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Song written and composed by Jesse Harris, popularized by Norah Jones

For other uses, seeDon't Know Why (disambiguation).

"Don't Know Why"

Single byNorah Jones

from the albumCome Away with Me

B-side

"Lonestar"
"Peace"
"Cold Cold Heart"
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
"Crazy" (live)

Released

January 28, 2002 (2002-01-28)

Studio

Sorcerer Sound (New York City)
Allaire (Shokan, New York)

Genre

Jazz pop^[1]

Length

3:06

Norah Jones
Arif Mardin
Jay Newland

Norah Jones singles chronology

"Don't Know Why"
(2002)

"Feelin' the Same Way"
(2002)

"Turn Me On"
(2003)

"Don't Know Why" / "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
(2003)

"Sunrise"
(2004)

Alternative cover

Cover art for "Don't Know Why" / "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"

Audio sample

Music video

"Don't Know Why" onYouTube

"Don't Know Why" is a song written and composed by American singer-songwriterJesse Harris that originally appeared on his 1999 album,Jesse Harris & the Ferdinandos. Acover of the song later appearedNorah Jones' debut studio album,Come Away with Me (2002), and was released as her debut single on January 28, 2002.

Jones' version of "Don't Know Why" peaked at number 30 on the USBillboard Hot 100 and was a critical success, winning threeGrammy Awards in 2003 forRecord of the Year,Song of the Year, andBest Female Pop Vocal Performance at the45th Annual Grammy Awards. "Don't Know Why" was also successful abroad, reaching number five in Australia, number six in Croatia, and number 24 in New Zealand. The song was ranked number 459 inBlender magazine's "500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born".^[2]

Jones' piano-playing has been compared to that ofFloyd Cramer, having a "style and grace, a musical maturity not found in many keyboard players today."^[3]^[4]^[5]

Music video

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A music video directed by Anastasia Simone andIan Spencer was filmed in February 2002 and released later that year.^[6] It features Norah Jones performing the song on a gray beach at sunrise, on a rocky pier, and at a beach rental stand accompanied by a wooden piano while undersea images are projected onto the walls.

Track listings

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UK CD single^[7]

"Don't Know Why" – 3:05
"Lonestar" – 3:05
"Peace" – 3:51

Dutch CD single^[8]

"Don't Know Why" – 3:05
"Cold Cold Heart" – 3:38

French CD single^[9]

"Don't Know Why" – 3:05
"Lonestar" – 3:07

Australian CD single^[10]

"Don't Know Why"
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
"Lonestar"
"Peace"

UK CD single (2003)^[11]

"Don't Know Why" – 3:05
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" – 3:16
"Crazy" (live) – 3:29

Credits and personnel

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Credits are lifted from theCome Away with Me album booklet.^[12]

Recording

Recorded at Sorcerer Sound (New York City) and Allaire Studios (Shokan, New York)
Mixed atSear Sound (New York City)
Mastered atSterling Sound (New York City)

Personnel

Jesse Harris – writing, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Norah Jones – vocals, piano, production
Lee Alexander – bass guitar
Dan Rieser – drums
Arif Mardin – production, mixing
Jay Newland – production, mixing, engineering
Mark Birkey – assistant engineering
Ted Jensen – mastering

Charts

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Weekly charts

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2002–2003 weekly chart performance for "Don't Know Why"
Chart (2002–2003)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[13]	5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[14]	56
Croatia (HRT)^[15]	6
France (SNEP)^[16]	74
Germany (GfK)^[17]	82
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[18]	86
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[19]	24
Scotland Singles (OCC)^[20]	71
Scotland Singles (OCC)^[21] with "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"	78
UK Singles (OCC)^[22]	59
UK Singles (OCC)^[23] with "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"	63
USBillboard Hot 100^[24]	30
USAdult Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[25]	5
USAdult Contemporary (Billboard)^[26]	4
USAdult Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[27]	8
USPop Airplay (Billboard)^[28]	32

2022 weekly chart performance for "Don't Know Why"
Chart (2022)	Peak position
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)^[29]	20

Year-end charts

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2002 year-end chart performance for "Don't Know Why"
Chart (2002)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[30]	38
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[31]	25
US Triple-A (Billboard)^[32]	5

2003 year-end chart performance for "Don't Know Why"
Chart (2003)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[33]	77
USBillboard Hot 100^[34]	97
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[35]	7
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[36]	25

Certifications

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Certifications and sales for "Don't Know Why"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[37]	Platinum	70,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[38]	Gold	45,000^‡
Italy (FIMI)^[39] sales since 2009	Platinum	70,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[40]	2× Platinum	60,000^‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[41]	Platinum	60,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[42] with "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"	Gold	400,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[43]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Don't Know Why"
Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	January 28, 2002	Triple A radio	Blue Note	^[44]
United Kingdom	May 13, 2002	CD	Parlophone	^[45]
United States	June 24, 2002	Hot adult contemporary radio	Blue Note	^[46]
United States	August 5, 2002	Contemporary hit radio	Blue Note	^[47]
Australia	February 24, 2003	CD	Parlophone	^[48]
United Kingdom (re-release)	September 1, 2003	CD	Parlophone	^[49]

