"Why" is the first solo single by the Scottish singer Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox, OBE , born Ann Lennox, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving minor success in the late 1970s with The Tourists, with fellow musician David A...

, released in 1992. It was taken from her debut solo album Diva and reached no.5 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 and number thirty-four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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. The single also reached no.6 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. The music video won Lennox an award for Best Female Video at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards

1992 MTV Video Music Awards

The 1992 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 9, 1992, honoring the best music videos from June 16, 1991, to June 15, 1992. The show was hosted by Dana Carvey at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles....

.

CD maxi

1. "Why" (Single Version) (4:53)
2. "Primitive"* (4:20)
3. "Why" (instrumental) (4:54)

*Programmed by - Marius de Vries

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Italian Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	5
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	5
Norweigen Singles Chart	6
Swiss Singles Chart	6
Canadian Singles Chart	7
Swedish Singles Chart	10
Austrian Singles Chart	11
German Singles Chart	12
Australian Singles Chart	17
US Billboard Hot 100 Chart	34

DJ Sammy version

In 2005 "Why" was covered by DJ Sammy

DJ Sammy

Samuel Bouriah , professionally known as DJ Sammy Is a DJ and producer. He has released five albums and has had five Top 10 hits with "Heaven" reaching number one in the UK in 2002. His career started with former spouse Marie José in the making of his first singles, under the stage name of DJ Sammy...

 with vocals by Britta Medeiros, a German singer. "Why" is the second single from the album The Rise. The music video features DJ Sammy in a room with a mixboard that he uses to create three holographic

Holography

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 women that sing the song.

Formats and track listing

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Why".
USA CD single

1. "Why" (Radio Edit) – 4:00
2. "Why" (Candlelight Mix) – 4:25
3. "Why" (Extended Mix) – 6:44
4. "Why" (Phunk Investigation Remix) – 5:55
5. "Why" (Breeze & Styles Remix) – 6:17
6. "Why" (DJ Sammy's Extended Mix) – 7:10
7. "Why" (Parker & Hanson Remix) – 7:58
8. "Why" (Andrew McCensit Remix) – 7:58
9. "Why" (Phunk Investigation Dub) – 9:21

Germany CD single

1. "Why" (Radio Edit)
2. "Why" (Sammy Extended)
3. "Why" (Parker & Hanson Remix)
4. "Cheba"

Australia CD single

1. "Why" (Radio Edit)
2. "Why" (Club Mix)
3. "Why" (Sammy's Extended Mix)
4. "Why" (Parker & Hanson Mix)

UK CD single

1. "Why" (Radio Edit) – 3:28
2. "Why" (Club Mix) – 6:43
3. "Why" (Breeze & Styles Remix) – 6:19
4. "Why" (Phunk Investigation Remix) – 5:55
5. "Why" (Parker & Hanson Mix) – 8:46
6. "Why" music video

Other versions

The song was interpreted by Amii Stewart

Amii Stewart

Amy 'Amii' Paulette Stewart is an American contemporary R&B/disco/dance-pop singer, dancer and actress most famous for her hit disco record "Knock on Wood". Stewart is the stepsister of actress-singer Miquel Brown and aunt to Brown's actress-singer daughter Sinitta.-Career:Amy Stewart was the...

 and Dee Dee Bridgewater

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Dee Dee Bridgewater is an American Jazz singer. She is a three-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award - winning stage actress and host of National Public Radio's syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater...

 on 1994 Italian song festival

Festival della canzone italiana

The Festival della canzone italiana di Sanremo is a popular Italian song contest, held annually in the city of Sanremo, in Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs...

. The song was also covered by Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...

, live on her 2005 Hazel Eyes Tour. This song has also been covered by Keith Caputo

Keith Caputo

Keith Mina Caputo is the lead singer and a founding member of the New York heavy metal band Life of Agony.-Career:Caputo started Life of Agony in 1989 with guitarist Joey Z and bassist Alan Robert. Drummer Sal Abruscato was recruited soon afterwards. After signing with Roadrunner Records, they...

 on Died Laughing Pure. In March 2008 the song was covered by Italian singer Silvia Aprile on X-Factor

X Factor (Italy)

X Factor is a successful TV show airing on prime time in Italy. The singing competition is the Italian version of The X Factor franchise...

 Italy stage. The studio version of Aprile's cover was later included in the Italian X-Factor compilation. In August 2009, the song was covered by David Rose. Also, the song was covered in September 2009 by European singer Lara Fabian

Lara Fabian

Lara Fabian is a Belgian-Italian international singer who also holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English....

 on her new album "Every Woman In Me" and by Canadian artist Allison Crowe

Allison Crowe

Allison Louise Crowe is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist from Nanaimo, British Columbia who lives in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, communities spanning the breadth of Canada....

on her 2010 album Spiral. In July 2011, the song was covered by singer/songwriter Kevin Caffrey.

External links

• YouTube - Annie Lennox, "Why" video

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