Why Do You Love Me (song)

“Why Do You Love Me”
Song by Adele from the album 25
Released	November 20, 2015
Length	3:59
Label	XL Recordings
Writer(s)	Adele Adkins, Rick Nowels
Producer(s)	Ariel Rechtshaid
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“Why Do You Love Me” is a song recorded by Adele, taken from her third studio album, 25. It appears as the third bonus track on the Target and Japanese deluxe editions of the album. The song was written by Adele and Rick Nowels and produced by Ariel Rechtshaid. Originally considered for inclusion on the standard edition of 25, “Why Do You Love Me” was cut from the album at the last minute and added later as a bonus track.

Background

Adele revealed to Rolling Stone that “Why Do You Love Me” was originally included on 25, but was cut at the last minute and added back in later as a bonus track:

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I don’t want to put a song on because only I fucking connect with it. And ‘Why Do You Love Me,’ I felt like no one else was really connecting with — in terms of my friends and people that I work with. I loved it, but everyone else was just like, ‘eh’ whenever they heard it.

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Credits

Personnel

• Adele – songwriting, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Rick Nowels – songwriting
• Ariel Rechtshaid – producer, engineer, programmer, synthesizer, percussion
• Gus Seyffert – bass
• Will Canzoneri – clavinet, piano
• Joey Waronker – drums
• Benji Lysaght – guitar
• Roger Manning Jr. – synthesizer
• Chris Kaysch – engineer
• Dave Shiffman – engineer
• Liam Nolan – engineer
• Nick Rowe – engineer
• Manny Marroquin – mixer
• Chris Galland – mixing assistant
• Ike Schultz – mixing assistant

Lyrics

Why do you love me, do you love me? Why do you love me, do you love me? Why do you love me, do you love me? Why do you love me? Why do you love me, do you love me? Why do you love me, do you love me? Why do you love me, do you love me? Why do you love me? Why do you love me? There must be something in the water Cause baby I’m in deeper than I knew How do you keep me coming back for more After all we’ve been through I can’t decide if I should run and hide It’s above and beyond me, it’s out of my hands Your love drives me crazy, it’s hard to understand just why I want you to love me I want you to love me I want you to love me I want you to love me Who knows why I love you It could be something in the air I breath Whatever it is, I depend on it Where does the time go? I spend every single moment daydreaming of you I can't describe how I feel, it feels right It’s above and beyond me, it’s out of my hands Your love drives me crazy, it’s hard to understand just why I want you to love me I want you to love me I want you to love me I want you to love me You were a shot in the dark that blew me away And you left your mark and it never will fade You ignited a spark, let the fires away Are you ready, ready? You have a place in my heart that will always be yours You are the peak and dark of my universe Every piece and part, you were the first I am ready, ready It’s above and beyond me, it’s out of my hands Your love drives me crazy, it’s hard to understand just why I want you to love me I want you to love me I want you to love me I want you It’s above and beyond me, it’s out of my hands Your love drives me crazy, it’s hard to understand just why I want you to love me I want you to love me I want you to love me I want you to love me Why do you love me, do you love me? Why do you love me, do you love me? Why do you love me, do you love me? Why do you love me, do you love me?