Do n't Know Why - wikipedia Do n't Know Why For the song by SoundGirl, see Do n't Know Why ( SoundGirl song ). `` Do n't Know Why '' Single by Norah Jones from the album Come Away with Me Released July 2002 Format CD Recorded 2001 Sorcerer Sound ( New York City ) Allaire Studios ( Shokan, New York ) Genre Vocal Jazz Pop Length 3 : 09 Label Blue Note Songwriter ( s ) Jesse Harris Producer ( s ) Norah Jones Arif Mardin Jay Newland Norah Jones singles chronology `` Do n't Know Why '' ( 2002 ) `` Feelin ' the Same Way '' ( 2003 ) `` Do n't Know Why '' ( 2002 ) `` Feelin ' the Same Way '' ( 2003 ) `` Come Away with Me '' ( 2003 ) Come Away with Me 2003 `` Do n't Know Why '' / `` I 'll Be Your Baby Tonight '' ( 2003 ) Do n't Know WhyI 'll Be Your Baby Tonight2003 `` Turn Me On '' ( 2004 ) Turn Me On 2004 Alternative cover Cover art for `` Do n't Know Why '' / `` I 'll Be Your Baby Tonight '' `` Do n't Know Why '' Norah Jones 's `` Do n't Know Why '' from First Sessions and Come Away with Me Problems playing this file ? See media help. `` Do n't Know Why '' is a song written by Jesse Harris which originally appeared on his 1999 album, Jesse Harris & the Ferdinandos. It was the second single by American singer Norah Jones from her debut studio album Come Away with Me ( 2002 ). Jones 's version peaked at No. 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and was a critical success, helping establish her as a respected new artist, and subsequently her album sold extremely well. The single went on to win three Grammy Awards in 2003 for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. It remains Jones 's biggest hit single in the United States to date, and her only one to reach the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. The single was also a hit internationally and reached top 10 in several countries. The song charted at 459 in Blender magazine 's 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born. A music video directed by Anastasia Simone and Ian Spencer was released in 2002. Contents 1 Covers 2 Charts 2.1 `` Do n't Know Why '' 2.2 `` Do n't Know Why '' / `` I 'll Be Your Baby Tonight '' 2.3 Year - end charts 3 Other appearances 4 References 5 External links Covers Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny played `` Do n't Know Why '' on his 2003 solo album One Quiet Night. Smokey Robinson covered the song on his 2009 solo album Time Flies When You 're Having Fun. Aya Matsuura covered the song for her album Naked Songs. Ken Hirai : Japanese R&B singer performed the song on his album of covers entitled Ken 's Bar. The Japanese soul singer Juju included the cover on her single `` Donna ni tokutemo '' as a B - side. Vania Borges covered the song on the compilation album Rhythms del Mundo. Aliya Parcs covered the song on the compilation album Jam and Jive. It was featured on the video game Karaoke Revolution as a cover. The children 's television show Sesame Street parodied the song with Jones playing the song at a piano about the letter Y being missing and Elmo appears later with her, joining in singing the song. The sketch comedy show MADtv parodied the song in a commercial for the fictitious album Monotonous. The joke of the sketch is that the song sets the mood for wild parties despite its slow pace. Jazz fusion pianist David Benoit covered the song from his 2003 album Right Here, Right Now. Kenny G also covered his version together with American jazz pianist David Benoit on Kenny G 's 2004 album At Last... The Duets Album. British soul singer Kenny Thomas covered the song on his 2006 album Crazy World. Saxophonist Jimmy Sommers covered the song on his 2007 release Time Stands Still. Asaro and Wolcott covered the song on their 2010 EP Goodbye Note. Martin Taylor included this song on his album The Valley, and in a number of concerts including his performance at The Stables on the day John Dankworth died. George Benson included this song on his 2011 album Guitar Man. Go West included this song during their joint tour with Tony Hadley in 2004. Korean jazz duo Winterplay covered the song for their 2010 album Touche Mon Amour. Adrienne Hindmarsh covered the song for her 2012 album Jazz Moods. Korin Bukowski covered the instant save song selection on The Voice. In August 2015, Maris Racal covered this song during the # HappyBirthdayWish1075 celebration which made her won the awards `` Wishers ' Choice for Wishclusive Performance of the Year '' and `` Wishers ' Choice for Young Artist of the Year '' in the 2016 Wish 107.5 Music Awards. Charts `` Do n't Know Why '' Chart ( 2002 -- 03 ) Peak position Australian Singles Chart 5 Austrian Singles Chart 56 Brazilian Singles Chart ( ABPD ) 28 Dutch Singles Chart 86 French Singles Chart 74 German Singles Chart 82 New Zealand Singles Chart 24 US Billboard Hot 100 30 US Billboard Adult Contemporary US Billboard Adult Pop Songs 8 US Billboard Pop Songs 32 `` Do n't Know Why '' / `` I 'll Be Your Baby Tonight '' Chart ( 2003 ) Peak position UK Singles Chart 67 Year - end charts Chart ( 2003 ) Position US Billboard Hot 100 97 Other appearances WYEP Live and Direct : Volume 4 -- On Air Performances ( 2002 ) References Jump up ^ Come Away with Me liner notes. Blue Note ( 2002 ) Jump up ^ `` The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born : 51 - 100 Article on Blender : : The Ultimate Guide to Music and More ''. Web.archive.org. 2009 - 03 - 06. Archived from the original on 2009 - 03 - 06. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 27. