"whataya want from me" debuted at number 72 on the u.s. billboard hot 100 on the week of january 2, 2010.[34][35] following his appearance as a mentor on american idol (season 9), the song reached #10, becoming lambert's second top 20 single (the first being his cover of "mad world", which peaked at #19) and first top 10 single on the billboard hot 100.