Why Tell Me, Why
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| artist = Anita Meyer
| album = Shades of Desire
| B-side = The Wind Will Come In Time
| released = August 1981
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| label = Ariola
| writer = Piet Souer, Gregory Elias, Martin Duiser
| producer = Martin Duiser
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"Why Tell Me, Why" is a 1981 song performed by Dutch singer Anita Meyer and it is one of her most notable songs. The song was composed by Piet Souer, Gregory Elias and Martin Duiser, and produced by Martin Duiser.{{Cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Anita-Meyer/Why-Tell-Me,-Why-72125|title=Anita Meyer - Why Tell Me, Why - hitparade.ch|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=1 December 2019}} It charted for 14 weeks.{{Cite web|url=http://www.popinstituut.nl/discografie/anita_meyer.3275.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050315104053/http://www.popinstituut.nl/discografie/anita_meyer.3275.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 March 2005|title=Nationaal Pop Instituut|date=15 March 2005|access-date=1 December 2019}}
Cover versions
- The song was covered in 1982 by French singer Julie Pietri as Je veux croire and became a hit in France.
- The song was also covered by Swedish singer Carola as Säg mig var du står for her debut album Främling (1983).{{Cite web|url=https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001886146|title=Främling {{!}} Svensk mediedatabas (SMDB)|website=smdb.kb.se|access-date=1 December 2019}} This version has become a popular party song among millennials in Sweden in the early 2020s,{{Cite web|url=https://www.gp.se/kultur/kultur/s%C3%A5-blev-carolas-l%C3%A5t-fr%C3%A5n-1983-en-partyhit-f%C3%B6r-millennials-1.32282401|title=Så blev Carolas låt från 1983 en partyhit för millennials|language=sv|date=11 August 2020|work=Göteborgs-Posten|access-date=10 April 2021}} and charted at number three on Sweden's Heatseeker chart.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2021&dspp=26|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 26|language=sv|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=2 July 2021}}
- In 2019, Little Jinder covered the song on the Swedish reality TV series Så mycket bättre. It peaked at number 61 in Sweden.{{Cite web|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Little+Jinder|title=Discography Little Jinder|website=swedishcharts.com|access-date=10 April 2021}}
- In 2020, Carola released a new version of Säg mig var du står as a featuring Swedish singer Zara Larsson. While the original version never charted, the duet reached number 1 on the Svensktoppen.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/a/kRRJbQ/carola-etta-pa-svensktoppen-efter-37-ar|title=Carola etta på Svensktoppen efter 37 år|date=25 October 2020|work=Aftonbladet|agency=TT News Agency|language=sv|access-date=10 April 2021}} It also peaked at number two on the Sverigetopplistan and has been certified double platinum in Sweden.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2021&dspp=13|title=Veckolista Singlar, vecka 13|language=sv|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=10 April 2021}} It was first performed live at Gröna Lund in Stockholm during the summer of 2020. The re-recording was later included on the Swedish Summer edition of Poster Girl.
Other versions and remixes
The single has been remixed twice, first in 2009 by Offer Nissim and in 2011 by Dutch DJ Gailliano (with Meyer getting credit in the latter). The song is also sampled heavily in F.R.A.N.K.'s single "Discotex (Yah!)", which reached number one on Belgium's Ultratop 50 chart in January 2011.
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1981)
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| {{Single chart|Flanders|1|artist=Anita Meyer|song=Why Tell Me, Why|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Single chart|Dutch40|1|year=1981|week=39|rowheader=true|access-date=28 September 2021}} |
| {{Single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=Anita Meyer|song=Why Tell Me, Why|rowheader=true|access-date=28 September 2021}} |
| {{Single chart|New Zealand|49|artist=Anita Meyer|song=Why Tell Me, Why|rowheader=true}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1981)
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| scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1981|title=Jaaroverzichten 1981|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=28 September 2021}}
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| scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1981|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1981|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=28 September 2021}}
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| scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1981&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1981|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=28 September 2021}}
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See also
References
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Category:Songs written by Piet Souer
Category:Ariola Records singles