"Whatever" was selected as the lead single from "Loveppears" and was released in Japan on February 10, 1999 by Avex Trax. The Mini CD features: the original track, the instrumental version, and alternative versions (under the alias "J Version") of the former tracks. A CD single was released on February 28, 2001 by Avex Trax in Japan, with a full-frontal body image of Hamasaki in front of a blue backdrop. She is wearing angel wings on her back, with Hamasaki's and the song's title superimposed on her. The CD single features: the original version, the instrumental, the two alternative versions, one remix of "Whatever", one remix of "Appears", and one remix of "Immature".