Why So Serious (song)

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"Why So Serious"
Single by Alice Merton
from the album Mint
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2018
Length3:43
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Alice Merton
  • Nicholas Rebscher
Producer(s) John Hill
Alice Merton singles chronology
"Lash Out"
(2018)
"Why So Serious"
(2018)
"Funny Business"
(2018)
Music video
"Why So Serious" on YouTube

"Why So Serious" is a song by German-Canadian singer Alice Merton. [1] Merton co-wrote the song with producer Nicolas Rebscher. [2]

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Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3] 60

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References

  1. Williams, Matt (14 September 2018). "ALICE MERTON - Why So Serious?" . Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. "VIDEO: Alice Merton's 'Roots' Show with New Single 'Why So Serious'". 7 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. "Austriancharts.at – Alice Merton – Why So Serious" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 March 2019.