" Why " is a song recorded by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from the Japanese deluxe edition of Singular: Act I (2018). The track was written by Carpenter, Brett McLaughlin , and its producer Jonas Jeberg . The song was released on July 7, 2017, through Hollywood Records . "Why" has been described as a electropop , emo pop and dark pop song backed by a hypnotic synthesizer loop and a finger-click beat and slick beat at the chorus. According to Carpenter, the lyrics talks about her and a guy being completely opposite, but they're made for each other. The song became Carpenter's second to enter the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 peaking at number twenty-one and was certified gold in the United States ( RIAA ).
42-480: [REDACTED] Look up why in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Why may refer to: Causality , a consequential relationship between two events Reason (argument) , a premise in support of an argument, for what reason or purpose Grounding (metaphysics) , a topic in metaphysics regarding how things exist in virtue of more fundamental things. Why?, one of
84-537: A "pure dark-pop bop" and "hypnotic", and that it shows "Carpenter is more than ready to be taken seriously" and "a new side of the 18-year-old star". Brandon Yu of SFGate regarded the song as "a catchy electro-pop tune", and that it "sounds like a surefire summer radio staple". Mike Wass of Idolator referred the song as "one of the year's catchiest pop songs in early July", and felt that the "very on-trend" drop evokes Kiiara 's debut single " Gold " and Kygo and Selena Gomez 's collaboration " It Ain't Me ". The song
126-870: A 1987 Czech film Why? (1971 film) , a 1971 short starring O. J. Simpson and Tim Buckley Why? (book) , a children's book by Tomie dePaola "Why?", an episode of the TV series As Time Goes By Why? with Hannibal Buress , a Comedy Central television series Places [ edit ] Why, Arizona , an unincorporated community in the United States Why, Lakes , South Sudan Surname [ edit ] Alby Why (1899–1969), Australian rugby league footballer Jack Why (1903–1944), Australian rugby league footballer Transport [ edit ] Whyteleafe railway station , Surrey, National Rail station code Other uses [ edit ] Why? Group , New York-based anarchist circle in
168-754: A 1987 Czech film Why? (1971 film) , a 1971 short starring O. J. Simpson and Tim Buckley Why? (book) , a children's book by Tomie dePaola "Why?", an episode of the TV series As Time Goes By Why? with Hannibal Buress , a Comedy Central television series Places [ edit ] Why, Arizona , an unincorporated community in the United States Why, Lakes , South Sudan Surname [ edit ] Alby Why (1899–1969), Australian rugby league footballer Jack Why (1903–1944), Australian rugby league footballer Transport [ edit ] Whyteleafe railway station , Surrey, National Rail station code Other uses [ edit ] Why? Group , New York-based anarchist circle in
210-400: A 1990s UK folk band, two members of which formed Quench in 2001 Albums [ edit ] Why (Baby V.O.X album) or the title song, 2000 Why? (Ginger Baker album) or the title song, 2014 Why (Prudence Liew album) or the title song, 1987 Why? (They Might Be Giants album) , 2015 Why? , by Jacob Whitesides , 2016 Why , by Moahni Moahna , 1996 Why? , by
252-789: A B-side of the single Not Fair , 2009 "Why", by Limp Bizkit from Greatest Hitz , 2005 "Why", by the Linda Lindas from Growing Up , 2022 "Why?", by Lonnie Mack from The Wham of that Memphis Man , 1963 "Why", by Mario from Go! , 2007 "Why", by Melanie Chisholm from Northern Star , 1999 "Why", by Natalie Imbruglia from Left of the Middle , 1997 "Why", by Ne-Yo from Non-Fiction , 2015 "Why?", by Reset , 1997 "Why", by Rooney , 2016 "Why", by Roy Woods from Waking at Dawn , 2016 "Why?", by Secondhand Serenade from A Twist In My Story , 2008 "Why", by Shawn Mendes from Shawn Mendes , 2018 "Why?", by
294-675: A B-side of the single Not Fair , 2009 "Why", by Limp Bizkit from Greatest Hitz , 2005 "Why", by the Linda Lindas from Growing Up , 2022 "Why?", by Lonnie Mack from The Wham of that Memphis Man , 1963 "Why", by Mario from Go! , 2007 "Why", by Melanie Chisholm from Northern Star , 1999 "Why", by Natalie Imbruglia from Left of the Middle , 1997 "Why", by Ne-Yo from Non-Fiction , 2015 "Why?", by Reset , 1997 "Why", by Rooney , 2016 "Why", by Roy Woods from Waking at Dawn , 2016 "Why?", by Secondhand Serenade from A Twist In My Story , 2008 "Why", by Shawn Mendes from Shawn Mendes , 2018 "Why?", by
