"Warum?" (English: "Why?") is a song by German female pop-rap group Tic Tac Toe. The song was written by Thorsten Börger and tells about a close friend of the group members, Melanie, who had developed an addiction to drugs and died as a result of overdose.[2] "Warum?" was released as the lead single from their second album, Klappe die 2te (1997), on 24 February 1997 and was met with commercial success, reaching number one in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as well as number four in the Netherlands. The single sold 700,000 copies in less than two months and remains Tic Tac Toe's biggest hit.[3][4]
^Warum? (German, Austrian & Swiss CD single liner notes). Tic Tac Toe. RCA Records, BMG, Flash & Fly Musikproduktion. 1997. 74321 38669 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Warum? (German, Austrian & Swiss 12-inch single sleeve). Tic Tac Toe. RCA Records, BMG, Flash & Fly Musikproduktion. 1997. 74321 38669 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Warum? (European CD single liner notes). Tic Tac Toe. RCA Records, BMG, Flash & Fly Musikproduktion. 1997. 74321-497852.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)