"Reason Why" is a song by Scottish producer

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featuring

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and BC Kingdom. The track was released on 24 June 2024 as the lead single of Sophie's posthumous self-titled album, set to be released on 27 September.

Background

Sophie's first studio album, ''

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'' was released in 2018 to critical acclaim. Later on, Sophie was nearing completion of her second studio project before her sudden death in 2021. After her death, Sophie's brother Ben Long announced his intention to release the project that she would "be happy with". Up until 2024, posthumous projects by Sophie were sparse, including a collaboration with

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titled "Jsloipnhie". Sophie played "Reason Why" in her live performances before it was leaked in 2019.

Release

On 21 June 2024, an hour-long video, which listed a date for 24 June 2024 at 6:30 PM London Time along with different time zones, was posted to Sophie's

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channel. On the date, the song was released, accompanied by an announcement that her posthumous album, ''

'', would be released in September of the year.

Personnel

* Sophie – production, writing * BC Kingdom – vocals *

– vocals, writing * Eric Scoggins – writing * Christopher Cummings – writing * Benny Long – production * Alex Evans – mixing * Matt Colton – mastering

References

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