Why Tell Me, Why

"Why Tell Me, Why"
Single by Anita Meyer
from the album Shades of Desire
B-side"The Wind Will Come In Time"
ReleasedAugust 1981
LabelAriola
Songwriter(s)Piet Souer, Gregory Elias, Martin Duiser
Producer(s)Martin Duiser

"Why Tell Me, Why" is a 1981 song performed by Dutch singer Anita Meyer and it is one of her most notable songs. The song was composed by Piet Souer, Gregory Elias and Martin Duiser, and produced by Martin Duiser.[1] It charted for 14 weeks.[2]

Cover versions

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  • The song was covered in 1982 by French singer Julie Pietri as Je veux croire and became a hit in France.
  • The song was also covered by Swedish singer Carola as Säg mig var du står for her debut album Främling (1983).[3] This version has become a popular party song among millennials in Sweden in the early 2020s,[4] and charted at number three on Sweden's Heatseeker chart.[5]
  • In 2019, Little Jinder covered the song on the Swedish reality TV series Så mycket bättre.[6] It peaked at number 61 in Sweden.[7]
  • In 2020, Carola released a new version of Säg mig var du står as a featuring Swedish singer Zara Larsson. While the original version never charted, the duet reached number 1 on the Svensktoppen.[6] It also peaked at number two on the Sverigetopplistan and has been certified double platinum in Sweden.[8] It was first performed live at Gröna Lund in Stockholm during the summer of 2020.[6] The re-recording was later included on the Swedish Summer edition of Poster Girl.

Further versions can be found at Hitparade.ch.[1]

Other versions and remixes

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The single has been remixed twice, first in 2009 by Offer Nissim and in 2011 by Dutch DJ Gailliano (with Meyer getting credit in the latter). The song is also sampled heavily in F.R.A.N.K.'s single "Discotex (Yah!)", which reached number one on Belgium's Ultratop 50 chart in January 2011.

Charts

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Anita Meyer - Why Tell Me, Why - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Nationaal Pop Instituut". 15 March 2005. Archived from the original on 15 March 2005. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Främling | Svensk mediedatabas (SMDB)". smdb.kb.se. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Så blev Carolas låt från 1983 en partyhit för millennials". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 26" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Carola etta på Svensktoppen efter 37 år". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). TT News Agency. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Discography Little Jinder". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 13" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Anita Meyer – Why Tell Me, Why" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  10. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 39, 1981" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Anita Meyer – Why Tell Me, Why" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Anita Meyer – Why Tell Me, Why". Top 40 Singles.
  13. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1981". Ultratop. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1981". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1981". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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