| "Tell Me Why" | ||||
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| Single by M.I.A. | ||||
| from the album Maya | ||||
| Released | 6 July 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 10 November 2009 | |||
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| Length | 4:10 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Diplo | |||
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"Tell Me Why" is a song by British recording artist M.I.A. from her third studio album, Maya (2010). It was written by Maya "M.I.A." Arulpragasam, and Diplo, and production was handled by the latter.[1] The song was recorded at Red Bull Studios in Santa Monica, California on Diplo's birthday in 2009.[2] The producer admitted that "Tell Me Why" is his favorite song on the album, likening the track's sound to Wall of Sound and Motown.[3] The song incorporates elements of Sarah Lancaster's "The Last Words of Copernicus" as performed by the Alabama Sacred Harp Singers.[4] It was released worldwide as a digital download, under license to XL Recordings and N.E.E.T. Recordings, on 6 July 2010, as the fifth single from the album. No music video was made for the single, and M.I.A. has never performed it live.
- ^ Maya (deluxe edition liner notes). M.I.A. N.E.E.T Recordings. 2010. XLCD497X.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Lynn Hirschberg (25 May 2010). "M.I.A.'s Agitprop Pop - NYTimes.com". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ James Montgomery (23 March 2010). "M.I.A.'s New Album Is 'Weird' And 'Heavy,' Says Diplo - MTV". www.mtv.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Chris Tinkham (22 March 2012). "Bruce Springsteen: Wrecking Ball (Columbia) | Under the Radar - Music Magazine". www.undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.