# Find Out Why

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1989 single by Inspiral Carpets

"Find Out Why" Single by Inspiral Carpets from the album Cool as Fuck Released August 1989 Recorded May–June 1989 Square One Genre Punk rock, progressive rock Length 2:03 Label Cow Records Songwriters Graham Lambert Clint Boon Martyn Walsh Craig Gill Tom Hingley[1]

"**Find Out Why**" is a single by the British punk rock and progressive rock group [Inspiral Carpets](/source/Inspiral_Carpets). It was released in August 1989, with plane crash as a 16-minute B-side.[2] In 1990, it was re-released in the US as the *[Cool as Fuck](/source/Cool_as_Fuck)* EP, which included the bonus tracks "[Joe](/source/Joe_(Inspiral_Carpets_song))" and "Out of Time". The EP featured a modified version of the single's, with a different shade of green and the title and logo overlaid.

Later that year, the track was rewritten as the theme tune for *[The 8:15 from Manchester](/source/The_8%3A15_from_Manchester)*.

## B-sides

The 7" version does not contain the B-side "Plane Crash". The track was recorded live to 2 inch tape in one take.

According to the liner notes track of the *[Keep the Circle](/source/Keep_the_Circle)* compilation, "Plane Crash" was intended to be as long as the master tape would allow. The original song is said to have run an hour long. The spoken line "We've got ten minutes" by Tom Hingley at the 10:06 mark of the track is said to have been in response to someone asking what time it was. The abrupt cut-out at the end of the song is due to the tape running out.

## Track listing

No. Title Length 1. "Find Out Why" 2:03 2. "So Far" 2:10 3. "Plane Crash" 16:37

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["ASCAP Repertory entry for this song"](https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/360725191). *ASCAP*. Retrieved May 18, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Discogs_2-0)** ["Inspiral Carpets – Find Out Why"](http://www.discogs.com/Inspiral-Carpets-Find-Out-Why/release/367100). [Discogs](/source/Discogs). Retrieved 1 November 2013.

v t e Inspiral Carpets Graham Lambert Craig Gill Clint Boon Tom Hingley Martyn Walsh Studio albums Life The Beast Inside Revenge of the Goldfish Devil Hopping Inspiral Carpets Demo albums Cow Dung 4 EPs Cool as Fuck Singles "Joe" "Find Out Why" "This Is How It Feels" Compilations The Singles Cool As Greatest Hits Keep the Circle: B-Sides and Udder Stuff Related Discography Tom Hingley and the Lovers The Clint Boon Experience Too Much Texas The Rainkings

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