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Released on Island, also Mr. Brightside (The Killers), Somebody Told Me (The Killers) and Take Me to Church (Hozier)
Written by Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, also Smile (Lily Allen), Armagideon Time (The Clash) and Put It On (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
Part of Arkology, also Dyon Anasawa (The Upsetters), Grumblin' Dub (The Upsetters) and In These Times Dub (The Upsetters)
Written by Leroy Sibbles, also Pass the Dutchie (Musical Youth), Dum Diddly (Black Eyed Peas) and Baby (UB40)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Lee “Scratch” Perry produced 3 of The Heptones’s top 5 songs
Lee “Scratch” Perry produced 114 songs on fono
Lee “Scratch” Perry’s most frequent co-producer is Adrian Sherwood (22 songs together)
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd wrote 17 songs on fono
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Clement “Coxsone” Dodd and Leroy Sibbles
- Produced by
- Lee “Scratch” Perry
- Part of
- Arkology
- Released on
- Island
- Written by
- Clement “Coxsone” Dodd and Leroy Sibbles
- Produced by
- Lee “Scratch” Perry
- Part of
- Arkology
- Released on
- Island
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
Same writer: Leroy Sibbles
Same label: Island
Same release: Arkology
Same writer: Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
Same writer: Leroy Sibbles
Same label: Island
Same release: Arkology
Elsewhere
Sources (6)
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1MusicBrainz Why Must I was produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry
Why Must I was produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Why Must I was written by Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
Why Must I was written by Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Why Must I was written by Leroy Sibbles
4MusicBrainz Why Must I is part of the release Arkology
Why Must I is part of the release Arkology
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Island is the label of the song Why Must I
Island is the label of the song Why Must I
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Why Must I was released on 1997-07-14