What Could Possibly Go Wrong (album)

What Could Possibly Go Wrong is the debut studio album by American singer and rapper Dominic Fike. It was originally scheduled for release on July 10, 2020,^[6] but due to the Black Lives Matter protests that were occurring at the time it was pushed back three weeks.^[7]

What Could Possibly Go Wrong
Studio album by Dominic Fike
Released	July 31, 2020
Recorded	2019–2020
Genre	Hip hop rock pop[1]
Length	34:24
Label	Columbia
Dominic Fike chronology
Don't Forget About Me, Demos (2018) What Could Possibly Go Wrong (2020) Sunburn (2023)
Singles from What Could Possibly Go Wrong
"Chicken Tenders" Released: June 26, 2020 "Politics & Violence" Released: July 9, 2020 "Vampire" Released: October 30, 2020

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
DIY	[3]
The Guardian	[1]
NME	[4]
Pitchfork	6.1/10[5]

Background

Fike began hinting at an album in the works in early 2019.^[8] He kept hinting at this album throughout 2019, and released the singles "Açaí Bowl", "Rollerblades", "Phone Numbers" with Kenny Beats, and "Hit Me Up" with Omar Apollo and Kenny Beats throughout the year. He also collaborated with Brockhampton several times, including on a video uploaded to Brockhampton's YouTube channel titled "This is Dominic Fike".^[9] In September 2019, he played a then unreleased song titled "Chicken Tenders" on his Rain or Shine tour.^[10]

On June 21, 2020, another video, titled "In-Focus with Dominic Fike", was uploaded to Brockhampton's YouTube channel, in which Fike talked about his upcoming debut album.^[11] On June 26, he released "Chicken Tenders", the lead single from his then yet to be named debut album.^[12] Then, on July 9, he announced that the album would be titled What Could Possibly Go Wrong and would be released on July 31. He also released the second single "Politics & Violence".^[13]

Track listing

What Could Possibly Go Wrong track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Come Here"	Dominic Fike Jon Wienner Sam Homaee	Dominic Fike The Roommates[a]	1:18
2.	"Double Negative (Skeleton Milkshake)"	Fike James Stack Julian Cruz	Fike Jim-E Stack Cruz	2:06
3.	"Cancel Me"	Fike Wienner Homaee	Fike The Roommates	2:17
4.	"10x Stronger"	Fike Wienner Cruz Homaee	Fike The Roommates	1:16
5.	"Good Game"	Fike	Fike	2:28
6.	"Why"	Fike Wienner Cruz Homaee	Fike The Roommates	2:20
7.	"Chicken Tenders"	Fike Wienner Cruz Kevin Carbo Phil Nageon de Lestang Homaee	Cruz de Lestang[a] Capi[b] The Roommates[b]	2:50
8.	"What's for Dinner?"	Fike Jimmy McCracklin Wienner Cruz Lowell Fulson Homaee	Fike The Roommates Cruz[b]	2:18
9.	"Vampire"	Fike Wienner Cruz Homaee	Fike Cruz The Roommates	3:06
10.	"Superstar Shit"	Fike Wienner Cruz Homaee	The Roommates Cruz[b]	2:07
11.	"Politics & Violence"	Fike Wienner Cruz Homaee	Cruz The Roommates	3:18
12.	"Joe Blazey"	Fike Wienner Cruz Homaee	Fike Cruz[a] The Roommates[b]	2:42
13.	"Wurli"	Fike Wienner Cruz Homaee	Fike Cruz The Roommates	2:31
14.	"Florida"	Fike Kenneth Blume III	Kenny Beats Fike[a]	3:48
Total length:				34:25

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Musicians

• Brianna Rhodes – strings (track 11)
• Capi – production (track 7)
• Cary Singer – guitar (track 2)
• Dominic Fike – vocals, production (tracks 1–6, 8, 9, 12–14), guitar (tracks 1–5, 9), keyboard (track 14), recording engineer (track 1)
• Jim-E Stack – production (track 2)
• Julian Cruz – production (tracks 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13), strings (tracks 11, 12), additional vocals (track 12)
• Katie Capp – cello (track 11)
• Kenny Beats – producer (track 14)
• Phil Nageon de Lestang – production (track 7), guitar (track 7)
• The Roommates – production (track 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13), strings (track 12)
• Ryan Raines – drums (track 6, 13)
• Sean Sobash – bass (track 10)
• Todd Pritchard – guitar (track 9)
• Tom Elmhirst – programmer (track 2, 13, 14)
• Westerns – guitar (track 2)
• Yasmeen – guitar (track 3), violin (track 13)

Technical personnel

• Chris Galland – assistant engineer (tracks 3, 9)
• Dominic Fike – recording engineer (tracks 1, 2, 5, 12)
• Greg Eliason – engineer (tracks 6, 13)
• Jeremie Inhaber – assistant engineer (tracks 3, 9)
• Julian Cruz – recording engineer (tracks 4, 6–9, 12, 13), mixing engineer (track 5)
• Kenny Beats – recording engineer (tracks 14)
• Manny Marroquin – mixing engineer (tracks 7, 9)
• Matt Scatchell – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10–14)
• Nick Booth – assistant engineer (tracks 6, 13)
• Randy Merrill – mastering engineer (tracks 1–14)
• Robert Florent – engineer (tracks 3, 9)
• The Roommates – recording engineer (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8–13)
• Ryan Dulude – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13)
• Tom Elmhirst – mixing engineer (tracks 1–6, 8, 10, 12–14)

Charts

Chart performance for What Could Possibly Go Wrong

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14]	34
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15]	50
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16]	28
US Billboard 200[17]	41
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[18]	4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19]	4

References

1. Sotire, Timi (July 31, 2020). "Dominic Fike: What Could Possibly Go Wrong review – Gen Z star surfs genres". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
2. "What Could Possibly Go Wrong by Dominic Fike". Metacritic. July 31, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
3. "Dominic Fike – What Could Possibly Go Wrong". DIY. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
4. "Dominic Fike – 'What Could Possibly Go Wrong' review". NME. July 31, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
5. "Dominic Fike: What Could Possibly Go Wrong". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
6. Runnells, Charles. "Naples singer Dominic Fike releases single 'Chicken Tenders.' His new album drops soon". Naples News.
7. "Dominic Fike announces debut album 'What Could Possibly Go Wrong'". NME. July 9, 2020. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
8. "Dominic Fike on his discovery and coming to Australia". triple j. January 30, 2019.
9. "This Is Dominic Fike – Youtube". YouTube. April 4, 2019. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
10. "Dominic Fike – Chicken Tenders (Snippet)". YouTube. September 12, 2019. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
11. "In-Focus with Dominic Fike – YouTube". www.youtube.com. June 21, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
12. "Watch Dominic Fike's surreal video for new single 'Chicken Tenders'". NME. June 26, 2020. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
13. "Dominic Fike Shares "Politics & Violence" Video, Announces Debut Album 'What Could Possibly Go Wrong'". Complex.
14. "Australiancharts.com – Dominic Fike – What Could Possibly Go Wrong". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
15. "Dominic Fike Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
16. "Charts.nz – Dominic Fike – What Could Possibly Go Wrong". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
17. "Dominic Fike Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
18. "Dominic Fike Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
19. "Dominic Fike Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2020.