336-419: A beautiful sentiment to how we deal with divergence and how it can furthermore prove our compatibility. In the end, we don’t really need to know 'why' if we are confident in our own emotions," Carpenter told iHeartRadio . In an interview with Music Choice , Carpenter said that she is very excited about the song, and that she wrote it "a few months back". She said that once "we found that line [the first line of
378-401: A game of opposites attract with her beau, and sounding steadier in her vocal delivery". He felt that the "chopped-up synths" evoke Zedd and Alessia Cara 's song " Stay ". Katrina Rees of CelebMix thinks that the song "experiments with an electro-pop sound", and that Carpenter's "distinctive" vocal "glides effortlessly over the slick beat". Ilana Kaplan of New York Observer called the song
420-470: A mix assistant. The song was mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City by Chris Gehringer. "Why" is a two minutes and fifty-one seconds electropop , emo pop and dark pop song. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com the song is composed in the time signature of common time with a moderate rate of 90 beats per minute . It is written in the key of B minor and follows
462-399: A teaser of the music video on social media, which shows American actor Casey Cott and herself in a city, with Carpenter holding a camera. The video's release date was revealed in the caption. On July 19, 2017, she posted a compilation of the music video which shows her at a restaurant and in the streets of a city. In the same day, the video was premiered on Vevo and YouTube and the behind
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#1732758534194504-596: A topic in metaphysics regarding how things exist in virtue of more fundamental things. Why?, one of the Five Ws used in journalism Music [ edit ] Artists [ edit ] Why? (American band) , a hip hop/indie rock band formed in Oakland, California, in 2004 Yoni Wolf , formerly known by the stage name Why? Why (Canadian band) , a rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1993 Why?,
546-431: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages why [REDACTED] Look up why in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Why may refer to: Causality , a consequential relationship between two events Reason (argument) , a premise in support of an argument, for what reason or purpose Grounding (metaphysics) ,
588-593: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Why (Sabrina Carpenter song) It was accompanied by a music video directed by Jay Martin and filmed in New York City. It was released on Vevo channel on July 19, 2017. The music video begins with Carpenter and her love interest, Casey Cott , having a conversation where both don't have the same likes in movies. Carpenter promoted "Why" with several televised performances, including on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Live with Kelly and Ryan . Carpenter teased
630-432: Is me [the pepper], at first glance it might not look like we go together but everybody knows that we belong together." The during the music video, shows Carpenter and Cott in an apartment in New York City. In the apartment they do various things, like eat Chinese food, lay together on the bed and kiss. During that, the music video has shots of Carpenter taking photos in the streets. The music video ends with Carpenter leaving
672-458: The Five Ws used in journalism Music [ edit ] Artists [ edit ] Why? (American band) , a hip hop/indie rock band formed in Oakland, California, in 2004 Yoni Wolf , formerly known by the stage name Why? Why (Canadian band) , a rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1993 Why?, a 1990s UK folk band, two members of which formed Quench in 2001 Albums [ edit ] Why (Baby V.O.X album) or
