That's Why (You Go Away)

"That's Why (You Go Away)"
"That's Why (You Go Away)"
Single by Michael Learns to Rock
from the album Played on Pepper
B-side	"Time For Changes"
Released	28 August 1995
Recorded	1995
Genre	Soft rock
Length	3:59
Label	EMI
Songwriter	Jascha Richter
Producer	Michael Learns to Rock
Michael Learns to Rock singles chronology
Music video
	Michael Learns To Rock - That's Why You Go Away (with Lyrics Closed Caption) on YouTube

"That's Why (You Go Away)" is a power ballad by the Danish soft rock band Michael Learns to Rock. It was released on August 28, 1995 as the second single from their third studio album Played on Pepper. The song became one of the band's biggest international hits.

Background

"That's Why (You Go Away)" was released after the success of the album's first single, "Someday". The string arrangement of the song was released in the 2014 remastered edition of the album.^[2]^[3]

Music video

The music video for the song was released later in 1995. It was later released on Michael Learns to Rock's official YouTube account.^[4]

Track listings

No.	Title	Length
1.	"That's Why (You Go Away)"	3:59^[1]
2.	"Take Off Our Clothes (Extended Version)"	6:57^[1]
3.	"Time for Changes"	3:54^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[5]	1
France (SNEP)^[6]	32
Germany (GfK)^[7]	81
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	22

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Michael Learns To Rock - That's Why (You Go Away) - Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-11-12. Year - 1995 - That's Why (You Go Away) - 3:59 - Take Off Our Clothes (Extended Version) 6:57 - Time For Changes 3:54
↑ "Michael Learns To Rock - That's Why You Go Away Tracklist". September 26, 2014.
↑ "Michael Learns To Rock - That's Why You Go Away". November 14, 2014.
↑ "Michael Learns To Rock - That's Why You Go Away [Official Video] (with Lyrics Closed Caption)". YouTube. Warner Music Denmark. November 20, 2015.
↑ "Michael Learns to Rock – That's Why (You Go Away)". Tracklisten.
↑ "Michael Learns to Rock – That's Why (You Go Away)" (in French). Le classement de singles.
↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
↑ "Michael Learns to Rock – That's Why (You Go Away)". Swiss Singles Chart.

External links

Martha Speaks music video Archived 2024-12-15 at the Wayback Machine

[Discog1-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Michael Learns To Rock - That's Why (You Go Away) - Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-11-12. Year - 1995 - That's Why (You Go Away) - 3:59 - Take Off Our Clothes (Extended Version) 6:57 - Time For Changes 3:54

[2] "Michael Learns To Rock - That's Why You Go Away Tracklist". September 26, 2014.

[3] "Michael Learns To Rock - That's Why You Go Away". November 14, 2014.

[4] "Michael Learns To Rock - That's Why You Go Away [Official Video] (with Lyrics Closed Caption)". YouTube. Warner Music Denmark. November 20, 2015.

[sc_Denmark_Michael_Learns_to_Rock-5] "Michael Learns to Rock – That's Why (You Go Away)". Tracklisten.

[sc_France_Michael_Learns_to_Rock-6] "Michael Learns to Rock – That's Why (You Go Away)" (in French). Le classement de singles.

[sc_Germany_Michael_Learns_to_Rock-7] "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.

[sc_Switzerland_Michael_Learns_to_Rock-8] "Michael Learns to Rock – That's Why (You Go Away)". Swiss Singles Chart.

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