| "Why I'm Here" | ||||
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| Single by Oleander | ||||
| from the album February Son | ||||
| Released | January 25, 1999[1] | |||
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| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Thomas Flowers, Oleander | |||
| Producer(s) | Steven Haigler | |||
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"Why I'm Here" is a song by American hard rock band Oleander. It was released the lead single from their major label debut album, February Son, in January 1999. The track was previously included on Oleander's eponymous EP in 1996 and their independent LP, Shrinking the Blob, in 1997. Despite comparisons to Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box," or perhaps because of them,[3] "Why I'm Here" would become Oleander's highest-charting song in the United States. The promotional CD single of "Why I'm Here" includes both the album version and a "No Strings Attached" version that omits the violin.
- ^ "Adds for January 25 & 26". Gavin Report. No. 2239. January 22, 1999. p. 36.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "February Son – Oleander". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ Michael Christopher. "Thomas Flowers of Oleander". PopMatters. Retrieved December 7, 2013.