714-1408: The MonaLisa Twins , 2022 EPs [ edit ] Why (Discharge EP) or the title song, 1981 Why (Taeyeon EP) or the title song (see below), 2016 Why.. , 2023 EP by BoyNextDoor Songs [ edit ] "Why" (3T song) featuring Michael Jackson, 1996 "Why" (Andy Gibb song) , 1978 "Why" (Annie Lennox song) , 1992; covered by DJ Sammy (2005) "Why?" (Bronski Beat song) , 1984 "Why" (The Byrds song) , 1966 "Why" (Carly Simon song) , 1982 "Why" (D Mob song) with Cathy Dennis, 1994 "Why?" (Earth, Wind & Fire song) , 2015 "Why" (Frankie Avalon song) , 1959; covered by Anthony Newley (1960) and Donny Osmond (1972) "Why" (Gabrielle song) , 2007 "Why" (Glamma Kid song) , 1999 "Why" (Gen Hoshino song) , 2023 "Why" (Jadakiss song) , 2004 "Why" (Jason Aldean song) , 2005 "Why" (Jieqiong song) , 2018 "Why" (Lionel Richie song) , 2006 "Why?" (Marika Gombitová song) , 1979 "Why" (Mary J. Blige song) featuring Rick Ross, 2012 "Why" (Miliyah Kato song) , 2009 "Why?" (Mis-Teeq song) , 2001 "Why" (NF song) , 2018 "Why" (Rascal Flatts song) , 2009 "Why" (Sabrina Carpenter song) , 2017 "Why" (Sonique song) , 2005 "Why?" (Stray Kids song) , 2024 "Why" (Taeyeon song) , 2016 "Why" (Tony Sheridan song) with
756-425: The 1940s and 1950s Why the lucky stiff , or simply why or _why, a computer programmer and artist World Hunger Year (WHY), a charity organization Why?, a satirical wiki and subproject of Uncyclopedia See also [ edit ] Wai (disambiguation) Why Why Why (disambiguation) Wye (disambiguation) Y (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing why Topics referred to by
798-425: The 1940s and 1950s Why the lucky stiff , or simply why or _why, a computer programmer and artist World Hunger Year (WHY), a charity organization Why?, a satirical wiki and subproject of Uncyclopedia See also [ edit ] Wai (disambiguation) Why Why Why (disambiguation) Wye (disambiguation) Y (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing why Topics referred to by
840-742: The Beatles, 1964 "Why" (Yoko Ono song) , 1970 " Why? (Keep Your Head Down) ", by TVXQ, 2011 " Why (Must We Fall in Love) ", by Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations, 1970 " Why, Why ", by Carl Smith, 1957 "Why", by 4Minute from Best of 4Minute , 2012 "Why", by Air Supply from Mumbo Jumbo , 2010 "Why?", by Aminé from OnePointFive , 2018 "Why", by Anastacia from Evolution , 2017 "Why", by Antique from Die for You , 2001 "Why", by Average White Band from Cut
882-520: The Beatles, 1964 "Why" (Yoko Ono song) , 1970 " Why? (Keep Your Head Down) ", by TVXQ, 2011 " Why (Must We Fall in Love) ", by Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations, 1970 " Why, Why ", by Carl Smith, 1957 "Why", by 4Minute from Best of 4Minute , 2012 "Why", by Air Supply from Mumbo Jumbo , 2010 "Why?", by Aminé from OnePointFive , 2018 "Why", by Anastacia from Evolution , 2017 "Why", by Antique from Die for You , 2001 "Why", by Average White Band from Cut
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#1732758534194924-879: The Cake , 1975 "Why" by Avril Lavigne, a B-side of the single " Complicated ", 2002 "Why", by Ayaka from the single "Clap & Love"/"Why" and the theme song of the PSP game Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII , 2007 "Why?", by Bazzi from Cosmic , 2018 "Why", by Basshunter from Bass Generation , 2009 "Why", by Busted from A Present for Everyone , 2003 "Why", by Crossfade from Falling Away , 2006 "Why?", by Des'ree from Dream Soldier , 2003 "Why", by Dominic Fike from What Could Possibly Go Wrong , 2020 "Why! ...", by Enigma from Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! , 1996 "Why", by Fleetwood Mac from Mystery to Me , 1973 "Why", by Frankie Valli from Closeup , 1975 "Why?", by Geir Rönning, representing Finland in
966-779: The Cake , 1975 "Why" by Avril Lavigne, a B-side of the single " Complicated ", 2002 "Why", by Ayaka from the single "Clap & Love"/"Why" and the theme song of the PSP game Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII , 2007 "Why?", by Bazzi from Cosmic , 2018 "Why", by Basshunter from Bass Generation , 2009 "Why", by Busted from A Present for Everyone , 2003 "Why", by Crossfade from Falling Away , 2006 "Why?", by Des'ree from Dream Soldier , 2003 "Why", by Dominic Fike from What Could Possibly Go Wrong , 2020 "Why! ...", by Enigma from Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! , 1996 "Why", by Fleetwood Mac from Mystery to Me , 1973 "Why", by Frankie Valli from Closeup , 1975 "Why?", by Geir Rönning, representing Finland in
