“What’s Up” was released in 1993, the second single off the debut album of 4 Non Blondes, “Bigger, Better, Faster, More!” The anthem-like appeal of the track was evident when it drove 1.7 million album sales and spent more than a year on the charts. For lead singer and the song’s composer, Linda Perry, the apex came when the band performed at the 1993 Billboard Music Awards, crystallizing the moment she’d realized the band had made it. “It was a party,” she told Billboard. “I met Sean Penn — what a high that was — and Stephen Dorff stole my hat and goggles and was running around wearing them … Alan Thicke sat behind me and gave me the biggest hug after our performance. He said, ‘You’ve got something, kid.'”
Perry’s ambitions were big, and in 1995 she quit the band and released her first solo album, 1996’s “In Flight.” She also became a top songwriter and producer for other artists, co-writing and producing eight songs on Pink’s 2001 mega-hit “M!ssundaztood,” and went on to work with a mind-boggling array of artists, including Gwen Stefani, Dolly Parton, Adele, Courtney Love, Weezer, Alicia Keys, and more. In 2014, Perry married “Roseanne” alum Sara Gilbert; they divorced in 2019.
Also in 2014, Perry reunited with the members of 4 Non Blondes for a one-night-only performance to benefit the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center. In 2021, the band celebrated a major milestone when “What’s Up” surpassed a billion views on YouTube.
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