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
• 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

• Alby Why, an Australian rugby league footballer
• Jack Why, an Australian rugby league footballer

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

See also

• Wai, a form of Thai greeting
• Wye (disambiguation)
• Y (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles containing why