Why

Why may refer to:

• Causality, a consequential relationship between two events
• Reason (argument), a premise in support of an argument, for what reason or purpose
• Why?, one of the Five Ws used in journalism

Music

Artists

• Why? (American band), a hip hop indie rock band in Oakland, California
• Why? (U.K. band), a 1990s folk band, two members of which later formed Quench
• Why (Canadian band)

Albums

• Why (Prudence Liew album)
• Why? (Discharge album)
• Why, by Moahni Moahna

Songs

1950s

• "Why" (Frankie Avalon song)
• "Why", written by Buddy Feyne, notably performed by Nat King Cole

1960s

• "Why" (The Byrds song), also covered by Tomorrow
• "Why" (Tony Sheridan song), with The Beatles
• "Why?", by Lonnie Mack from The Wham of that Memphis Man
• "Why? Why? Why? (Is It So Hard)", by Paul Revere & The Raiders from The Spirit of '67

1970s

• "Why?" (Marika Gombitová song)
• "Why (Must We Fall in Love)", by Diana Ross & the Supremes
• "Why", by Average White Band from the album Cut the Cake
• "Why", by Fleetwood Mac from Mystery to Me
• "Why", by Uriah Heep from Demons and Wizards
• "Why", by Yoko Ono from Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band

1980s

• "Why?" (Bronski Beat song)
• "Why" (Carly Simon song)
• "Why?", by Tracy Chapman from Tracy Chapman
• "Why", from the television series Fraggle Rock

1990s

• "Why" (3T song), with Michael Jackson
• "Why" (Annie Lennox song)
• "Why" (Cathy Dennis song)
• "Why" (Godsmack song)
• "Why! ...", by Enigma from Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!
• "Why", by Helloween from Master of the Rings
• "Why", by Joe Satriani from The Extremist
• "Why", by Melanie C from Northern Star
• "Why", by Swift from Thoughts Are Thought
• "Why", by Wide Mouth Mason from Where I Started

2000s

• "Why" (Gabrielle song)
• "Why?" (Geir Rönning song)
• "Why" (Jadakiss song)
• "Why" (Jason Aldean song)
• "Why" (Ken Hirai song)
• "Why" (Lionel Richie song)
• "Why" (Miliyah Kato song)
• "Why?" (Mis-Teeq song)
• "Why" (Rascal Flatts song)
• "Why" (Sonique song)
• "Why, Why, Why", by Billy Currington from Doin' Somethin' Right
• "Why", by Antique from Die for You
• "Why", by Avril Lavigne, a B-side from the single "Complicated"
• "Why", by Ayaka from the single "Clap & Love"/"Why" and the theme song of the PSP game Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
• "Why?", by Des'ree from Dream Soldier
• "Why", by Jocelyn Enriquez from All My Life
• "Why", by Limp Bizkit from Greatest Hitz
• "Why", by Mario from Go!
• "Why?", by Secondhand Serenade from A Twist in My Story
• "Why?", by Vanilla Ninja from Vanilla Ninja
• "Why?", by Z-Ro from The Life of Joseph W. McVey
• "Why", from the musical Tick, tick... BOOM!
• "Why (What's Goin' On?)", by The Roots from The Tipping Point
• "I-E-A-I-A-I-O" or "Why?", by System of a Down

2010s

• "Why" (4minute song)

Other media

• Why (board game), a game based on the television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• Why? (film), a 1987 Czech film
• Why? (1971 film), a 1971 short starring O. J. Simpson and Tim Buckley
• Why? (book), a children's book by Tomie dePaola
• "Why?", an episode of the TV series As Time Goes By

Surname

• Alby Why, Australian rugby league footballer

Other uses

• Why, Arizona, U.S.
• Why the lucky stiff, or simply why or _why, a computer programmer and artist
• World Hunger Year (WHY), a charity organization

See also

• Reason, a human mental faculty that can derive conclusions from assumptions