Why Can't I?

"Why Can't I?"
Single by Liz Phair
from the album Liz Phair
B-side	"Jeremy Engle" "Fine Again"
Released	September 8, 2003
Format	CD single airplay
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:28
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Lauren Christy Graham Edwards Liz Phair Scott Spock
Producer(s)	The Matrix
Liz Phair singles chronology
"Insanity" (2003) "Why Can't I?" (2003) "Extraordinary" (2004)

"Why Can't I?" is a song by American pop rock artist Liz Phair. It was released in September 2003 as the lead single from her self-titled album, Liz Phair. It reached number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, Phair's highest-charting single to date.

Composition

The song is written in the key of B major and has a tempo of 81 beats per minute.^[1] It follows a chord progression of B–B/A♯–G♯m7–E(add 2).^[2]

Music video

The video was directed by Phil Harder and was released in January 2004.

Chart performance

Chart (2003-04)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[3]	17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4]	37
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5]	32
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40[6]	7

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

References

1. "BPM Database - Browse". bpmdatabase.com. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
2. "Why Can't I?". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
3. "Ultratop.be – Liz Phair – Why Can't I?" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
4. "Charts.org.nz – Liz Phair – Why Can't I?". Top 40 Singles.
5. http://www.billboard.com/artist/307684/liz-phair/chart
6. http://www.billboard.com/artist/307684/liz-phair/chart?f=343