"Tell Me Why" is a single by Exposé, released on December 9, 1989. It was written and produced by Lewis Martineé. The song was included on Exposé's second album, What You Don't Know. Lead vocals on "Tell Me Why" were sung by Gioia Bruno.
| "Tell Me Why" | ||||
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| Single by Exposé | ||||
| from the album What You Don't Know | ||||
| B-side | "Let Me Down Easy" | |||
| Released | December 9, 1989 | |||
| Length | 5:26 (album version) 4:35 (single version) | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lewis Martineé | |||
| Producer(s) | Lewis Martineé | |||
| Exposé singles chronology | ||||
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Reception
editReleased as the third single from What You Don't Know, "Tell Me Why" continued a successful streak for the group on the Billboard Hot 100 chart when it peaked at #9 in early 1990.[1] It was Exposé's seventh consecutive top ten hit on the Hot 100, dating back to "Come Go with Me" in April 1987. Remixes of the song were popular in U.S. dance clubs, allowing it to reach #3 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, the group's fifth top ten single on this survey.[2] The song reached the lower region of the UK Singles Chart, spending one week at #97.[3]
Music video
editThe music video shows the members of Exposé lip-synching the song interspersed with scenes implying urban gang violence. Lyrics such as Give me a reason for all this senseless crime / We can change it, why they have to die support an ultimate message of appealing to stop these sorts of activities. The video concludes with images of children playing and singing together on a playground.
Track listing
editU.K. 12" vinyl
edit- A1 - "Tell Me Why" 12" Remix (6:28)
- B1 - "Tell Me Why" Extended Remix (6:38)
- B2 - "Let Me Down Easy" (4:07)
Tracks
edit- United States 12 "Single
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tell Me Why" (No Name Mix Part 1 (Dub) / Part 2 (Vocals)) | 10:22 |
| 2. | "Let Me Down Easy" (Radio Mix) | 4:50 |
| 3. | "Tell Me Why" (Groovehouse Mix) | 7:37 |
| 4. | "Tell Me Why" (Extended Remix) | 6:40 |
- U.S. Promo CD Single
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tell Me Why" | 4:26 |
| 2. | "Tell Me Why" (Radio Edit) | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Tell Me Why" (Extended Remix) | 6:39 |
| 4. | "Tell Me Why" | 5:21 |
- UK Promo CD Single
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tell Me Why" (Dakeyne and Steve Anderson Remix) | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Tell Me Why" | 6:28 |
| 3. | "Let Me Down Easy" | 4:50 |
Performance on the charts
edit| Record chart (1989/1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
 Australia (ARIA Charts)[4]
|
157 |
 Canada (RPM (magazine))[5]
|
15 |
| Canada (RPM Top 100 Singles) [6]
|
34 |
 United States ( Billboard Hot 100)[7]
|
9 |
| United States (Hot Dance Music/Club Play)[7]
|
3 |
| United States (Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales)[7]
|
26 |
 Netherlands (MegaCharts)[8]
|
78 |
 United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart)[9]
|
97 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 215.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974–2003, (Record Research Inc.), page 94.
- ^ Official Charts Company infoOfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 20 May 2009. Archived 22 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Week commencing 28 May 1990". BubblingDownUnder. May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c "Artist Search for "expos%C3%A9"". AllMusic.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl".
- ^ "Expose: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 May 2020.