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External links

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"Don't Know Why" reviewed by Ted Gioia (Jazz.com)

v t e Norah Jones
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Come Away with Me Feels Like Home Not Too Late The Fall Little Broken Hearts Day Breaks Pick Me Up Off the Floor I Dream of Christmas Visions
Compilation albums	... Featuring Norah Jones Begin Again
Extended plays	First Sessions
Collaborative albums	New York City El Madmo Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles Rome Foreverly
Singles	"Don't Know Why" "Feelin' the Same Way" "Come Away with Me" "Turn Me On" "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" "Sunrise" "What Am I to You?" "Here We Go Again" "Thinking About You" "Not Too Late" "Sinkin' Soon" "Chasing Pirates" "Young Blood" "It's Gonna Be" "Happy Pills"
Concert tours	Little Broken Hearts Tour
Related articles	Wax Poetic The Little Willies (The Little Willies For the Good Times) Puss n Boots (No Fools, No Fun) Ravi Shankar (father) Anoushka Shankar (half-sister) Lee Alexander "Everybody Needs a Best Friend"
Category

Awards for "Don't Know Why"

v t e Grammy Award for Record of the Year
1950s	"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" –Domenico Modugno (May 1959) "Mack the Knife" –Bobby Darin (November 1959)
1960s	"Theme fromA Summer Place" –Percy Faith (1961) "Moon River" –Henry Mancini (1962) "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" –Tony Bennett (1963) "Days of Wine and Roses" –Henry Mancini (1964) "The Girl from Ipanema" –Astrud Gilberto &Stan Getz (1965) "A Taste of Honey" –Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1966) "Strangers in the Night" –Frank Sinatra (1967) "Up, Up and Away" –The 5th Dimension (1968) "Mrs. Robinson" –Simon & Garfunkel (1969)
1970s	"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" –The 5th Dimension (1970) "Bridge over Troubled Water" –Simon & Garfunkel (1971) "It's Too Late" –Carole King (1972) "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" –Roberta Flack (1973) "Killing Me Softly with His Song" –Roberta Flack (1974) "I Honestly Love You" –Olivia Newton-John (1975) "Love Will Keep Us Together" –Captain & Tennille (1976) "This Masquerade" –George Benson (1977) "Hotel California" –Eagles (1978) "Just the Way You Are" –Billy Joel (1979)
1980s	"What a Fool Believes" –The Doobie Brothers (1980) "Sailing" –Christopher Cross (1981) "Bette Davis Eyes" –Kim Carnes (1982) "Rosanna" –Toto (1983) "Beat It" –Michael Jackson (1984) "What's Love Got to Do with It" –Tina Turner (1985) "We Are the World" –USA for Africa (1986) "Higher Love" –Steve Winwood (1987) "Graceland" –Paul Simon (1988) "Don't Worry, Be Happy" –Bobby McFerrin (1989)
1990s	"Wind Beneath My Wings" –Bette Midler (1990) "Another Day in Paradise" –Phil Collins (1991) "Unforgettable" –Natalie Cole withNat King Cole (1992) "Tears in Heaven" –Eric Clapton (1993) "I Will Always Love You" –Whitney Houston (1994) "All I Wanna Do" –Sheryl Crow (1995) "Kiss from a Rose" –Seal (1996) "Change the World" –Eric Clapton (1997) "Sunny Came Home" –Shawn Colvin (1998) "My Heart Will Go On" –Celine Dion (1998)
2000s	"Smooth" –Santana featuringRob Thomas (2000) "Beautiful Day" –U2 (2001) "Walk On" –U2 (2002) "Don't Know Why" –Norah Jones (2003) "Clocks" –Coldplay (2004) "Here We Go Again" –Ray Charles &Norah Jones (2005) "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" –Green Day (2006) "Not Ready to Make Nice" –Dixie Chicks (2007) "Rehab" –Amy Winehouse (2008) "Please Read the Letter" –Alison Krauss &Robert Plant (2009)
2010s	"Use Somebody" –Kings of Leon (2010) "Need You Now" –Lady Antebellum (2011) "Rolling in the Deep" –Adele (2012) "Somebody That I Used to Know" –Gotye featuringKimbra (2013) "Get Lucky" –Daft Punk featuringPharrell Williams &Nile Rodgers (2014) "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) –Sam Smith (2015) "Uptown Funk" –Mark Ronson featuringBruno Mars (2016) "Hello" –Adele (2017) "24K Magic" –Bruno Mars (2018) "This Is America" –Childish Gambino (2019)
2020s	"Bad Guy" –Billie Eilish (2020) "Everything I Wanted" –Billie Eilish (2021) "Leave the Door Open" –Silk Sonic (2022) "About Damn Time" byLizzo (2023) "Flowers" –Miley Cyrus (2024) "Not Like Us" –Kendrick Lamar (2025)

