Released October 1989 Genre Pop rock | Recorded 1988/89 Label RCA Records | |
Format 7", 12", cassette single, CD single Writer(s) Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart | ||
"Don't Ask Me Why" is a 1989 song recorded by the British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was written by bandmembers Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart with Jimmy Iovine. The song was featured on Eurythmics' album We Too Are One.
Contents
- 7 UK GER FR SPA AUS USA CAN K7 Single UK AUS USA CAN CD Single JAP
- 12 UK GER CD Single UK GER
- Limited 12 UK Limited CD Single Box Set UK
- References
The song was released as the second single from the album in the UK and the first in the United States. It is a lush pop song with melancholy and bitter lyrics which describe the ending of a love relationship. In it Lennox tells the subject "don't ask me why / I don't love you anymore / I don't think I ever did".
The song's music video, directed by Sophie Muller, features a performance by Eurythmics with various members of a backing band. Filmed in bright, saturated colors the finished clip drew comparisons to nightclub scenes in David Lynch's film Blue Velvet.
"Don't Ask Me Why" peaked at number twenty-five in the UK singles chart and became Eurythmics' last U.S. Billboard Hot 100 hit, peaking at number forty (and twelve on the US Modern Rock Chart).
7" (UK, GER, FR, SPA, AUS, USA, CAN) & K7 Single (UK, AUS, USA, CAN) & CD Single (JAP)
- "Don't Ask Me Why" (LP Version) – 4:21
- "Rich Girl" (Non-LP Track) – 4:09
12" (UK, GER) & CD Single (UK, GER)
- "Don't Ask Me Why" (LP Version) – 4:21
- "Sylvia" (LP Version) – 4:35
- "Rich Girl" (Non-LP Track) – 4:09
Limited 12" (UK) & Limited CD Single Box-Set (UK)
- "Don't Ask Me Why" (LP Version) – 4:21
- "Rich Girl" (Non-LP Track) – 4:09
- "When The Day Goes Down" (Acoustic Version) – 3:47
- "Don't Ask Me Why" (Acoustic Version) – 3:58