Why Why Why (Shawn Mendes song)

"Why Why Why"
Single by Shawn Mendes
from the album Shawn
ReleasedAugust 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)
GenreFolk-pop
Length2:49
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Shawn Mendes
  • Eddie Benjamin
  • Mike Sabath
  • Scott Harris
Shawn Mendes singles chronology
"Witness Me"
(2023)
"Why Why Why" / "Isn't That Enough"
(2024)
"Nobody Knows"
(2024)
Music video
"Why Why Why" on YouTube

"Why Why Why" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes for his upcoming fifth studio album, Shawn (2024). He wrote and produced the song with Eddie Benjamin, Mike Sabath, and Scott Harris. It was released through Island Records on August 8, 2024, as the lead single from the record, alongside "Isn't That Enough". It marked Mendes' first solo release since his 2023 charity single "What the Hell Are We Dying For?". "Why Why Why" is a country-infused folk-pop song with introspective lyrics about a former relationship and Mendes' struggles with anxiety that led him to cancel a concert tour in 2022.

Anthony Wilson and Connor Brashier directed the music video for "Why Why Why". It showcases Mendes singing along and performing in a barn and a river, while interspersing scenes of him performing in an empty venue. The singer included "Why Why Why" in the set list for a series of intimate concerts in the United States. Upon release, it was met with positive reviews among music critics.

Commercially, "Why Why Why" has charted moderately. It reached the top 40 in his native Canada, Belgium, and Netherlands, as well as the top 60 in Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and on the Billboard Global 200. Additionally, it debuted at number 84 on the US Hot 100.