| "Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right)" | ||||
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| Single by Restless Heart | ||||
| from the album Wheels | ||||
| Released | April 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Randy Sharp Donny Lowery |
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| Producer | Tim DuBois Scott Hendricks Restless Heart |
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"Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right)" is the title of a song written by Randy Sharp and Donny Lowery and recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in April 1987 as the third single from the album, Wheels. The song was Restless Heart's third number one song on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks within the top 40[1].
The music video was directed by George Bloom and premiered in mid-1987.
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 11 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Preceded by "A Long Line of Love" by Michael Martin Murphey |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single August 22, 1987 |
Succeeded by "Born to Boogie" by Hank Williams, Jr. |
| Preceded by "Whiskey, If You Were a Woman" by Highway 101 |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single September 5, 1987 |
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