"What's a Guy Gotta Do" is the title of a song co-written, and recorded by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Joe Nichols. It was released in November 2004 as the second and final single from his 2004 album Revelation

Revelation (Joe Nichols album)

Revelation is the third studio album released by country music artist Joe Nichols. It was released in 2004 on Universal South Records and it produced two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "If Nobody Believed in You" at number 10 and "What's a Guy Gotta Do" at number 4. Also...

. It peaked at number 4 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 64 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Content

The song is an up-tempo in which the narrator asks himself, "what's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town?"

Music video

The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil, and features a man who tries unsuccessfully to get a girlfriend, from being maced in the eyes to getting arrested for being accused of harassment at Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...

. The video was shot on December 2, 2004.

Chart performance

"What's a Guy Gotta Do" debuted at #55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 20, 2004. > >

Chart (2004-2005)	Peak position