"Why Not Us" is a song recorded by German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 pop trio Monrose

Monrose

Monrose was a German pop band, first established in November 2006. Formed on the fifth installment of the German adaption of the international television talent show Popstars on the ProSieben network, the trio consisted of singers and songwriters Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar...

. It was written by Alexis Strum

Alexis Strum

Alexis Rebecca Strum is an English actress, singer-songwriter and comedy writer.After a long career in the music industry , Alexis is currently focusing on her acting career, touring the UK as Eva Cassidy's sister, Margaret in the musical 'Over The Rainbow- The Eva Cassidy Story' , whilst forging...

 and Guy Chambers

Guy Chambers

Guy Chambers is an English songwriter and record producer, perhaps best known for his long partnership with Robbie Williams.- Biography :...

 produced by Pete Kirtley

Pete Kirtley

Pete Kirtley is an English multi-platinum and Ivor Novello Award winning songwriter, record producer and recently established publisher. He has produced over 150 records worldwide with sales exceeding 10 million, including four number one hits worldwide, eight UK top ten hits and twenty top forty...

 for the band's third studio album I Am

I Am (Monrose album)

I Am is the third studio album by German pop trio Monrose, released by Starwatch Music and the Warner Music Group on 26 September 2008 in German-speaking Europe and 29 September 2008 in Poland...

(2008). The track will be released as the album's third single on 28 November 2008 throughout German-speaking Europe

German-speaking Europe

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. Peaking only at 27 in Germany, it became the group's lowest-charting single to date.

Music video

The music video for "Why Not Us" was directed by Markus Gerwinat and released on 14 November 2008. It shows the trio in black dresses in an autumn set.

Formats and tracklistings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Why Not Us."

CD Maxi

1. "Why Not Us" - 3:29
2. "Why Not Us" (Beathoavenz Cut) - 3:34
3. "Why Not Us" (Electrasonic RMX) - 3:15
4. "Strike the Match
   Strike the Match
   "Strike the Match" is a dance-pop song performed by German pop trio Monrose. It was co-written and produced by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder and Deborah "SoShy" Epstein, involving additional co-production by Snowflakers and Jiant, and released as the lead single of off the group's upcoming third...
   
   " (fArHOt Remix) - 2:58

2-Track CD single

1. "Why Not Us" - 3:29
2. "Strike the Match
   Strike the Match
   "Strike the Match" is a dance-pop song performed by German pop trio Monrose. It was co-written and produced by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder and Deborah "SoShy" Epstein, involving additional co-production by Snowflakers and Jiant, and released as the lead single of off the group's upcoming third...
   
   " (fArHOt Remix) - 2:58

Charts

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Chart (2008)	Peak position