Tell Me Why (Exposé song)

"Tell Me Why" is a song recorded by Miami-based vocal girl group Exposé for their second studio album, What You Don't Know (1989). Written and produced by the group's founder Lewis A. Martineé, the song was released as the third single from What You Don't Know on December 9, 1989, by Arista Records. Lead vocals on the song were performed by Gioia Bruno, while Ann Curless and Jeanette Jurado sung backup.

"Tell Me Why"
Single by Exposé
from the album What You Don't Know
B-side"Let Me Down Easy"
ReleasedDecember 9, 1989 (1989-12-09)
Recorded1989
StudioCountdown Recording
(Miami, Florida)
GenreNew jack swing
Length5:23
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Lewis A. Martineé
Producer(s)Lewis A. Martineé
Exposé singles chronology
"When I Looked at Him"
(1989)		 "Tell Me Why"
(1989)		 "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue"
(1990)

"Tell Me Why" continued a successful streak for Exposé in the United States when it peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1990.[1] It became the group's seventh consecutive Top 10 hit single on the Hot 100. Remixes of the song were popular in nightclubs across the United States, allowing it to reach number three on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart, Exposé's fifth Top 10 hit on this survey.[2] Overseas, "Tell Me Why" reached the lower region of the UK Singles Chart, spending one week at number 97.[3]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Tell Me Why" 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 atrocities. The music video concludes with images of children playing and singing together on a playground.

Track listing and formats
US 12-inch vinyl single
No.TitleLength
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)6:39
US CD single – Promo Only
No.TitleLength
1."Tell Me Why" (Remix Radio Edit)4:26
2."Tell Me Why" (Radio Edit)4:27
3."Tell Me Why" (Extended Remix)6:39
4."Tell Me Why" (Album Version)5:21
UK 12-inch vinyl single
No.TitleLength
1."Tell Me Why" (12-inch Remix)6:28
2."Tell Me Why" (Extended Remix)6:38
3."Let Me Down Easy"4:07
UK CD single – Promo Only
No.TitleLength
1."Tell Me Why" (Dakeyne & Steve Anderson Remix)3:59
2."Tell Me Why" (Dakeyne & Steve Anderson 12-inch Remix)6:28
3."Let Me Down Easy"4:50

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 157
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 34
Canada Top Dance Singles (RPM)[6] 15
Netherlands (MegaCharts)[7] 78
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 97
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 9
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[9] 3
US Hot Dance 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard)[9] 26

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 215.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974–2003, (Record Research Inc.), page 94.
  3. Official Charts Company infoOfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 20 May 2009. Archived 22 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Week commencing 28 May 1990". BubblingDownUnder. May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2013-08-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2013-08-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl".
  8. "Expose: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. "Artist Search for "expos%C3%A9"". AllMusic.
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