Song · Eurythmics
“Don't Ask Me Why” by Eurythmics
From the album We Too Are One (1989)
“Don't Ask Me Why” by Eurythmics appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 1989. It was first released in 1989 on the album We Too Are One. Its best result is #28 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #61 alternative song of 1989 and #418 of the '80s.
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"Don't Ask Me Why" comes off We Too Are One, the seventh Eurythmics album, and in 1989 it went out as the record's second single in Britain on RCA, while Arista made it the lead single in America. Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart wrote it together, and Stewart produced it with Jimmy Iovine.
The trick is in the contrast: the music is plush, glossy pop, but underneath it Lennox is delivering a bitter, melancholy account of a love that has run out, with no apology offered. Sophie Muller directed the video.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 73 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 | 107 |
| 1989 | 28 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 | 105 |
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