Warum?

"Warum?" (English: "Why?") is a song by German female pop-rap group Tic Tac Toe. The song was written by Thorsten Börger and tells about a close friend of the group members, Melanie, who had developed an addiction to drugs and died as a result of overdose.^[2] "Warum?" was released as the lead single from their second album, Klappe die 2te (1997), on 24 February 1997 and was met with commercial success, reaching number one in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as well as number four in the Netherlands. The single sold 700,000 copies in less than two months and remains Tic Tac Toe's biggest hit.^[3][4]

"Warum?"
Single by Tic Tac Toe
from the album Klappe die 2te
Language	German
English title	Why?
Released	24 February 1997 (1997-02-24)[1]
Length	3:22
Label	RCA BMG
Songwriter(s)	Thorsten Börger
Producer(s)	Thorsten Börger
Tic Tac Toe singles chronology
"Verpiss' dich" (1996) "Warum?" (1997) "Mr. Wichtig" (1997)

Track listings

• German, Austrian, and Swiss CD single^[5]

1. "Warum?" (single mix) – 3:22
2. "Warum?" (Score I) – 4:00
3. "Warum?" (Out of Space Mix) – 3:44
4. "Warum?" (Score II) – 3:33

• German, Austrian, and Swiss 12-inch single^[6]

A1. "Warum?" (Out of Space Mix) – 3:44

A2. "Warum?" (single mix) – 3:22

B1. "Warum?" (Score I) – 4:00

B2. "Warum?" (Score II) – 3:33

• European CD single^[7]

1. "Warum?" (single mix) – 3:22
2. "Warum?" (Out of Space Mix) – 3:44

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 1 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[9] 4 Germany (GfK)[1] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 9 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[14] 36 Germany (Media Control)[15] 5 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 53 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 38 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 17

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[19]	Gold	25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[20]	Platinum	500,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21]	Gold	25,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.