What Can You Do for Me
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"What Can You Do For Me" is the debut single by British
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 group Utah Saints
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. The song was released in August 1991 and reached a peak position of number 10 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

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The song uses samples from "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)
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" by Eurythmics
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 and "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent
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" by Gwen Guthrie
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Chart performance

The single was released in August 1991 and entered the UK Singles Chart on 18 August at number 28. The song steadily rose up the chart and peaked at number 10 on 15 September. The song spent a total of 11 weeks inside the top 75 chart.
Chart (1991) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

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