"I Wonder Why" is a song recorded by Swedish
Eurodance
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band
Sonic Dream Collective, released in 1995 as the fourth single from their debut album, ''Gravity'' (1995). It is the follow-up to their successful hit "
Oh, Baby All" and peaked at number 39 in Sweden, with 4 weeks within the singles chart. Lead vocalist Linn Engström wrote the lyrics for the song. A
music video
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was also produced to promote the single.
Critical reception
Pan-European magazine ''
Music & Media
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'' wrote, "The trio has already proved itself quite capable of climbing the charts; this one should have no trouble either. The US
radio version is a little too bland, but
EHR will love the mid-tempo
reggae pop
Reggae fusion is a genre of reggae that mixes reggae and/or dancehall with other genres, such as pop, rock, hip hop, R&B, jazz, funk, soul, disco, electronic and latin.
Origin
Although artists have been mixing reggae with other genres from ...
mix and its happy melodies."
Track listing
* 12" single, Sweden
#"I Wonder Why" (1200 Hard Club Mix) – 6:24
#"I Wonder Why" (Happy 12" X-10-Ded-Mix) – 5:25
#"I Wonder Why" (Clean Club Mix) – 5:31
#"I Wonder Why" (US Album Extended Version) – 5:16
* CD single, Sweden
#"I Wonder Why" (Radio Version) – 3:30
#"I Wonder Why" (Optical II Mix) – 5:09
* CD maxi, Europe
#"I Wonder Why" (U.S. Radio Version) – 3:04
#"I Wonder Why" (Reggae Pop Mix) – 4:50
#"I Wonder Why" (Happy 12" X-10-ded Mix) – 5:25
#"I Wonder Why" (1200 Hard Club Mix) – 6:24
Charts
References
1995 singles
1995 songs
Sonic Dream Collective songs
Epic Records singles
English-language Swedish songs
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