28: Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy) | live | Roger Waters | ?:?? |
| Empty Spaces / What Shall We Do Now? (remix) | Pink Floyd | 4:10 | ||
| Empty Spaces \ What Shall We Do Now? | Pink Floyd | 3:47 | ||
| What Shall We Do Now | Pink Floyd | 4:38 | ||
| What Shall We Do Now | cover | W.O.R.M. | 3:38 | |
| What Shall We Do Now | Pink Floyd | 2:22 | ||
| What Shall We Do Now | Pink Floyd | 4:40 | ||
| What Shall We Do Now | Pink Floyd | 4:20 | ||
| What Shall We Do Now | cover and live | Think Floyd | 1:16 | |
| What Shall We Do Now? | cover | Thot | 4:21 | |
| What Shall We Do Now? | Pink Floyd | ?:?? | ||
| What Shall We Do Now? | Roger Waters and The Bleeding Heart Band | ?:?? | ||
| What Shall We Do Now? | cover | Which One's Pink? | 3:39 | |
| What Shall We Do Now? (1982: Film Soundtrack) | Pink Floyd | 4:42 | ||
| What Shall We Do Now? | Pink Floyd | 4:11 | ||
| What Shall We Do Now? | Pink Floyd | 4:26 | ||
| What Shall We Do Now? | Pink Floyd | ?:?? | ||
| What Shall We Do Now? | Pink Floyd | 3:55 | ||
| What Shall We Do Now? (live) | live | Roger Waters | 1:31 | |
| What Shall We Do Now? (film version) | Pink Floyd | 4:16 | ||
| What Shall We Do Now? (rehearsal) | Pink Floyd | 1:49 | ||
| What Shall We Do Now? / Empty Spaces | cover | David Bruce | 4:23 | |