Question: who sings why you gotta be so cruel
Answer: `` Rude '' Single by Magic ! from the album Do n't Kill the Magic B - side `` Mama Did n't Raise No Fool '' Released October 11 , 2013 ( as a promotional single ) February 24 , 2014 ( re-release ) Format CD digital download Recorded 2012 Genre Pop reggae fusion Length 3 : 44 4 : 33 ( Zedd remix ) Label Latium RCA Sony Songwriter ( s ) Nasri Atweh Adam Messinger Mark Pellizzer Ben Spivak Alex Tanas Producer ( s ) Adam Messinger Magic ! singles chronology `` Rude '' ( 2013 ) `` Do n't Kill the Magic '' ( 2014 ) `` Rude '' ( 2014 ) `` Do