Tell Me Why
Exposé
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Echoes thunder. almost every night Why this prison, if we're all alike Look around you, look at all your friends Tell me, are they, just what they pretend Listen to my story, if you have the time Yes, we'll make a difference, if you really try Listen everybody and start to make it right One and all together, you feel it from inside Tell me why It echoes every night Why we fight Just to find who's wrong or right Don't let it slide You can't run and hide Tell me why Oh, won't you please tell me why Give me a reason, for this senseless crime We can change it, why'd they have to die Think of the children, tomorrow's their future Don't make them feel it's just another day Tell me anybody, why can't we live together End all the fighting, erase it all forever Listen for this reason, before it gets too late Soon there will be no one, no one left to hate Tell me why It echoes every night Why we fight Just to find who's wrong or right Don't let it slide You can't run and hide Tell me why Oh, won't you please tell me why [Oh oh oh oh] Won't you tell me, tell me why [Oh oh oh oh] Tell me why we fight [Oh oh oh oh] Tell me, tell me why [Oh oh oh oh] Won't you tell me why we fight So tell me anybody, why can't we live together End all the fighting, erase it all forever Listen for this reason, before it gets too late Soon there will be no one, no one left to hate So tell me [tell me why] [It echoes every night] It echoes every night [Why we fight] So tell me why we fight [Just to find who's wrong or right] Just to find who's wrong or right [Don't let it slide] Don't let it slide [You can't run and hide] Can't run and hide [Tell me why] Oh, won't you please tell me why Tell me [tell me why] [It echoes every night] Why it echoes every night [Why we fight] So tell me why we fight [Just to find who's wrong or right] Just to find who'w wrong or right [Don't let it slide] Don't let it slide [You can't run and hide] Don't let it slide [Tell me why] Oh, won't you please tell me why Game's are not where it's at Give it up no time for that Imagine people hand in hand No more fighting in this land Red, yellow, black or white Color's don't make up what's right Come with me and see the light We can start the peace tonight Let the music fill your life Now's the time to realize Don't be livin' in a lie, Can't you hear the people's cry? Can't you hear the people's cry?
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Written by: LEWIS A MARTINEE
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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13 facts about this song
Release Date"Tell Me Why" was released by Exposé in February 1989.
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Album InclusionThe song was featured on the group's second album, titled "What You Don't Know."
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Billboard Hot 100The track peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.
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SongwritersIt was written by the songwriting team of Lewis Martinee, the band's founder and primary songwriter, and Brunon Acardi.
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Music VideoThe music video for the song was directed by Dominic Orlando.
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Dance Charts"Tell Me Why" also made it on to the dance charts in the U.S.
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High RotationThe song got high rotations on mainstream radio airplay.
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Genre"Tell Me Why" is a dance-pop song, blending dance-intensive beats with pop music melodies.
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Cover VersionIn 2005, a Finnish band called Elysion released a cover version of "Tell Me Why" on their debut album.
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Last Hit SingleThis song was the last hit single for Exposé in the 1980s.
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Female GroupExposé was an all-female group, which was quite popular at the time of the release of "Tell Me Why."
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Simultaneous HitsWhen this song hit the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, Exposé became the first group to have 4 top 10 hits from a debut album.
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Critical Reception"Tell Me Why" received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising its catchy tune and others criticizing its standard dance-pop format.
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