Why Don't They Understand

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"Why Don't They Understand"
Single by George Hamilton IV
B-side "Even Tho'"
ReleasedOctober 1957 (1957-10)
Genre Traditional pop
Length2:30
Label ABC-Paramount
Songwriter(s) Jack Fishman, Joe Henderson
George Hamilton IV singles chronology
"High School Romance"
(1957)
"Why Don't They Understand"
(1957)
"Now and for Always"
(1958)

"Why Don't They Understand" is a song written by Jack Fishman and Joe Henderson and performed by George Hamilton IV. It reached #10 on the U.S. pop chart, #22 on the UK Singles Chart, and #18 in Canada in 1958. [1] [2]

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The single was arranged by Don Costa. [3]

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