"Tell Me Why" is a single by

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, released on December 9, 1989. It was written and produced by

Lewis Martineé Lewis A. Martineé is a producer, songwriter and disc jockey based in Miami, Florida. Martineé reached number one on the '' Billboard'' Pop Charts as writer and producer of the song " Seasons Change" by Latin freestyle group Exposé and has had m ...

. The song was included on Exposé's second album, '' What You Don't Know''. Lead vocals on "Tell Me Why" were sung by

Gioia Bruno Gioia Bruno (born Carmen Gioia Bruno June 11, 1963, sometimes professionally credited as just Gioia) is an Italian-born American popular music singing, singer, most noted as a member of the vocal group Exposé (band), Exposé. In September 2006, ...

Reception

Released as the third

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from ''What You Don't Know'', "Tell Me Why" continued a successful streak for the group on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart when it peaked at #9 in early 1990. It was Exposé's seventh consecutive top ten hit on the Hot 100, dating back to "

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" in April 1987.

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es of the song were popular in U.S. dance clubs, allowing it to reach #3 on the ''Billboard''

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chart, the group's fifth top ten single on this survey. The song reached the lower region of the

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, spending one week at #97.Official Charts Company info
fficialCharts.com. Retrieved 20 May 2009.

Music video

The

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shows the members of Exposé lip-synching the song interspersed with scenes implying urban gang violence. Lyrics such as ''Give me a reason for all this senseless crime / We can change it, why they have to die'' support an ultimate message of appealing to stop these sorts of activities. The video concludes with images of children playing and singing together on a playground.

Track listing

U.K. 12" vinyl

:A1 - "Tell Me Why" 12" Remix (6:28) :B1 - "Tell Me Why" Extended Remix (6:38) :B2 - "Let Me Down Easy" (4:07)

Tracks

; United States 12 "Single ; U.S. Promo CD Single ; UK Promo CD Single

Performance on the charts

References

External links

UK 12" single info from discogs.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tell Me Why (Expose song) 1989 singles Exposé (group) songs Songs written by Lewis Martineé 1989 songs Arista Records singles