v t e Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Awarded to songwriters
1950s	"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" –Domenico Modugno (1959)
1960s	"The Battle of New Orleans" –Jimmy Driftwood (1960) "Theme ofExodus" –Ernest Gold (1961) "Moon River" –Johnny Mercer &Henry Mancini (1962) "What Kind of Fool Am I?" –Leslie Bricusse &Anthony Newley (1963) "Days of Wine and Roses" –Johnny Mercer &Henry Mancini (1964) "Hello, Dolly!" –Jerry Herman (1965) "The Shadow of Your Smile" –Paul Francis Webster &Johnny Mandel (1966) "Michelle" –John Lennon &Paul McCartney (1967) "Up, Up, and Away" –Jimmy Webb (1968) "Little Green Apples" –Bobby Russell (1969)
1970s	"Games People Play" –Joe South (1970) "Bridge over Troubled Water" –Paul Simon (1971) "You've Got a Friend" –Carole King (1972) "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" –Ewan MacColl (1973) "Killing Me Softly with His Song" –Norman Gimbel &Charles Fox (1974) "The Way We Were" –Alan and Marilyn Bergman &Marvin Hamlisch (1975) "Send In the Clowns" –Stephen Sondheim (1976) "I Write the Songs" –Bruce Johnston (1977) "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" –Barbra Streisand &Paul Williams / "You Light Up My Life" –Joe Brooks (1978) "Just the Way You Are" –Billy Joel (1979)
1980s	"What a Fool Believes" –Kenny Loggins &Michael McDonald (1980) "Sailing" –Christopher Cross (1981) "Bette Davis Eyes" –Donna Weiss &Jackie DeShannon (1982) "Always on My Mind" –Johnny Christopher,Mark James &Wayne Carson (1983) "Every Breath You Take" –Sting (1984) "What's Love Got to Do with It" –Graham Lyle &Terry Britten (1985) "We Are the World" –Michael Jackson &Lionel Richie (1986) "That's What Friends Are For" –Burt Bacharach &Carole Bayer Sager (1987) "Somewhere Out There" –James Horner,Barry Mann &Cynthia Weil (1988) "Don't Worry, Be Happy" –Bobby McFerrin (1989)
1990s	"Wind Beneath My Wings" –Larry Henley &Jeff Silbar (1990) "From a Distance" –Julie Gold (1991) "Unforgettable" –Irving Gordon (1992) "Tears in Heaven" –Eric Clapton &Will Jennings (1993) "A Whole New World" –Alan Menken &Tim Rice (1994) "Streets of Philadelphia" –Bruce Springsteen (1995) "Kiss from a Rose" –Seal (1996) "Change the World" –Gordon Kennedy,Wayne Kirkpatrick &Tommy Sims (1997) "Sunny Came Home" –Shawn Colvin &John Leventhal (1998) "My Heart Will Go On" –James Horner &Will Jennings (1999)
2000s	"Smooth" –Itaal Shur &Rob Thomas (2000) "Beautiful Day" –Adam Clayton,David Evans,Laurence Mullen &Paul Hewson (2001) "Fallin'" –Alicia Keys (2002) "Don't Know Why" –Jesse Harris (2003) "Dance with My Father" –Richard Marx &Luther Vandross (2004) "Daughters" –John Mayer (2005) "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" –Adam Clayton,David Evans,Laurence Mullen &Paul Hewson (2006) "Not Ready to Make Nice" –Emily Burns Erwin,Martha Maguire,Natalie Maines Pasdar &Dan Wilson (2007) "Rehab" –Amy Winehouse (2008) "Viva la Vida" –Guy Berryman,Jonathan Buckland,William Champion &Christopher Martin (2009)
2010s	"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" –Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell,Beyoncé Knowles,Terius Nash &Christopher Stewart (2010) "Need You Now" –Dave Haywood,Josh Kear,Charles Kelley &Hillary Scott (2011) "Rolling in the Deep" –Adele Adkins &Paul Epworth (2012) "We Are Young" –Jack Antonoff,Jeff Bhasker,Andrew Dost &Nate Ruess (2013) "Royals" –Joel Little &Ella Yelich O'Connor (2014) "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) –James Napier,William Phillips &Sam Smith (2015) "Thinking Out Loud" –Ed Sheeran &Amy Wadge (2016) "Hello" –Adele Adkins &Greg Kurstin (2017) "That's What I Like" –Christopher Brody Brown,James Fauntleroy,Philip Lawrence,Bruno Mars,Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (2018) "This Is America" –Donald Glover,Ludwig Göransson &Jeffery Lamar Williams (2019)
2020s	"Bad Guy" –Billie Eilish O'Connell &Finneas O'Connell (2020) "I Can't Breathe" –Dernst Emile II,H.E.R. &Tiara Thomas (2021) "Leave the Door Open" –Brandon Anderson,Christopher Brody Brown,Dernst Emile II &Bruno Mars (2022) "Just Like That" –Bonnie Raitt (2023) "What Was I Made For?" –Billie Eilish O'Connell &Finneas O'Connell (2024) "Not Like Us" –Kendrick Lamar (2025)