1008-553: The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 "Why", by Godsmack from Awake , 2000 "Why", by Gotthard from Silver , 2017 "Why?", by Helloween from Master of the Rings , 1994 "Why", by Irene Cara from Anyone Can See , 1982 "Why", by Jamie Walters from Jamie Walters , 1994 "Why", by Jocelyn Enriquez from All My Life , 2003 "Why", by Joe Satriani from The Extremist , 1992 "Why", by Lily Allen
1050-425: The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 "Why", by Godsmack from Awake , 2000 "Why", by Gotthard from Silver , 2017 "Why?", by Helloween from Master of the Rings , 1994 "Why", by Irene Cara from Anyone Can See , 1982 "Why", by Jamie Walters from Jamie Walters , 1994 "Why", by Jocelyn Enriquez from All My Life , 2003 "Why", by Joe Satriani from The Extremist , 1992 "Why", by Lily Allen
1092-643: The Specials, a B-side of the single " Ghost Town ", 1981 "Why", by Stabbing Westward from Wither Blister Burn & Peel , 1996 "Why", by Swift from Thoughts Are Thought , 1999 "Why?", by Tracy Chapman from Tracy Chapman , 1988 "Why", by Uriah Heep, a B-side of the single " The Wizard ", 1972 "Why?", by Vanilla Ninja from Vanilla Ninja , 2003 "Why", by Wide Mouth Mason from Where I Started , 1999 "Why?", by Z-Ro from The Life of Joseph W. McVey , 2004 "Why", written by Buddy Feyne , notably performed by Nat King Cole, 1954 "Why", from
1134-587: The Specials, a B-side of the single " Ghost Town ", 1981 "Why", by Stabbing Westward from Wither Blister Burn & Peel , 1996 "Why", by Swift from Thoughts Are Thought , 1999 "Why?", by Tracy Chapman from Tracy Chapman , 1988 "Why", by Uriah Heep, a B-side of the single " The Wizard ", 1972 "Why?", by Vanilla Ninja from Vanilla Ninja , 2003 "Why", by Wide Mouth Mason from Where I Started , 1999 "Why?", by Z-Ro from The Life of Joseph W. McVey , 2004 "Why", written by Buddy Feyne , notably performed by Nat King Cole, 1954 "Why", from
1176-519: The chord progression of G2-Em7-Bm7-A. Sabrina's vocal range spans from the low note A3 to the high note of B4, giving the song almost one octave of range. The tempo is relaxed. Originally, the bridge was a second part of the second verse. The song is backed by a hypnotic synthesizer loop and a finger-click beat and a slick beat at the chorus. Lyrically, "Why" talks about a romantic relationship consisting of two people who are completely opposite, but made for each other. Sabrina said that they started with
1218-474: The dessert spot and, when she is outside, she looks back. Deepa Lakshmin of MTV called the video "a cheesy but cute introduction" to the song, while Mike Wass of Idolator called it "a suitably whimsical accompaniment to the song". Jason Lipshutz of Billboard magazine wrote that the single is "both extremely likable and highly promising of what's to come from the 18-year-old" and "the first step in an inevitable crossover", and that it "finds Carpenter playing
1260-521: The first line "You like New York City in the daytime / I like New York City in the nighttime" and once they found that line, they started going off on finding things that make people different from each other, but they're not deal-breakers. In the line "Funny how the stars cross right" Carpenter is making a reference to Romeo and Juliet , once the song was inspired to a lot of films such as " When Harry Met Sally... ", "Romeo and Juliet" and " 10 Things I Hate About You ". On July 16, 2017, Carpenter released
1302-501: The musical Tick, tick... BOOM! , 2001 "Why", from the television series Fraggle Rock "Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)", by Nina Simone from 'Nuff Said! , 1968 "Why (What's Goin' On?)", by the Roots from The Tipping Point , 2004 "Why Why", by Doja Cat from Planet Her , 2021 Other media [ edit ] Why (board game) , a game based on the television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents Why? (film) ,
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1344-449: The musical Tick, tick... BOOM! , 2001 "Why", from the television series Fraggle Rock "Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)", by Nina Simone from 'Nuff Said! , 1968 "Why (What's Goin' On?)", by the Roots from The Tipping Point , 2004 "Why Why", by Doja Cat from Planet Her , 2021 Other media [ edit ] Why (board game) , a game based on the television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents Why? (film) ,
