Why Don't You (song)

"Why Don't You"
Single by Gramophonedzie
Released February 28, 2010 (Download)
March 1, 2010 (CD single)
Format Digital download, CD single
Genre Dance, Funky house, swing house
Length 2:50
Label Positiva Records, Virgin Records
Writer(s) Kansas Joe McCoy
Gramophonedzie singles chronology
"Why Don't You"
(2010)		 "Out of My Head"
(2010)

"Why Don't You" is a 2010 single from Serbian DJ Gramophonedzie. It was released on the 28 February 2010 as a download and on 1 March 2010 in CD format. It samples Peggy Lee's 1947 version of the 1936 song Why Don't You Do Right?.

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Critical reception

Fraser McAlpine of BBC Chart Blog gave the song a mixed review stating:

I'm detecting a theme here. After the burlesque boom and all the Winehouse wannabes - and Wiley's reworking of that song by White Town that samples that other song from the olden days - here comes dance music's tribute to the era of jazz, swing and blues. And when I say tribute, I mean taking an old tune and hitting it with a massive mallet until it cracks into a million pieces, then putting the bits back together with micro-robots and spraying it gold.

That is simply how dance music likes to pay tribute to things. Can you imagine how messy Fat Boy Slim's funeral is going to be? Loads messy, that's how. The song was awarded a 3 star.[1]

Track listing

CD single[2]
  1. "Why Don't You" (Radio Edit) - 2:50
  2. "Why Don't You" (Bingo Players Mix) - 6:13
Digital download[3]
  1. "Why Don't You" (Radio Edit) - 2:50
  2. "Why Don't You" (Trevor Loveys Remix) - 5:35
  3. "Why Don't You" (DJ Sneak Remix) - 6:45
  4. "Why Don't You" (GreenMoney's GramoPhountzied Remix) - 4:44
  5. "Why Don't You" (GreenMoney's GramoPhountzied Dub) - 4:50

Chart performance

Chart (2010) Peak
Position)
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 61
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[7] 12
UK Dance (The Official Charts Company)[8] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Italian Singles Chart[9] 79

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
"Won't Go Quietly" by Example		 UK Dance Chart number-one single
March 7, 2010 - March 14, 2010		 Succeeded by
"Rock That Body" by The Black Eyed Peas

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom February 28, 2010 Digital download[3] Positiva Records, Virgin Records
March 1, 2010 CD single[10]

References

  1. ^ Fraser McAlpine (21 February 2010). "Gramophonedzie - 'Why Don't You'". BBC. bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/02/gramophonedzie_why_dont_you.shtml#more. 
  2. ^ Gramophonedzie: Why Dont You (2010): CDS: hmv.com
  3. ^ a b Why Don't You - EP by Gramophonedzie - Download Why Don't You - EP on iTunes
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gramophonedzie – Why Don't You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Gramophonedzie search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
  6. ^ "Gramophonedzie – Why Don't You – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  7. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  8. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Dance Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  9. ^ FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Ricerche e dati di mercato
  10. ^ Why Don't You: Gramophonedzie: Amazon.co.uk: Music