"Why" is a song by
British dancehall
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musician
Glamma Kid. It was released on 15 November 1999 as the fourth
single from his debut album, ''Kidology'' (2000). A top 10
hit, the song peaked at No. 10 on the
UK Singles Chart
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. The song features vocals from singers Marcelle Duprey and Rita Campbell, and heavily
interpolates
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In engineering and science, one often has a n ...
the 1982
Carly Simon hit, "
Why".
Track listing
;CD maxi-single
# "Why" (Edit) - 3:32
# "Why" (Stepchild Club Mix) - 3:10
# "Why" (
10° Below
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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
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Dance
*Two-step (dance move), a dance move used in a wide range of dancing genres
*Country-western two-step, also known as the Texas Two-step
* Nightclub Two Step, also known as the California Two-step
*2-step ( ...
Mix) - 5:45
:B2. "Why" (
Mafia & Fluxy 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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