| "Why" | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Single by 3T featuring Michael Jackson | |||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Brotherhood | |||||||||||||||||||
| Released | January 11, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD | ||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1994 – 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | R&B | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 5:20 (Album Version) 4:10 (Radio Edit) |
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| Label | Epic MJJ Music |
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| Writer(s) | Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds | ||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Michael Jackson | ||||||||||||||||||
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"Why" is a song by 3T. It was written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and produced by Michael Jackson. This single belongs to the album Brotherhood and it was released in 1996. The song was selected to be part of HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, but it was taken out and Michael Jackson decided to give it away to his nephews. This song was well received in European and Asian charts.
A music video was produced to promote the single. The music video was released on the Michael Jackson's box set, Michael Jackson's Vision.
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 112[1] |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 71[2] |
| Australia Single Chart | 46[3] |
| Austria Chart | 21[4] |
| Belgium Chart | 10[5] |
| France Chart | 9[6] |
| Germany Chart | 29[7] |
| Netherlands Chart | 13[8] |
| New Zealand Chart | 9[9] |
| Sweden Chart | 14[10] |
| Switzerland Chart | 11[11] |
| UK Singles Chart | 2 |