Why Does it Have to Be ( Wrong or Right ) - Wikipedia Why Does it Have to Be ( Wrong or Right ) `` Why Does It Have to Be ( Wrong or Right ) '' Single by Restless Heart from the album Wheels B - side `` Hummingbird '' Released April 1987 Format 7 '' single Genre Country Length 3 : 00 Label RCA Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Randy Sharp Donny Lowery Producer ( s ) Tim DuBois Scott Hendricks Restless Heart Restless Heart singles chronology `` I 'll Still Be Loving You '' ( 1987 ) `` Why Does It Have to Be ( Wrong or Right ) '' ( 1987 ) `` Wheels '' ( 1987 ) `` I 'll Still Be Loving You '' ( 1987 ) `` Why Does It Have to Be ( Wrong or Right ) '' ( 1987 ) `` Wheels '' ( 1987 ) `` Why Does It Have to Be ( Wrong or Right ) '' is a song written by Randy Sharp and Donny Lowery and recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in April 1987 as the third single from the album, Wheels. The song was Restless Heart 's third number one song on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 25 weeks on the charts. The B - side, `` Hummingbird '', was later released by Ricky Skaggs in 1990 from his album Kentucky Thunder. Contents 1 Music video 2 Charts 2.1 Year - End Chart 3 References Music video The music video was directed by George Bloom III and premiered in mid-1987. Charts Chart ( 1987 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 11 Canadian RPM Country Tracks Year - End Chart Chart ( 1987 ) Peak Position US Hot Country Songs 29 References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2008 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 348. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 177 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Restless Heart Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001. Record Research. p. 202. Preceded by `` A Long Line of Love '' by Michael Martin Murphey Billboard Hot Country Singles number - one single August 22, 1987 Succeeded by `` Born to Boogie '' by Hank Williams, Jr. Preceded by `` Whiskey, If You Were a Woman '' by Highway 101 RPM Country Tracks number - one single September 5, 1987 Restless Heart John Dittrich Paul Gregg Dave Innis Greg Jennings Larry Stewart Verlon Thompson Studio albums Restless Heart Wheels Big Dreams in a Small Town Fast Movin ' Train Big Iron Horses Matters of the Heart Still Restless Compilation albums The Best of Restless Heart Greatest Hits Larry Stewart albums Down the Road Heart Like a Hurricane Why Ca n't You Learning to Breathe Singles `` Let the Heartache Ride '' `` I Want Everyone to Cry '' `` ( Back to the ) Heartbreak Kid '' `` Til I Loved You '' `` That Rock Wo n't Roll '' `` I 'll Still Be Loving You '' `` Why Does It Have to Be ( Wrong or Right ) '' `` Wheels '' `` The Bluest Eyes in Texas '' `` A Tender Lie '' `` Big Dreams in a Small Town '' `` Say What 's in Your Heart '' `` Fast Movin ' Train '' `` Dancy 's Dream '' `` When Somebody Loves You '' `` Long Lost Friend '' `` You Can Depend on Me '' `` Familiar Pain '' `` When She Cries '' `` Mending Fences '' `` Tell Me What You Dream '' `` We Got the Love '' `` Feel My Way to You '' `` Wichita Lineman '' Other songs `` Hummingbird '' Larry Stewart solo singles `` Alright Already '' `` I 'll Cry Tomorrow '' Related articles Discography The Buffalo Club ( The Buffalo Club `` If She Do n't Love You '' `` Nothin ' Less Than Love '' This 1986 country song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Why_Does_It_Have_to_Be_(Wrong_or_Right)&oldid=762137449 '' Categories : 1987 singles Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Restless Heart songs RPM Country Tracks number - one singles Songs written by Randy Sharp Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks RCA Records Nashville singles 1986 songs 1986 country song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Singlechart called without song All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 26 January 2017, at 22 : 01. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings why does it have to be wrong or right
Answer: American country music group Restless Heart