▁show ▁that ▁she ▁found ▁it ▁" fun ny " ▁to ▁perform ▁the ▁song ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁audience ▁and ▁especially ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁bit ▁where ▁she ▁sang ▁the ▁line ▁" You ' re ▁a ▁tool ". ▁ ▁Com position ▁ ▁" So ▁What " ▁car ries ▁an ▁ener get ic ▁v ibe . ▁The ▁song ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁powerful ▁charg ing ▁beat , ▁a ▁sing al ong ▁ch orus , ▁and ▁a ▁synth es izer ▁backing ▁influenced ▁by ▁club ▁music . ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁key ▁of ▁F # ▁minor . ▁The ▁initial ▁r iff ▁is ▁closely ▁familiar ▁to ▁Deep ▁Pur ple ' s ▁" Black ▁Night ". ▁L yr ically , ▁the ▁song ▁chron icles ▁the ▁protagon ist ' s ▁advent ures ▁following ▁her ▁separation ▁from ▁her ▁husband . ▁E van ▁S aw de y ▁of ▁Pop Mat ters ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁has ▁a ▁hint ▁of ▁des per ation ▁in ▁the ▁lines ▁" I ▁don ’ t ▁want ▁you ▁ton ight , ▁I ’ m ▁al right , ▁I ' m ▁just ▁fine ", ▁imp lying ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁sp ending ▁time ▁convin cing ▁herself ▁that ▁she ' s ▁enjo ying ▁the ▁single ▁life . ▁ ▁Release ▁" So ▁What " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁single ▁from ▁P ink ' s ▁fifth ▁studio ▁album ▁Fun house ▁( 2 0 0 8 ). ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁via ▁digital ▁download ▁to ▁certain ▁countries ▁including ▁Australia , ▁Canada , ▁New