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Don't Ask Me Why

original song written and composed by Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q5291428
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Don't Ask Me Why

Summary

Don't Ask Me Why is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Don't Ask Me Why's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Don't Ask Me Why's composer is recorded as Annie Lennox[4].
  • Don't Ask Me Why's composer is recorded as David A. Stewart[5].
  • Don't Ask Me Why's genre is pop rock[6].
  • Don't Ask Me Why followed Revival[7].
  • Don't Ask Me Why was followed by The King and Queen of America[8].
  • Don't Ask Me Why was performed by Eurythmics[9].
  • Don't Ask Me Why is part of We Too Are One[10].
  • Don't Ask Me Why's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Don't Ask Me Why was distributed by vinyl record[12].
  • Don't Ask Me Why was published on September 1989[13].
  • Don't Ask Me Why's lyricist is recorded as Annie Lennox[14].
  • Don't Ask Me Why's lyricist is recorded as David A. Stewart[15].
  • Don't Ask Me Why's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Don't Ask Me Why"}[16].
  • Don't Ask Me Why's different from is recorded as Don't Ask Me Why[17].
  • Don't Ask Me Why's form of creative work is recorded as song[18].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0759bd99-bc01-37e0-8498-4cbd892fc2de[20]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Don't Ask Me Why was Eurythmics[9].

Publication

Don't Ask Me Why was published on September 1989[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is pop rock[6]. It is part of We Too Are One[10]. It was distributed by vinyl record[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Don't Ask Me Why followed Revival[7]. It was followed by The King and Queen of America[8].

Why It Matters

Don't Ask Me Why ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Annie Lennox David A. Stewart Eurythmics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Eurythmics
    Part of → We Too Are One
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