Why Me? (Irene Cara song)

"Why Me?"
Single by Irene Cara
from the album What a Feelin'
B-side "Talk Too Much"[1]
Released October 1983
Genre Disco
Length 3:55 (single edit)
7:02 (12" mix)
4:37 (album mix)
Label Geffen
Songwriter(s) Giorgio Moroder, Irene Cara, Keith Forsey
Producer(s) Giorgio Moroder
Irene Cara singles chronology
"Flashdance... What a Feeling"
(1983)		 "Why Me?"
(1983)		 "The Dream (Hold on to Your Dream)"
(1983)

"Flashdance... What a Feeling"
(1983)		 "Why Me?"
(1983)		 "The Dream (Hold on to Your Dream)"
(1983)

"Why Me?" is a song written by Giorgio Moroder, Irene Cara, and Keith Forsey and performed by Irene Cara.

The song was the first official single to be lifted from Cara's 1983 album, What a Feelin', although the album also featured the worldwide number one single "Flashdance... What a Feeling", which had been released six months earlier.

"Why Me?" continued Cara's run of hit singles, reaching the Top 20 on the Hot 100. It was even more successful in Australia and several European countries, where it peaked within the Top 5.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 5
Germany (Official German Charts)[3] 17
Norway (VG-lista)[4] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 4
UK Singles Chart[6] 86
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 13
US Dance Chart 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1984) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 43

References

  1. ↑ "7" Why Me? at discogs.com". Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 239. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ↑ "Musicline.de – Irene Cara Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Irene Cara – Why Me". VG-lista. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Irene Cara – Why Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  6. ↑ "OfficialCharts.com". Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Irene Cara – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Irene Cara. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  8. ↑ BigKev. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2017.


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