Tell Me Why (The Kid Laroi song)

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"Tell Me Why"
Tell Me Why - The Kid Laroi.png
Single by the Kid Laroi
from the album F*ck Love
Released17 July 2020
Length3:15
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Kid Laroi singles chronology
"Go"
(2020)
"Tell Me Why"
(2020)
"Need You Most (So Sick)"
(2020)
Music video
"Tell Me Why" on YouTube

"Tell Me Why" (stylised in all caps) is a song by Australian rapper the Kid Laroi, released on 17 July 2020 as the second single from his debut mixtape F*ck Love (2020). An accompanying music video was released on the same day. The song was produced by OkTanner, Pharaoh Vice, Rio Leyva, Taz Taylor and MJNichols, and is a tribute to American rapper Juice Wrld. [1]

Contents

Composition

In the song, the Kid Laroi sings about his heartbreak of losing his friend and mentor, fellow rapper Juice Wrld, who died in December 2019. In emotional distress, he looks for answers and asks, "Tell me why, tell me why it's so hard to say goodbye" and "Watch all of my idols die, right in front of my eyes". [2]

Charts

Chart performance for "Tell Me Why"
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 49
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA) [4] 15
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] 86
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 77
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [7] 3
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [8] 4

Certifications

Certifications for "Tell Me Why"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9] Platinum70,000
Canada (Music Canada) [10] Platinum80,000
United States (RIAA) [11] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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