"Why" is a song by
British
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dancehall
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musician
Glamma Kid
Iyael Lyases Tafari Constable (born 14 March 1978, London Borough of Hackney, Hackney, London, England), better known as Glamma Kid, is a Deejay (Jamaican), toaster and former Royal Air Force trainee of part-Jamaican descent. He had two top 10 hi ...
. It was released on 15 November 1999 as the fourth
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from his debut album, ''Kidology'' (2000). A top 10
hit
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, the song peaked at No. 10 on the
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. The song features vocals from singers Marcelle Duprey and Rita Campbell, and heavily
interpolates the 1982
Carly Simon
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hit, "
Why
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
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".
Track listing
;CD maxi-single
# "Why" (Edit) - 3:32
# "Why" (Stepchild Club Mix) - 3:10
# "Why" (
10° Below Vocal Mix) - 5:11
# "Why" (Clarkey & Blakey Mix) - 4:01
;12" single
:A1. "Why" (Edit) - 3:32
:A2. "Why" (10° Below Vocal Mix) - 5:11
:B1. "Why" (Giant Steps
2-Step Mix) - 5:45
:B2. "Why" (
Mafia & Fluxy
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Hard Mix) - 3:43
:B3. "Why" (Clarkey & Blakey Mix) - 4:01
References
1999 songs
1999 singles
Glamma Kid songs
Songs written by Bernard Edwards
Songs written by Nile Rodgers
Warner Music Group singles
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