Why
Sabrina Carpenter * Track #13 On Singular: Act I (Japan Edition)
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- #6Bad Time
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- #7Mona Lisa
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- #9
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- #10
Almost Love (Stargate Warehouse Mix)Sabrina Carpenter
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Sue Me (KC Lights Remix)Sabrina Carpenter
- #12
Alien (M-22 Remix)Sabrina Carpenter & Jonas Blue
- #13Why
Sabrina Carpenter
Why by Sabrina Carpenter
Release Date
Performed by
Sabrina CarpenterProduced by
Jonas JebergAbout
“Why” is a single by Sabrina Carpenter, released on July 7th, 2017. The song is about her and a guy being completely opposite, but they’re made for each other.
She talked to Billboard about her first single and said
This song happened very quickly. We started with the first line of the song – ‘You...
Why Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You like New York City in the daytime
I like New York City in the nighttime
You say you like sleeping with the air off
I don't, I need it on
You like the light coming through the windows
I sleep late, so I just keep 'em all closed
You ignore the music on the radio
I don't, I sing along
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't ask for you to change, baby, no, no, no
And you don't ask for me to change
[Chorus]
Tell me how we're not alike
But we work so well and we don't even know why
Funny how the stars crossed right
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
You can call it fire and ice
But we work so well and we don't even know why
We don't even know why, no, no
We don't even know why, no, no, no
[Post-Chorus]
No, no, no, no
We like it in the daytime
We like it in the end of time
No, no, no, no
We like it in the daytime
We like it in the end of time
[Verse 2]
Cold outside and you're just in a T-shirt
I have cold blood even in a sweater
You start your night sippin' by the Kilo
I don't, I know you know
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't ask for you to change, baby, no, no, no
And you don't ask for me to change
[Chorus]
Tell me how we're not alike
But we work so well and we don't even know why
Funny how the stars crossed right
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
You can call it fire and ice
But we work so well and we don't even know why
We don't even know why, no, no (No, no, no)
We don't even know why, no, no, no
[Post-Chorus]
No, no, no, no
We like it in the daytime (We don't even know)
We like it in the end of time (We don't even know)
No, no, no, no
We like it in the daytime
(We don't even know, know, know, know, know, know, know, know, know)
We like it in the end of time
[Bridge]
Somehow, we end up on the same side
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine
Somehow, we end up on the same side (Up on the same side)
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright
(Think that we'd be alright)
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine
[Chorus]
(Oh) Tell me how we're not alike
But we work so well and we don't even know why
('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)
Funny how the stars crossed right
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
(But we don't even know why)
You can call it fire and ice
But we work so well and we don't even know why
('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)
We don't even know why, no, no
We don't even know why, no, no, no
[Post-Chorus]
No, no, no, no
We like it in the daytime (Oh)
We like it in the end of time (We don't even know why)
No, no, no, no
We like it in the daytime
We like it in the nighttime
Why Q&A
Who wrote Why's ?
Why was written by Jonas Jeberg & Sabrina Carpenter & Leland.
Who produced Why's ?
Why was produced by Jonas Jeberg.
When did Sabrina Carpenter release Why?
Sabrina Carpenter released Why on Fri Jul 07 2017.
What did Sabrina Carpenter say about "Why"?
The first line that started the song was “You like New York City in the daytime / I like New York City in the nighttime,” and once we found that line, we started going off on finding these little things that make us different from each other, but they’re not deal-breakers. You know, we have differen...
What inspired this song?
For a long time, I had kind of wanted to write a song about our differences. The hard thing with songwriting, which I’ve come to conclusion on my own, is that it’s hard to write songs with a message that don’t feel too preachy or too cheesy, or just don’t feel honest.
So when we were writing this s...
How did the writing process work?
I had some tender greens, and I was in the studio. I was with Jonas Jeberg and Brett, who we co-wrote the song with. It was a very sunny day. It was kind of like an afternoon, and the whole thing about the song is that it feels bright in a way, even though it’s kind of a little bit dark. And, it’s a...
How did Sabrina get linked up with Brett McLaughlin?
Someone in my team was friends with him and has known him for a while, and was like, “He’s an incredible songwriter.” He has written all these incredible songs, and of course, I knew the songs that he’s written for the artists that he’s written for, and it was just a matter of, kind of like, let’s s...
How did Sabrina come to work with Jonas Jeberg?
Same story. That was actually the first time I met Jonas and Brett. This is my first time ever writing with them, ever meeting them. We were all in the same room. And I think when this kind of thing happens, when something like, so special happens on the first try, you realize that you’re in good ha...
Is there a live performance of this song?
Live on the Honda Stage at the Hammerstein Ballroom (2018)