Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	62/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Absolute Punk	55%
AllMusic
Audiopinions
Billboard
BLAST	C
Entertainment Weekly	B
Los Angeles Times
USA Today
Under The Gun Review

Whatever is the second studio album by pop rock band Hot Chelle Rae. It was released by RCA Records on November 29, 2011 to generally favorable reviews from music critics. Two singles have been released from the album prior to its release: "Tonight Tonight" and "I Like It Like That", featuring New Boyz. "Honestly" (released March 22, 2012) is the album's third single.

Hot Chelle Rae released their single “Tonight Tonight” in March 2011, prior to the release of their “Whatever” album the following November. The success of this single, which went double Platinum, led to Hot Chelle Rae being named the 2011 winners of the AMA’s “Best New Artist” award. The band then spent the summer of 2011 touring with artists including Mike Posner, Justin Bieber, We the Kings, and the Script.

Hot Chelle Rae released their second single “I Like It Like That” in October 2011, before releasing the full “Whatever” album on November 29, 2011.

The cover art of the “Whatever” album, which features the four band members in separate colored squares was referred to by Cambio.com as drawing “inspiration from something in between the memory game Simon and the work of Andy Warhol”.

Whatever gained generally positive reviews from most music critics. It holds a Metacritic "generally positive reviews" score of 62 out of 100.Allmusic gave it 3 and a half stars, and stated that Whatever "may not be a formula designed for critical acclaim or longevity, but pop music has always been exactly like this and HCR would make Bobby Vee, the Archies, and the New Radicals proud."

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