"Tell Me Why (The Riddle)" | ||||
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Single by Paul van Dyk featuring Saint Etienne | ||||
from the album Out There and Back | ||||
Released | 8 May 2000 [1] | |||
Genre | Trance [2] | |||
Length | 3:49 | |||
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Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Paul van Dyk | |||
Paul van Dyk singles chronology | ||||
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Saint Etienne singles chronology | ||||
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Audio sample | ||||
"Paul Van Dyk - Tell Me Why (The Riddle)" |
"Tell Me Why (The Riddle)" is a song by German DJ Paul van Dyk in collaboration with English indie dance band Saint Etienne,with Sarah Cracknell of the group on vocals. [3] Released in May 2000,the song peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart,giving both acts their highest-charting UK hit. A music video was made along with the song that can be found on the Global DVD.
German,US,and Australasian maxi-CD single [4] [5] [6]
UK CD1 and cassette single [7] [8]
UK CD2 [9]
UK 12-inch single 1 [10]
UK 12-inch single 2 [11]
German,US 2×12-inch single [12]
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [13] | 57 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [14] | 32 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [15] | 15 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [16] | 45 |
Ireland (IRMA) [17] | 19 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] | 82 |
UK Singles (OCC) [19] | 7 |
UK Dance (OCC) [20] | 1 |
UK Indie (OCC) [21] | 3 |
US Maxi-Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [22] | 11 |
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