Chart Performance
Raising money for Idol Gives Back, the acoustic performance of "What About Now" was put onto iTunes and debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart, fueling a number eighteen debut on Billboard's Hot 100, the band's highest debuting song to date, as well as their fourth top twenty Hot 100 hit. It also entered at number seventeen on the Canadian Hot 100, giving the band their fourth top twenty hit there as well. It achieved these peaks over two months before the song's official release.
Following "What About Now"'s official release, the song has become the band's fifth consecutive top ten hit on the Adult Top 40, so far reaching number three. This is an all time record for the most top ten hits from a debut album on the Adult Top 40 chart. This also ties the album with Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway and Nickelback's All the Right Reasons for the most Adult Top 40 top tens from any album. On the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, the song peaked at number three. It is their third top ten hit on the chart, making them the only rock band to ever have three top tens from one album on the chart. The song also entered the top twenty on Mainstream Top 40 radio, peaking at number nineteen in October 2008, their fifth consecutive top twenty hit on the format. As such, the song re-entered the Hot 100 at number 94 on the chart week of September 6, 2008, and climbed to number 29 upon its re-entry.
The song entered the UK Singles charts in May 2009 after being featured during a montage on Britain's Got Talent, and in August 2009 re-entered after being featured during the premiere of the 6th season of X-Factor
On October 4, 2009, Daughtry re-entered the UK Singles Chart Top 40 again at number 39.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Hot 100 | 17 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 3 |
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
| Irish Singles Chart | 30 |
| UK Singles Chart | 11 |
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