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ) Jump up ^ `` A Thousand Kisses Deep overview ''. AllMusic. Jump up ^ `` David Benoit - Right Here, Right Now ''. JazzReview.com. Jump up ^ `` Time Stands Still overview ''. Allmusic.com. Jump up ^ `` News : 05.26. 09 : : ''. JimmySommers.com. Jump up ^ `` FULL WINNERS LIST : WISH 107.5 MUSIC AWARDS 2016 ''. ^ Jump up to : `` Do n't Know Why by Norah Jones - Music Charts ''. Acharts.us. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Brazil '' ( PDF ). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Steffen Hung. `` Norah Jones - Do n't Know Why ''. Lescharts.com. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Do n't Know Why / I 'll Be Your Baby Tonight by Norah Jones - Music Charts ''. Acharts.us. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ `` 2003 Year End Charts ''. Billboard.biz. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 22. External links `` Do n't Know Why '' reviewed by Ted Gioia ( Jazz.com ) Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Norah Jones Discography Awards and nominations Studio albums Come Away with Me ( 2002 ) Feels Like Home ( 2004 ) Not Too Late ( 2007 ) The Fall ( 2009 ) Little Broken Hearts ( 2012 ) Day Breaks ( 2016 ) Compilation albums... Featuring Norah Jones Extended plays First Sessions Other albums New York City The Little Willies El Madmo Here We Go Again : Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles Rome For the Good Times Foreverly No Fools, No Fun Singles `` Do n't Know Why '' `` Feelin ' the Same Way '' `` Come Away with Me '' `` Turn Me On '' `` Here We Go Again '' `` Sunrise '' `` What Am I to You ? '' `` Thinking About You '' `` Not Too Late '' `` Sinkin ' Soon '' `` Until the End '' `` Chasing Pirates '' `` Young Blood '' `` It 's Gonna Be '' `` Happy Pills '' Concert tours Little Broken Hearts Tour Related articles The Little Willies Puss n Boots Ravi Shankar ( father ) Anoushka Shankar ( half - sister ) Lee Alexander `` Everybody Needs a Best Friend '' Book Grammy Award for Record of the Year ( 2000s ) `` Smooth '' * by Santana ( Rodney Holmes, Tony Lindsay, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow, Benny Rietveld, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson ) featuring Rob Thomas engineered / mixed by David Thoener, produced by Matt Serletic ( 2000 ) `` Beautiful Day '' * by U2 ( Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr. ) engineered / mixed by Richard Rainey & Steve Lillywhite ; produced by Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois ( 2001 ) `` Walk On '' by U2 ( Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr. ) engineered / mixed by Richard Rainey & Steve Lillywhite ; produced by Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois ( 2002 ) `` Do n't Know Why '' * by Norah Jones engineered / mixed by Jay Newland ; produced by Arif Mardin, Jay Newland & Norah Jones ( 2003 ) `` Clocks '' by Coldplay ( Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Phil Harvey, Chris Martin ) engineered / mixed by Coldplay, Ken Nelson & Mark Phythian ; produced by Coldplay & Ken Nelson ( 2004 ) `` Here We Go Again '' by Ray Charles and Norah Jones engineered / mixed by Al Schmitt, Mark Fleming, & Terry Howard ; produced by John R. Burk ( 2005 ) `` Boulevard of Broken Dreams '' by Green Day ( Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Frank Edwin Wright III ) engineered / mixed by Chris Lord - Alge & Doug McKean, produced by Green Day & Rob Cavallo ( 2006 ) `` Not Ready to Make Nice '' * by Dixie Chicks ( Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison ) engineered / mixed by Chris Testa, Jim Scott & Richard Dodd ; produced by Rick Rubin ( 2007 ) `` Rehab '' * by Amy Winehouse engineered / mixed by Tom Elmhirst, Vaughan Merrick, Dom Morley, Mark Ronson & Gabriel Roth ; produced by Mark Ronson ( 2008 ) `` Please Read the Letter '' by Alison Krauss and Robert Plant engineered / mixed by Mike Piersante ; produced by T Bone Burnett ( 2009 ) Complete list ( 1960s ) ( 1970s ) ( 1980s ) ( 1990s ) ( 2000s ) ( 2010s ) Grammy Award for Song of the Year ( 2000s ) 2000 Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas - `` Smooth '' 2001 Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson - `` Beautiful Day '' 2002 Alicia Keys - `` Fallin ' '' 2003 Jesse Harris - `` Do n't Know Why '' Richard Marx & Luther Vandross - `` Dance with My Father '' 2005 John Mayer - `` Daughters '' 2006 Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson - `` Sometimes You Ca n't Make It on Your Own '' 2007 Emily Burns Erwin, Martha Maguire, Natalie Maines Pasdar & Dan Wilson - `` Not Ready to Make Nice '' 2008 Amy Winehouse - `` Rehab '' 2009 Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion & Christopher Martin - `` Viva la Vida '' Complete list ( 1960s ) ( 1970s ) ( 1980s ) ( 1990s ) ( 2000s ) ( 2010s ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Don%27t_Know_Why&oldid=800252137 '' Categories : 1999 songs 2002 singles Smooth jazz songs Norah Jones songs Grammy Award for Song of the Year Grammy Award for Record of the Year Song recordings produced by Arif Mardin Blue Note Records singles Songs written by Jesse Harris Hidden categories : CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Magyar 日本 語 Português Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 12 September 2017, at 10 : 44. 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Question: who wrote don't know why i didn't come
Answer: Jesse Harris