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Artwork for Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can’t Have) Reba McEntire

Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can’t Have)

Reba McEntire

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  1. Released on Mercury Records, also Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi), Space Oddity (David Bowie) and You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi)

  2. Part of Behind the Scene, also There Ain't No Future in This, One Good Reason and Reasons

  3. Released on PolyGram Records, also Count on Me (The Statler Brothers), There Ain't No Future in This and My Spine (Björk)

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Written by
Dave Woodward and Don King
Part of
Behind the Scene
Released on
Mercury Records and PolyGram Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can’t Have) was written by Dave Woodward

    Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can’t Have) was written by Dave Woodward

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can’t Have) was written by Don King

    Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can’t Have) was written by Don King

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can’t Have) is part of the release Behind the Scene

    Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can’t Have) is part of the release Behind the Scene

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Mercury Records is the label of the song Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can’t Have)

    Mercury Records is the label of the song Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can’t Have)

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz PolyGram Records is the label of the song Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can’t Have)

    PolyGram Records is the label of the song Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can’t Have)

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can’t Have) was released on 1983-08-15

    Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can’t Have) was released on 1983-08-15

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026