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| Single by Sabrina Carpenter | ||||
| from the album Singular: Act I (Japanese edition) | ||||
| Released | July 7, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | February 2017 | |||
| Studio | Big Noize Studios (Hollywood Hills, California) | |||
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| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | Hollywood | |||
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| "Why" on YouTube | ||||
"Why" is a song recorded by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from the Japanese deluxe edition of Singular: Act I (2018). The track was written by Carpenter, Brett McLaughlin, and its producer Jonas Jeberg. The song was released on July 7, 2017, through Hollywood Records. "Why" has been described as a electropop, emo pop and dark pop song backed by a hypnotic synthesizer loop and a finger-click beat and slick beat at the chorus. According to Carpenter, the lyrics talks about her and a guy being completely opposite, but they're made for each other. The song became Carpenter's second to enter the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 peaking at number twenty-one and was certified gold in the United States (RIAA).
It was accompanied by a music video directed by Jay Martin and filmed in New York City. It was released on Vevo channel on July 19, 2017. The music video begins with Carpenter and her love interest, Casey Cott, having a conversation where both don't have the same likes in movies. Carpenter promoted "Why" with several televised performances, including on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Live with Kelly and Ryan.