Why
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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
- Grounding (metaphysics), a topic in metaphysics regarding how things exist in virtue of more fundamental things.
- Why?, one of the Five Ws used in journalism
Music
Artists
- Why? (American band), a hip hop / indie rock band formed in Oakland, California, in 2004
- Yoni Wolf, formerly known by the stage name Why?
- Why?, a 1990s UK folk band, two members of which later formed Quench in 2001
- Why (Canadian band), a rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1993
Albums
- Why? (Discharge album)
- Why? (Ginger Baker album)
- Why? (Jacob Whitesides album)
- Why (Prudence Liew album)
- Why? (They Might Be Giants album)
- Why (Taeyeon EP)
- Why (Baby V.O.X)
- Why, by Moahni Moahna
Songs
- "Why" (3T song), featuring Michael Jackson
- "Why" (Andy Gibb song)
- "Why" (Annie Lennox song), covered by DJ Sammy, Kelly Clarkson, Lara Fabian, Allison Crowe, and others
- "Why?" (Bronski Beat song)
- "Why" (The Byrds song), B-side to the single "Eight Miles High"
- "Why" (Carly Simon song)
- "Why" (Cathy Dennis song)
- "Why" (Frankie Avalon song), covered by Anthony Newley and by Donny Osmond
- "Why" (Gabrielle song)
- "Why?" (Geir Rönning song)
- "Why" (Glamma Kid song)
- "Why" (Godsmack song)
- "Why" (Jadakiss song)
- "Why" (Jason Aldean song)
- "Why" (Jieqiong song)
- "Why" (Lionel Richie song)
- "Why?" (Marika Gombitová song)
- "Why" (Mary J. Blige song), featuring Rick Ross
- "Why" (Miliyah Kato song)
- "Why?" (Mis-Teeq song)
- "Why" (Rascal Flatts song)
- "Why" (Sabrina Carpenter song)
- "Why" (Sonique song)
- "Why" (Tony Sheridan song), with The Beatles
- "Why (Must We Fall in Love)", a song by Diana Ross & The Supremes
- "Why, Why, Why", a song by Billy Currington
- "Why", by 4Minute from Best of 4Minute
- "Why", by Air Supply from Mumbo Jumbo
- "Why?", by Aminé from OnePointFive
- "Why", by Antique from Die for You
- "Why", by Average White Band from Cut the Cake
- "Why" by Avril Lavigne, B-side to 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 Bazzi from Cosmic
- "Why", by Basshunter from Bass Generation
- "Why", by Busted from A Present for Everyone
- "Why, Pt. 2", by Collective Soul from Blender
- "Why?", by Des'ree from Dream Soldier
- "Why! ...", by Enigma from Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!
- "Why", by Fleetwood Mac from Mystery to Me
- "Why", by Frankie Valli from Closeup
- "Why", by Helloween from Master of the Rings
- "Why", by Irene Cara from Anyone Can See
- "Why", by Jamie Walters from Jamie Walters
- "Why", by Jason Aldean, also covered by Shannon Brown from Corn Fed
- "Why", by Jocelyn Enriquez from All My Life
- "Why", by Joe Satriani from The Extremist
- "Why", by Limp Bizkit from Greatest Hitz
- "Why?", by Lonnie Mack from The Wham of that Memphis Man
- "Why", by Mario from Go!
- "Why", by Melanie Chisholm from Northern Star
- "Why", by Natalie Imbruglia from Left of the Middle
- "Why", by Ne-Yo from Non-Fiction
- "Why", by NF from The Search
- "Why", by Rooney
- "Why?", by Secondhand Serenade from A Twist In My Story
- "Why", by Shawn Mendes from Shawn Mendes
- "Why", by Stabbing Westward from Wither Blister Burn & Peel
- "Why", by Swift from Thoughts Are Thought
- "Why?", by Tracy Chapman from Tracy Chapman
- "Why", by Uriah Heep from Demons and Wizards
- "Why?", by Vanilla Ninja from Vanilla Ninja
- "Why", by Wide Mouth Mason from Where I Started
- "Why", by Yoko Ono from Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band
- "Why?", by Z-Ro from The Life of Joseph W. McVey
- "Why", written by Buddy Feyne, notably performed by Nat King Cole
- "Why", from the musical Tick, tick... BOOM!
- "Why", from the television series Fraggle Rock
- "Why (What's Goin' On?)", a song by The Roots from The Tipping Point
- "Why, Why, Why", a song by Eddie Rabbitt from Songs from Rabbittland
- "Why? Why? Why? (Is It So Hard)", a song by Paul Revere & The Raiders from The Spirit of '67
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
- Why? with Hannibal Buress, a Comedy Central television series
Places
- Why, Arizona, an unincorporated community in the United States
- Why, Lakes, South Sudan
Surname
Other uses
- Why the lucky stiff, or simply why or _why, a computer programmer and artist
- World Hunger Year (WHY), a charity organization
- Why?, a satirical wiki and subproject of Uncyclopedia