Why? (Mis-Teeq song)

"Why?" is a song by British R&B-UK garage girl group Mis-Teeq. It was written by Alesha Dixon, Sabrina Washington, Alan Glass, David Brant, Ronald St. Louis, and Maryann Morgan and produced by David Brant (Vybrant Music) for the band's debut single. Originally a midtempo R&B track, it was remixed into an uptempo UK garage song, by Matt Jam Lamont & DJ Face which hit number eight on the UK Singles Chart in 2001. This was the only single to feature original member Zena McNally who left the group to pursue a solo career soon after the single had been released.

"Why?"
Single by Mis-Teeq
from the album Lickin' on Both Sides
Released	8 January 2001
Recorded	2000
Genre	UK garage R&B
Length	3:42 (original R&B mix) 3:23 (UK Garage MC radio edit)
Label	Inferno Telstar
Songwriter(s)	Sabrina Washington David Brant Maryanne Morgan Ronald St. Louis Alesha Dixon Alan Glass
Mis-Teeq singles chronology
"Why?" (2001) "All I Want" (2001)

Track Listing

CD

1. "Why?" (UK Garage MC Radio Edit) 3:23
2. "Why?" (Matt 'Jam' Lamont & DJ Face Classic) 6:15
3. "Why?" (Original R'n'B Mix) 3:42

VINYL

1. "Why?" (Matt 'Jam' Lamont & DJ Face Classic Vox Mix)
2. "Why?" (Original Mix)
3. "Why?" (Matt 'Jam' Lamont & DJ Face Dub)

PROMO CD

1. "Why?" (UK Garage Radio Edit) 3:23
2. "Why?" (UK Garage MC Radio Edit) 3:21

BURGER KING CD

1. "Introduction From Dr. Fox" 0:18
2. "Introduction From Mis-Teeq" 0:26
3. "Why?" (Latino R&B Mix) 3:34

CASSETTE (Plays both sides)

1. "Why?" (UK Garage Radio Edit) 3:23
2. "Why?" (Original R'n'B Mix) 3:40

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[1]	40
Scotland (OCC)[2]	35
UK Singles (OCC)[3]	8
UK Dance (OCC)[4]	2
UK Indie (OCC)[5]	2
UK R&B (OCC)[6]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7]	152

References

1. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18 no. 5. 27 January 2001. p. 34. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
4. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
5. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
6. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
7. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 3 March 2013.