Don't Know Why

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"Don't Know Why"
Don't Know Why (Norah Jones single - cover art).jpg
Single by Norah Jones
from the album Come Away with Me
B-side
  • "Lonestar"
  • "Peace"
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2002 (2002-01-28)
Studio
Genre
Length3:06
Label Blue Note
Songwriter(s) Jesse Harris
Producer(s)
Norah Jones singles chronology
"Don't Know Why"
(2002)
"Feelin' the Same Way"
(2002)

"Turn Me On"
(2003)

"Don't Know Why" / "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
(2003)

"Sunrise"
(2004)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Come Away with Me album booklet. [11]

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [36] Platinum70,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [37] Gold45,000
Italy (FIMI) [38]
sales since 2009
Platinum70,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [39] Platinum60,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [40]
with "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
Gold400,000
United States (RIAA) [41] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJanuary 28, 2002 Triple A radio Blue Note [42]
United KingdomMay 13, 2002CD Parlophone [43]
United StatesJune 24, 2002 Hot adult contemporary radioBlue Note [44]
August 5, 2002 Contemporary hit radio [45]
AustraliaFebruary 24, 2003CDParlophone [46]
United Kingdom (re-release)September 1, 2003 [47]

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