Why (3T song)

"Why" is a song by 3T. It was written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and produced by Michael Jackson. This single comes from the album Brotherhood and it was released in 1996. The song was selected to be part of HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, but it was taken out and Michael Jackson decided to give it away to his nephews. This song was well received in European and Asian charts.

A music video was produced to promote the single. It features 3T and Jackson and is shot in black and white. The music video was released on the Michael Jackson's box set, Michael Jackson's Vision.

Track listing

CD Single

Why (Radio Edit) - 4:10
Didn't Mean to Hurt You ('96) - 4:30

CD Single #2

Why (Radio Edit) - 4:10
Tease Me (Single Edit) - 4:25

Maxi CD

Why (Radio Edit) - 4:10
Tease Me (Single Edit) - 4:25
Didn't Mean To Hurt You - 5:45
What Will It Take - 5:16

Maxi CD #2

Why (Album Version) - 5:28
Tease Me (Todd Terry's Tease Club Mix) - 6:49
Tease Me (Todd Terry's TNT Tease Dub) - 6:11
Tease Me (Acapella) - 4:40

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australia Single Chart^[1]	46
Austria Chart^[2]	21
Belgium Chart (Flanders)^[1]	19
Belgium Chart (Wallonia)^[1]	10
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[3]	14
France Chart^[1]	9
Germany Chart^[4]	29
Ireland Chart^[5]	14
Italy Single Chart^[6]	18
Netherlands Chart^[7]	13
New Zealand Chart^[1]	9
Sweden Chart^[1]	14
Switzerland Chart^[1]	11
UK Singles Chart^[8]	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[9]	112
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles^[10]	71

End of year charts

End of year chart (1996)	Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	72

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
France^[12]	Silver	1996	125,000

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Steffen Hung. "3T feat. Michael Jackson - Why". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
↑ Steffen Hung. "3T feat. Michael Jackson - Why". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
↑ Billboard - Google Books. 1996-09-07. Retrieved 2014-04-22 – via Google Books.
↑ Steffen Hung (2014-04-18). "Das deutsche Hitparadenportal". germancharts.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
↑ Jaclyn Ward (1962-10-01). "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: 0-9". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
↑ Steffen Hung. "3T feat. Michael Jackson - Why". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
↑ "3T | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
↑ "3T - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs : Sep 14, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
↑ Billboard - Google Books. 2000-01-01. Retrieved 2014-04-22 – via Google Books.
↑ "Snepmusique.com, le site du Snep". Disqueenfrance.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.

External links

Why (3T song) on YouTube
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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Michael Jackson songs

1970s	"Got to Be There" "Rockin' Robin" "I Wanna Be Where You Are" "Ain't No Sunshine" "Ben" "With a Child's Heart" "Happy" "Music and Me" "We're Almost There" "Just a Little Bit of You" "Ease on Down the Road" "You Can't Win" "A Brand New Day" "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" "Rock with You"

1980s	"Off the Wall" "She's Out of My Life" "Girlfriend" "One Day in Your Life" "The Girl Is Mine" "Billie Jean" "Beat It" "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" "Human Nature" "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" "Thriller" "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" "Bad" "The Way You Make Me Feel" "Man in the Mirror" "Dirty Diana" "Another Part of Me" "Smooth Criminal" "Leave Me Alone" "Liberian Girl"

1990s	"Black or White" "Remember the Time" "In the Closet" "Someone Put Your Hand Out" "Jam" "Who Is It" "Heal the World" "Give In to Me" "Will You Be There" "Gone Too Soon" "Scream/Childhood" "You Are Not Alone" "Earth Song" "This Time Around" "They Don't Care About Us" "On the Line" "Blood on the Dance Floor" "HIStory/Ghosts" "Stranger in Moscow" "Is It Scary" "Smile"

2000s	"You Rock My World" "Cry" "Butterflies" "One More Chance" "The Girl Is Mine 2008" "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008"

2010s	"Hold My Hand" "Hollywood Tonight" "Behind the Mask" "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" "Immortal Megamix: Can You Feel It/Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough/Billie Jean/Black or White (Immortal Version)" "I Just Can't Stop Loving You/Don't Be Messin' 'Round" "Bad (Afrojack Remix) (DJ Buddha Edit)" "I'm So Blue" "Love Never Felt So Good" "A Place with No Name"

Other	"Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" "You've Got a Friend" "My Girl" "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" "All the Things You Are" "Too Young" "Working Day and Night" "Night Time Lover" "Muscles" "Say Say Say" "Somebody's Watching Me" "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)" "Centipede" "We Are the World" "Eaten Alive" "Twenty-Five Miles" "Get It" "2300 Jackson Street" "Just Good Friends" "Come Together" "Speed Demon" "Do the Bartman" "Dangerous" "Whatzupwitu" "D.S." "Tabloid Junkie" "Why" "I Need You" "We Be Ballin'" "Heaven Can Wait" "Speechless" "What More Can I Give" "Cheater" "Fall Again" "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008" "Beat It 2008" "Billie Jean 2008" "This Is It" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" "Mind Is the Magic" "Breaking News" "Monster" "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" "All in Your Name" "Price of Fame" "Chicago" "Loving You" "Slave to the Rhythm" "Blue Gangsta" "Xscape" "There Must Be More To Life Than This"

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