Tell Me Why (M.I.A. song)
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| "Tell Me Why" | ||||
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| Single by M.I.A. | ||||
| from the album Maya | ||||
| Released | 6 July 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 10 November 2009 | |||
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| Length | 4:10 | |||
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| Producer | Diplo | |||
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"Tell Me Why" is a song by British recording artist M.I.A. from her third studio album, Maya (2010). It was written by Maya "M.I.A." Arulpragasam, and Diplo, and production was handled by the latter.[1] The song was recorded at Red Bull Studios in Santa Monica, California on Diplo's birthday in 2009.[2] The producer admitted that "Tell Me Why" is his favorite song on the album, likening the track's sound to Wall of Sound and Motown.[3] The song incorporates elements of Sarah Lancaster's "The Last Words of Copernicus" as performed by the Alabama Sacred Harp Singers and recorded by Alan Lomax in 1959.[4] It was released worldwide as a digital download, under license to XL Recordings and N.E.E.T. Recordings, on 6 July 2010, as the fifth single from the album. No music video was made for the single, and M.I.A. has never performed it live.
