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Why Can't You Love Me?
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
|name=Why Can't You Love Me?
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|artist=Wendy
|album=Like Water
|language=Korean
|released=April 5, 2021
|recorded=
|studio=SM Studios, Seoul, South Korea
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|genre=R&B
|length=2:48
|label=* SM
* Dreamus
|lyricist=Koo Tae-woo
|composer=* Jamie Jones
* Matt Wong
* Paulina Cerrilla
* Lamont Neuble
* Tim Stewart
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"'Why Can't You Love Me?'" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Wendy. The song was released on April 5, 2021, by SM Entertainment for her first extended play, 'Like Water'. Composed by Jamie Jones, Matt Wong, Paulina Cerrilla, Lamont Neuble, and Tim Stewart, and written by Koo Tae-woo, it is an medium R&B pop song that expresses the excitement of unrequited love. It debuted at 200 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart.
Composition
"Why Can't You Love Me?" was composed by Jamie Jones, Matt Wong, Paulina Cerrilla, Lamont Neuble, and Tim Stewart and was written by Koo Tae-woo. Wendy revealed that the song is "quite difficult and requires a lot of singing skills". Musically, the track was described as a medium R&B pop song. Ruby C of 'NME' described the track as an '80s soul-influenced' song with hints from upbeat version of Annie Lennox's "A Whiter Shade Of Pale". Wendy described the track for being the "brightest" on the album. It is composed in the key of F minor with a tempo of 81 beats per minute. Lyrically, the song expresses the excitement of unrequited love.
Promotion and reception
Following its initial release, "Why Can't You Love Me?" was met with positive reviews from music critics. JT Early of 'Beats Per Minute' described the song as "unabashedly romantic", further praising its "incredibly cute and the type of wholesome pop that always feels absent from the music landscape". Erin Han of 'Idology' called the track as it is "filled with excitement and loveliness in harmony with rhythmical band performances and vocals". Ruby C of 'NME' described the song as "bright, cheerful sounding" track further noting the song for Wendy's "uniquely enunciated words and melismatic riffs, even rounding it off with a vocal run that slightly mirrors the late Whitney Houston's hit "I Will Always Love You".
"Why Can't You Love Me?" debuted at number 200 on the 15th weekly issue of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart for 2021 during the period dated April 410. In addition, it also debuted at number 33 on Gaon Download Chart.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of 'Like Water'.
'Studio'
* Recorded at SM Blue Cup Studio
* Engineered for mix at SM Lvyin Studio
* Mixed at SM Concert Hall Studio
* Mastered at 821 Sound Mastering
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'Personnel'
* Wendyvocals, background vocals
*Koo Tae-woosongwriting
*Jamie Jonesoriginal writer, composition, arrangement
*Matt Wongoriginal writer, composition, arrangement
*Paulina Cerrillaoriginal writer, composition, arrangement
*Lamont Neubleoriginal writer, composition, arrangement
*Tim Stewartoriginal writer, composition, arrangement
*ButterFlyvocal director, Pro Tools operator
*Jung Eui-seokrecording
*Lee Ji-hongmixing engineer
*Namgoong Jinmixing
*Kwon Nam-woomastering
Charts
Release history
References
Category:2021 songs
Category:Wendy (singer) songs
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