The Reason Why (song)

"The Reason Why" is a song by Italian singer-songwriter Lorenzo Fragola, released as his debut single on 5 December 2015, during the week preceding the final of the eight series of Italian talent show X Factor, which was won by Fragola himself.

"The Reason Why"
Single by Lorenzo Fragola
from the album Lorenzo Fragola
Released	5 December 2014
Genre	Pop
Length	3:02
Label	Sony Music Italy
Songwriter(s)	Lorenzo Fragola, Michelle Lily Popovic, Fausto Cogliati
Producer(s)	Fausto Cogliati
Lorenzo Fragola singles chronology
"The Reason Why" (2014) "Siamo uguali" (2015)
Music video
"The Reason Why" on YouTube

The song was written by Fragola with Michelle Lily Popovic and Fausto Cogliati. The latter also served as the song's producer.[1]

Background

Fragola started composing the song a few years before it was completed, during a summer holiday when some friends asked him to write a song as a joke while they played the guitar together. He later continued to work on the track, and he chose to perform it during the auditions for the eighth series of X Factor.[2][3] On 4 December 2016, during the semi-final of the show, each contestant was required to perform a previously unreleased track, and Fragola chose to perform "The Reason Why".[4] The following day, the song was released as a single, together with the other contestant's entries.[1] "The Reason Why" later allowed Fragola to win the X Factor series, on 11 December 2014.[5]

Writing for Italian magazine Panorama, Gianni Poglio described "The Reason Why", as a "pop song written to receive airplay, incisive, immediate, without being trivial".[6] Critics including Alessandro Alicandri and la Repubblica's Anna Puricella also compared the song's sound to the work of British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.[7][8]

Track listing

• Digital download[9]

1. "The Reason Why" – 3:02

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI)[10]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[11]	2× Platinum	60,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format
Italy[12][9]	5 December 2014	Airplay
		Digital download

References

1. "Da oggi in radio i quattro inediti dei finalisti di X Factor 2014" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
2. Cecilia Uzzo (13 December 2014). "X Factor 8, Lorenzo Fragola: Pensare che The Reason Why è nata per scherzo". Vanity Fair (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
3. "Lorenzo canta e Fedez si commuove". X Factor Italia (in Italian). YouTube. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
4. "X Factor: Lorenzo, Madh Ilaria e Mario sono i finalisti" (in Italian). Radio Deejay. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
5. Anna Lupini (11 December 2014). "X Factor, vince Lorenzo Fragola". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
6. Gianni Poglio (11 December 2014). "X Factor 8, la finale: il trionfo di Lorenzo Fragola (e di Fedez...)". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
7. Alessandro Alicandri (5 December 2016). "X Factor 8: il miglior inedito in semifinale". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
8. "La Repubblica - Archivio". la Repubblica. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
9. "The Reason Why - Single di Lorenzo Fragola" (in Italian). iTunes. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
10. "Italiancharts.com – Lorenzo Fragola – The Reason Why". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
11. "Italian single certifications – Lorenzo Fragola – The Reason Why" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 18 September 2016. Select "2015" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "The Reason Why" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
12. Eleonora Romanò (5 December 2014). "Lorenzo Fragola - The Reason Why (Radio Date: 05-12-2014)" (in Italian). Earone.it. Retrieved 18 September 2016.