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'' (1986). It was announced in May 2012 that the track would also appear on '' Lo Fi Hi Fives ...A Kind Of Best Of'', a hits collection from Moore; scheduled for a release on August 5, 2012.

The Vaccines version

"Why Should I Love You?" was covered by

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-based quartet

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. The track was released in the

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on 21 April 2012 as a double A-side with Moore's cover of " Post Break-Up Sex" (2011); and was limited to 500 copies in accordance with

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. The band's cover of "Why Should I Love You?" received its first play on 4 April 2012, when it featured as

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's ''Hottest Record in the World''. Track listing Release history

References

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