▁Zealand ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁La Face ▁and ▁J ive ▁Records ▁solic ited ▁the ▁song ▁to ▁contemporary ▁hit ▁radio ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁" So ▁What " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁two - track ▁single ▁to ▁digital ▁ret ail ers ▁in ▁certain ▁countries . ▁The ▁single ▁included ▁a ▁B - side , ▁" Could ' ve ▁Had ▁Everything ". ▁An ▁extended ▁play ▁was ▁released ▁across ▁Europe ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁containing ▁" Could ' ve ▁had ▁Everything " ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁and ▁instrument al ▁version ▁of ▁" So ▁What ". ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 4 ▁and ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁rem ix es ▁by ▁UK ▁dance ▁music ▁group ▁B im bo ▁Jones ▁was ▁released ▁to ▁digital ▁ret ail ers ▁across ▁Europe ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁radio ▁mix ▁and ▁the ▁regular ▁mix . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁" So ▁What " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁CD ▁single , ▁featuring ▁the ▁clean ▁and ▁un ed ited ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁song . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁Re ed ▁Fischer ▁of ▁Village ▁Vo ice ▁noted ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁" new est ▁entry ▁in ▁the ▁Fant astic ▁Emp ower ment ▁Anth ems ▁genre ." ▁Stephen ▁Thomas ▁Er le w ine , ▁senior ▁editor ▁of ▁All music , ▁named ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁Fun house ''' s ▁best ▁tracks , ▁calling ▁it