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Wikipedia article"'Why'" is a song by English singer Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle, longtime collaborators Ben Wolff and Andy Dean, and Paul Weller for her fifth studio album, 'Always' (2007).[http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1481&Itemid=206 Popjustice article on "Why" and 'Always'] The song was one of the final songs recorded for the album and written around a sample of Weller's 1993 song "Wild Wood". Weller enjoyed Gabrielle's interpretation of the song so much, he recorded new vocals for the track following Gabrielle's recording of the original demo version of "Why".[http://www.gabrielle.co.uk Official Gabrielle web site] It also features David Cracknell, then political editor of 'The Sunday Times', on piano. Selected as the album's lead single, "Why" was released on 17 September 2007 as a digital download and one week later, on 24 September 2007, as a physical CD single. It charted at number 42 on the UK Singles Chart, her second consecutive single to miss the top 40. Music videoThe music video for "Why" premiered on UK music channels on 31 August 2007. It features footage of Gabrielle and Weller in a recording studio producing and recording the song. Track listingsChartsReferencesCategory:2007 songs Category:2007 singles Category:Gabrielle (singer) songs Category:Songs written by Paul Weller Category:Songs written by Gabrielle (singer) Category:Go! Beat singles Category:Universal Records singles | |
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