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 (Official German Charts)[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.

References

1. "Tic Tac Toe – Warum?" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
2. "Drohungen gegen die Mädchenband Tic Tac Toe" (in German). www.welt.de. 1 April 1997. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
3. Spahr, Wolfgang (26 April 1997). "Tic Tac Toe Threatened With Loss Of Name". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. p. 56. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
4. Henning Uhle (20 February 2017). "20 Jahre "Warum?" von Tic Tac Toe" (in German). www.henning-uhle.eu. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
5. Warum? (German, Austrian & Swiss CD single liner notes). Tic Tac Toe. RCA Records, BMG, Flash & Fly Musikproduktion. 1997. 74321 38669 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. Warum? (German, Austrian & Swiss 12-inch single sleeve). Tic Tac Toe. RCA Records, BMG, Flash & Fly Musikproduktion. 1997. 74321 38669 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. Warum? (European CD single liner notes). Tic Tac Toe. RCA Records, BMG, Flash & Fly Musikproduktion. 1997. 74321-497852.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
8. "Tic Tac Toe – Warum?" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
9. "Hits of the World — Eurochart". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 18. 3 May 1997. p. 49. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 26, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
11. "Tic Tac Toe – Warum?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
12. "Tic Tac Toe – Warum?". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
13. "Jahreshitparade Singles 1997". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 7 March 2019.
14. "Year in Focus — Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1997" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 52. 27 December 1997. p. 12. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
15. "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1997" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
16. "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1997". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
17. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1997" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
18. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1997". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 7 March 2019.
19. "Austrian single certifications – Tic Tac Toe – Warum" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
20. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tic Tac Toe; 'Warum')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
21. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Warum?')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 November 2021.