Why Can't I?

"Why Can't I?"
Single by Liz Phair
from the album Liz Phair
B-side
  • "Jeremy Engle"
  • "Fine Again"
Released September 8, 2003
Format
Length 3:28
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) The Matrix
Liz Phair singles chronology
"Insanity"
(2003)		 "Why Can't I?"
(2003)		 "Extraordinary"
(2004)

"Insanity"
(2003)		 "Why Can't I?"
(2003)		 "Extraordinary"
(2004)

"Why Can't I?" is a song by American pop rock artist Liz Phair. It was released in September 2003 as the lead single from her self-titled album, Liz Phair. It reached number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, Phair's highest-charting single to date, and only top 40 single. The single was certified gold, having sold 500,000 copies.[1] The song is featured on the 13 Going on 30 Soundtrack.

Composition

"Why Can't I?" is written in the key of B major and has a tempo of 81 beats per minute.[2] It follows a chord progression of B–B/A♯–G♯m7–E(add 2).[3]

Music video

The video was directed by Phil Harder and was released in January 2004.

Chart performance

Chart (2003-04) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4] 17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 37
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 32
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40[7] 7

References

  1. ↑ Liz Phair Sales Certifications
  2. ↑ "BPM Database - Browse". bpmdatabase.com. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  3. ↑ "Why Can't I?". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Liz Phair – Why Can't I?" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  5. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Liz Phair – Why Can't I?". Top 40 Singles.
  6. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/307684/liz-phair/chart
  7. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/307684/liz-phair/chart?f=343


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