"Why Don't You" is the debut single by Serbian DJ

Gramophonedzie Marko Milićević ( sr-cyr, Марко Милићевић), most known as Gramophonedzie (), is a Serbian DJ from Belgrade. He is best known for his 2010 single " Why Don't You", which peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. Music career Ea ...

. It was released on 28 February 2010 as a download and on 1 March 2010 in CD format. It samples

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's 1947 version of the 1936 song "

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". The single was certified gold in Italy.

Critical reception

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Chart Blog gave the song a mixed review stating:

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boom and all the Winehouse wannabes – and Wiley's reworking of
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that samples that other song from the olden days – here comes
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's tribute to the era of
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, swing and
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. And when I say tribute, I mean taking an old tune and hitting it with a massive mallet until it cracks into a million pieces, then putting the bits back together with micro-robots and spraying it gold. That is simply how dance music likes to pay tribute to things. Can you imagine how messy
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's funeral is going to be? Loads messy, that's how.

The song was awarded 3 stars.

Track listings

CD singleGramophonedzie: Why Dont You (2010): CDS: hmv.com
/ref> #"Why Don't You" (Radio Edit) – 2:50 #"Why Don't You" (Bingo Players Mix) – 6:13 Digital downloadWhy Don't You – EP by Gramophonedzie – Download Why Don't You – EP on iTunes
/ref> #"Why Don't You" (Radio Edit) – 2:50 #"Why Don't You" (Trevor Loveys Remix) – 5:35 #"Why Don't You" (DJ Sneak Remix) – 6:45 #"Why Don't You" (GreenMoney's GramoPhountzied Remix) – 4:44 #"Why Don't You" (GreenMoney's GramoPhountzied Dub) – 4:50

Charts

Weekly charts

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Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Why Don't You (Song) 2010 songs 2010 debut singles Number-one singles in Israel Positiva Records singles Virgin Records singles Electro swing songs