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1470-453: The same time glue us together... I like to say it's very conversational, which some of my other songs haven't been before." She said that she "wanted this song to be able to take [fans] through the summer". "'Why' is a question we seem to pose daily, so there are multiple meanings within the song that are up to interpretation. We don’t necessarily need to be the same, to love the same. Sometimes differences can hold us together and I think that’s
1512-463: The scenes of the music video was premiered on September 9, 2017, in Sabrina's personal account. The music video was shot on June 20, 2017 in New York City by Jay Martin and explores the theme of opposites attracting, showing Carpenter and Cott maintaining their relationship despite being polar opposites. On July 21, 2017, Carpenter revealed on Twitter that the video was inspired by "many films" so it
1554-512: The single release by sending postcards with handwritten notes and pieces of the artwork to fans. She also posted stills from romance movies on social media. She told Billboard magazine that the song "happened very quickly". "We started with the first line of the song – 'You like New York City in the daytime; I like New York City in the night time' – and from there, the song kind of wrote itself. It's basically [about] these differences that we all have, that keep us different from one another but at
1596-589: The song] we started going off on finding these little things that make us different from each other but they're not deal breakers". The song was written and recorded in March 2017 at Big Noize Studios (Hollywood Hills, California) by Carpenter, Brett McLaughlin and Jonas Jeberg . Jeberg produced, recorded and played all the instruments for the track. The song was mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach , Virginia and John Hanes served as
1638-1213: The title song (see below), 2016 Why.. , 2023 EP by BoyNextDoor Songs [ edit ] "Why" (3T song) featuring Michael Jackson, 1996 "Why" (Andy Gibb song) , 1978 "Why" (Annie Lennox song) , 1992; covered by DJ Sammy (2005) "Why?" (Bronski Beat song) , 1984 "Why" (The Byrds song) , 1966 "Why" (Carly Simon song) , 1982 "Why" (D Mob song) with Cathy Dennis, 1994 "Why?" (Earth, Wind & Fire song) , 2015 "Why" (Frankie Avalon song) , 1959; covered by Anthony Newley (1960) and Donny Osmond (1972) "Why" (Gabrielle song) , 2007 "Why" (Glamma Kid song) , 1999 "Why" (Gen Hoshino song) , 2023 "Why" (Jadakiss song) , 2004 "Why" (Jason Aldean song) , 2005 "Why" (Jieqiong song) , 2018 "Why" (Lionel Richie song) , 2006 "Why?" (Marika Gombitová song) , 1979 "Why" (Mary J. Blige song) featuring Rick Ross, 2012 "Why" (Miliyah Kato song) , 2009 "Why?" (Mis-Teeq song) , 2001 "Why" (NF song) , 2018 "Why" (Rascal Flatts song) , 2009 "Why" (Sabrina Carpenter song) , 2017 "Why" (Sonique song) , 2005 "Why?" (Stray Kids song) , 2024 "Why" (Taeyeon song) , 2016 "Why" (Tony Sheridan song) with
1680-401: The title song, 2000 Why? (Ginger Baker album) or the title song, 2014 Why (Prudence Liew album) or the title song, 1987 Why? (They Might Be Giants album) , 2015 Why? , by Jacob Whitesides , 2016 Why , by Moahni Moahna , 1996 Why? , by the MonaLisa Twins , 2022 EPs [ edit ] Why (Discharge EP) or the title song, 1981 Why (Taeyeon EP) or
1722-419: Was premiered on the first show of The De-Tour being the sixteenth song to be performed. On August 21, 2017, Carpenter performed the song on Live with Kelly and Ryan . On October 24, 2017, Carpenter performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . Carpenter performed the song in various shows on Jingle Ball 2017 along with Thumbs , First Love and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. The song
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1764-409: Was shot "very cinematically". The music video starts with a scene where Carpenter and Cott are contemplating a graffiti with the word "Why" in the wall. Carpenter takes a picture of it. Then, Carpenter and Cott go to a dessert spot, and in their conversation, they realize that they were different. Carpenter asked him to leave. Cott picked up the salt and pepper and said "this is you [the salt] and this
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