Warum?

"Warum?" (English: "Why?") is a 1997 single by an all-female German pop-rap group Tic Tac Toe. The song was written by Thorsten Börger and tells about a very close friend of the group members, Melanie, who had developed an addiction to drugs and died as a result of overdose.[1] "Warum?" was released as the lead single from their second album, Klappe die 2te and was met with major commercial success, reaching number one in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The single sold 700,000 copies in less than two months[2] and remains Tic Tac Toe's biggest hit.[3]

"Warum?"
Single by Tic Tac Toe
from the album Klappe die 2te
Released	24 February 1997
Genre	Pop-rap, R&B
Length	3:22
Label	RCA
Producer(s)	Thorsten Börger
Tic Tac Toe singles chronology
"Verpiss' dich" (1996) "Warum?" (1997) "Mr. Wichtig" (1997)

Track listing

CD Single "Warum?" (Single Mix) – 3:22 "Warum?" (Out of Space Mix) – 3:44 CD Maxi Single "Warum?" (Single Mix) – 3:22 "Warum?" (Score I) – 4:00 "Warum?" (Out of Space Mix) – 3:44 "Warum?" (Score II) – 3:33

12" Single 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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 1 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[5] 4 Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 9 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[11] 36 Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 5 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 53 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 38 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 17

Certifications

Region	Certification
Austria (IFPI)[16]	Gold
Germany (BVMI)[17]	Platinum
Switzerland (IFPI)[18]	Gold

References

1. "Drohungen gegen die Mädchenband Tic Tac Toe" (in German). www.welt.de. 1997-04-01. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
2. Spahr, Wolfgang (April 26, 1997). "Tic Tac Toe Threatened With Loss Of Name". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. p. 56. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
3. Henning Uhle (2017-02-20). "20 Jahre "Warum?" von Tic Tac Toe" (in German). www.henning-uhle.eu. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Tic Tac Toe – Warum?" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
5. "Hits of the World — Eurochart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. May 3, 1997. p. 49. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Tic Tac Toe – Warum?". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 26, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved March 4, 2020.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Tic Tac Toe – Warum?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Tic Tac Toe – Warum?". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
10. "JAHRESHITPARADE SINGLES 1997" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
11. "Year in Focus — Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1997" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14 no. 52. 1997-12-27. p. 12. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
12. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
13. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1997". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
14. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1997". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
15. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1997" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
16. "GOLD & PLATIN" (in German). ifpi.at. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
17. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). www.musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
18. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community" (in German). swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2012-07-07.