{{short description|2018 single by NF}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox song | name = Why | cover = NF - Why cover.jpg | type = single | artist = [[NF (rapper)|NF]] | album = [[The Search (NF album)|The Search]] | released = June 18, 2018 | recorded = | genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] | length = 3:08 | label = * NF Real Music * [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] | writer = * [[NF (rapper)|Nate Feuerstein]] * [[Tommee Profitt]] * Cole Walowac | producer = * NF * Profitt * Saint X | prev_title = [[Lie (NF song)|Lie]] | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = [[If You Want Love]] | next_year = 2019 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|zuJV-DAv_wE|"Why"}}}} }} "'''Why'''" is a song by American rapper [[NF (rapper)|NF]], released on June 18, 2018, as the lead single from his fourth studio album ''[[The Search (NF album)|The Search]]'' (2019). It was written and produced by NF himself, [[Tommee Profitt]], and Saint X of [[Capital Kings]].
==Composition== The song has been described as similar in style to rapper [[Hopsin]]'s "Ill Mind" saga, particularly due to its use of "dark, carnival-esque instrumental and the emotional yet violently charged lyrical nature." It finds NF pondering difficult questions, beginning with "what's your definition of success?"<ref name="HNHH">{{cite web |last1=Findlay |first1=Mitch |title=NF Ponders The Tough Questions On The Eerie "Why" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/99684-nf-ponders-the-tough-questions-on-the-eerie-why-new-song |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |access-date=January 30, 2024 |date=June 18, 2018}}</ref> He reflects on how he has been questioning his talents since his "[[Let You Down (NF song)|Let You Down]]" was certified triple platinum,<ref name="XXL">{{cite web |last1=Coe |first1=Kairi |title=NF Questions Everything in Haunting ''Why'' Video |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/nf-why-video/ |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |access-date=January 30, 2024 |date=June 25, 2018}}</ref> as well as his insecurities and feelings of angst.<ref name="HNHH" /> In the end, he admits people do not know him well.<ref name="XXL" />
==Music video== The music video was released alongside the single. It sees NF holding black balloons<ref name="HNHH" /> and in a dark, abandoned storefront, where he rides in a shopping cart. He can also be seen wearing "[[Joker (character)|Joker]]-esque" makeup. The video ends with him sitting alone before the screen fades to black.<ref name="XXL" />
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|16|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=January 30, 2024}} |- ! scope="row"| US [[Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/nf/chart-history/bubbling-under-r-b-hip-hop-songs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510124326/https://www.billboard.com/music/nf/chart-history/bubbling-under-r-b-hip-hop-songs |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 10, 2018 |title=NF - Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref> | 9 |- {{single chart|Billboarddigitalsongs|44|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=January 30, 2024}} |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2025|award=Platinum|access-date=December 5, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=NF|title=Why|relyear=2018|certyear=2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=NF|title=Why|relyear=2018|certyear=2020}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}
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