Tell Me Why (Prezioso & Marvin song)
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| "Tell Me Why" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Prezioso & Marvin | ||||
| from the album Back to Life | ||||
| Released | 20 April 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Italo dance | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | BMG Ariola | |||
| Producer(s) | ||||
| Prezioso & Marvin singles chronology | ||||
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"Tell Me Why" is the debut single by Italian dance group Prezioso & Marvin. Released in April 1999, it became an international hit, reaching the top ten in Italy and other countries in Europe and America. It is one of the songs which popularized the Italo dance genre.[1]
The song was written by Diego Leoni, Paolo Sandrini, Giorgio Prezioso, Andrea Prezioso and Alessandro Moschini, and produced by the members of the group. It samples Mike Oldfield's 1982 song "Family Man".
With this song, Prezioso & Marvin participated in the 1999 edition of Italian summer music festival Festivalbar. It was included in their 2000 debut album Back to Life.
"Tell Me Why" was certified gold in Austria.[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Tell Me Why" (Radio Mix) - 3:17
- "Tell Me Why" (Radio Edit Mix) - 4:31
- "Tell Me Why" (Extended Mix) - 5:10
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1999-2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria[3][4] | 2 |
| El Salvador[5] | 7 |
| France[4] | 53 |
| Germany[4] | 10 |
| Hungary[6] | 16 |
| Italy[3] | 4 |
| Switzerland[4] | 9 |
References
[edit]- ^ Affatigato, Carlo (2018-08-05). "La musica italo dance anni '90: le canzoni che hanno fatto storia". Aural Crave (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "Auszeichnungen Archiv". IFPI Austria - Verband der österreichischen Musikwirtschaft (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ a b "Marvin e Andrea Prezioso special guest al Room26". RomaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ a b c d "Prezioso feat. Marvin - Tell Me Why". Italian Charts. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "Los discos más vendidos en Iberoamérica y España". elsiglodetorreon.com.mx. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "Major Market Airplay – Week 17/2000" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 17. 2000-04-22. p. 29. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
External links
[edit]- "Tell Me Why". MusicBrainz.
- "Prezioso feat. Marvin – Tell Me Why". songbrief.de (in German).
- Simone Fattori (10 August 2020). Suoni nell'etere: Cento anni di musica e radio (in Italian). Vololibero. ISBN 9788832085198.