Why Must I Always Explain?

"Why Must I Always Explain?"
Single by Van Morrison
from the album Hymns to the Silence
A-side"Why Must I Always Explain?"
B-side"So Complicated"
ReleasedSeptember 1991
Recorded1990
GenreCeltic, Folk-rock
Length3:50
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Van Morrison
Producer(s)Van Morrison
Van Morrison singles chronology
"I Can't Stop Loving You"
(1990)
"Why Must I Always Explain?"
(1991)
"Gloria"
(1993)

"Why Must I Always Explain?" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1991 album, Hymns to the Silence. He used the same melody as on his 1971 song, "Tupelo Honey".[1] He has often performed it live in his concerts over the years and occasionally has segued from one song to the next.

  1. ^ "Van Morrison: Keep It Simple: Music Review". slantmagazine.com. Retrieved 5 December 2009.