"Why Tell Me, Why" is a 1981 song performed by

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singer

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and it is one of her most notable songs. The song was composed by

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, Gregory Elias and Martin Duiser, and produced by Martin Duiser. It charted for 14 weeks.

Cover versions

* The song was

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in 1982 by

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singer

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as ''Je veux croire'' and became a hit in France. *The song was also covered by

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singer

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as ''Säg mig var du står'' for her debut album '' Främling'' (1983). This version has become a popular party song among

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in Sweden in the early 2020s, and charted at number three on Sweden's Heatseeker chart. * In 2019, Little Jinder covered the song on the Swedish reality TV series ''

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''. It peaked at number 61 in Sweden. *In 2020, Carola released a new version of ''Säg mig var du står'' as a duet with Swedish singer

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. While the original version never charted, the duet reached number 1 on the ''

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''. It also peaked at number two on the

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and has been certified double platinum in Sweden. It was first performed live at

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during the summer of 2020. Further versions can be found at Hitparade.ch.

Other versions and remixes

The single has been remixed twice, first in 2009 by

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and in 2011 by Dutch DJ Gailliano (with Meyer getting credit in the latter). The song is also sampled heavily in

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's single "Discotex (Yah!)", which reached number one on

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chart in January 2011.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

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References

{{Authority control Anita Meyer songs 1981 singles Songs written by Piet Souer 1981 songs Ariola Records singles Carola Häggkvist songs Zara Larsson songs

Cover versions

Other versions and remixes

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

See also

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References