▁also ▁features ▁a ▁came o ▁appearance ▁from ▁Hart . ▁P ink ▁performed ▁" So ▁What " ▁on ▁MTV ▁Europe ▁Music ▁Awards ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁several ▁awards , ▁eventually ▁winning ▁the ▁MTV ▁Europe ▁Music ▁Award ▁for ▁the ▁Most ▁Add ict ive ▁Track . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁production ▁" So ▁What " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁P ink , ▁Sh ell back , ▁and ▁Max ▁Martin , ▁drawing ▁influ ences ▁from ▁the ▁experience . ▁Martin ▁also ▁handled ▁the ▁production ▁and ▁recording , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Mar at one ▁Studios ▁in ▁Stockholm , ▁Sweden . ▁Al ▁Clay ▁also ▁recorded ▁the ▁song ▁at ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Blues ▁Studio ▁– ▁a ▁recording ▁studio ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁mixed ▁at ▁Mix Star ▁Studios ▁in ▁Virginia ▁Beach , ▁Virginia ▁by ▁Ser ban ▁Gh ene a . ▁John ▁Han es ▁edited ▁the ▁song ▁using ▁Pro ▁Tools ▁technology ▁with ▁assistance ▁provided ▁by ▁Tim ▁Roberts . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁finally ▁master ed ▁by ▁Tom ▁Co y ne ▁at ▁Ster ling ▁Sound ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁song ' s ▁lyr ical ▁content ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁her ▁separation ▁from ▁her ▁husband , ▁mot oc ross ▁r ider ▁Care y ▁Hart . ▁After ▁re unit ing ▁with ▁Hart ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁P ink ▁told ▁Ellen ▁De Gener es ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁on ▁De Gener es ' ▁synd ic ated ▁talk