We R Are Why
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{{Infobox song
| name = We R Are Why
| cover = Autechre-we.r.are.why.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Autechre
| album =
| B-side = Are Y Are We?
| released = 14 April 1996
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Ambient techno
| length = 14:43
| label = Warp
| composer =
| lyricist =
| producer = Autechre
| prev_title = Tri Repetae
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Envane
| next_year = 1997
}}
"We R Are Why" is an Autechre 12-inch single released by mail-order and available at some concerts, by Warp Records in 1996. It was written and produced by Rob Brown and Sean Booth.
Sean Booth:
"we r are why were the first two tracks we did on the ry30
they're both entirely done in the ry30 – with a bit of fx on the diff channels maybe, can't rem"{{cite web|last=Booth|first=Sean|title=AAA - Ask Autechre Anything - Sean and Rob on WATMM! – Page 9|date=2 November 2013 |url=http://forum.watmm.com/topic/81109-aaa-ask-autechre-anything-sean-and-rob-on-watmm/?p=2083780|accessdate=7 November 2013}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Sean Booth and Rob Brown
| title1 = We R Are Why
| length1 = 8:35
| title2 = Are Y Are We?
| length2 = 6:08
| total_length = 14:43
}}
There is intentionally no speed listed on the release. In an "AAA (Ask Autechre Anything)" on the site WATMM, Sean Booth stated "our original intention [was] to not write it on the record".{{cite web|last=Booth|first=Sean|title=AAA - Ask Autechre Anything - Sean and Rob on WATMM! – Page 71|date=2 November 2013 |url=http://forum.watmm.com/topic/81109-aaa-ask-autechre-anything-sean-and-rob-on-watmm/page-71#entry2086337|accessdate=7 November 2013}} The durations above were measured when the vinyl was played at 45 rpm.{{cite web|title=Autechre – We R Are Why. Are Y Are We? (Vinyl) at Discogs|website=Discogs |date=14 April 1996 |url=http://www.discogs.com/Autechre-We-R-Are-Why-Are-Y-Are-We/release/2503|accessdate=7 November 2013}}
References
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External links
{{Discogs release|release=2503|name=We R Are Why / Are Y Are We?|type=single}}
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