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"Why I'm Here" is a song by the American hard rock band Oleander. It was the lead single from their major label debut album, February Son. The track was previously included on Oleander's eponymous EP in 1996 and their independent LP, Shrinking the Blob, in 1997. Despite comparisons to Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box," or perhaps because of them, "Why I'm Here" would become Oleander's best known song, charting higher than any of their other singles. The promotional CD single of "Why I'm Here" includes both the album version and a "No Strings Attached" version which omits the violin.

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rdfs:label	Why I'm Here (en)
rdfs:comment	"Why I'm Here" is a song by the American hard rock band Oleander. It was the lead single from their major label debut album, February Son. The track was previously included on Oleander's eponymous EP in 1996 and their independent LP, Shrinking the Blob, in 1997. Despite comparisons to Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box," or perhaps because of them, "Why I'm Here" would become Oleander's best known song, charting higher than any of their other singles. The promotional CD single of "Why I'm Here" includes both the album version and a "No Strings Attached" version which omits the violin. (en)
foaf:name	Why I'm Here (en)
name	Why I'm Here (en)
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dct:subject	1990s ballads 1996 songs 1999 singles Rock ballads Universal Records singles Oleander (band) songs
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Dawson's Creek List of Dawson's Creek episodes 1990s ballads 1996 songs 1999 singles Rock ballads Universal Records singles Oleander (band) Emo Allmusic Shrinking the Blob Oleander (band) songs Lead single Alternative rock February Son Nirvana (band) Hard rock Violin Post-grunge Refrain Grunge Heart-Shaped Box The A.V. Club Significant other Power ballad Steven Haigler Universal Records Major label
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album	February Son
artist	Oleander (band)
cover	OleanderWhyI'mHere.jpg (en)
genre	Alternative rock
headline	CD single (en) Promo single (en)
label	Universal Records
length	167.0 (second) 237.0 (second) 238.0 (second) 251.0 (second) 263.0 (second)
next title	I Walk Alone (en)
next year	1999 (xsd:integer)
note	Acoustic (en) LP version (en)
producer	Steven Haigler
recorded	1998 (xsd:integer)
released	1999 (xsd:integer)
title	Candy Store (en) Why I'm Here (en) Silver Lined (en)
type	single (en)
writer	Thomas Flowers and Oleander (en)
has abstract	"Why I'm Here" is a song by the American hard rock band Oleander. It was the lead single from their major label debut album, February Son. The track was previously included on Oleander's eponymous EP in 1996 and their independent LP, Shrinking the Blob, in 1997. Despite comparisons to Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box," or perhaps because of them, "Why I'm Here" would become Oleander's best known song, charting higher than any of their other singles. The melancholy power ballad features various hallmarks of post-grunge. A simple, clean guitar pattern strikingly similar to "Heart-Shaped Box" begins the song; the first three notes, as well as the dynamic contour, of both songs are indeed identical and largely responsible for its criticism. An additional guitar melody and drums enter shortly after with lonesome singing. The pre-chorus introduces a bittersweet violin and eventually enters an aggressive, heavy chorus. Lyrically, "Why I'm Here" describes people's vague resentment toward the narrator as well his/her indifference toward a significant other, singing "I can't love you anymore/I'm scared of the sound of it." The promotional CD single of "Why I'm Here" includes both the album version and a "No Strings Attached" version which omits the violin. The song was featured in the Dawson's Creek second season finale, "Parental Discretion Advised." (en)
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