Don't Know Why

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"Don't Know Why"
"Don't Know Why" cover
Single by Norah Jones
from the album Come Away With Me
Released July 2002
Format CD
Recorded 2001
Genre Pop/Jazz
Length 3:09
Label Blue Note
Producer(s) Norah Jones, Arif Mardin & Jay Newland
Chart positions

#30 (US), #9 (CAN), #3 (AUS)

Norah Jones singles chronology
Come Away With Me (2002) Don't Know Why (2002) Turn Me On (2003)

"Don't Know Why" was the debut single by Blue Note artist Norah Jones from her breakthrough 2002 album Come Away With Me. Although it only peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100, it was a critical success for Jones that helped established her as a respected new artist, and subsequently her album sold extremely well. The single went on to win 3 Grammy Awards in 2003 for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

The song was written by Jesse Harris, and originally appears on his 1999 album, Jesse Harris & the Ferdinandos. The song has since has been covered several times. Jazz Guitarist Pat Metheny played Don't Know Why in his solo album One Quiet Night

Billboard (North America)

Chart (2002) Position
The Billboard Hot 100 30
Adult Contemporary 4
Adult Top 40 8
Top 40 Mainstream 32
Top 40 Tracks 21
Chart (2003) Position
Top 40 Adult Recurrents 1