Reason Why

"Reason Why" is a song by Scottish producer Sophie featuring Kim Petras and BC Kingdom. The track was released on 24 June 2024 as the lead single of Sophie's posthumous self-titled album, set to be released on 27 September.[1]

For the 1983 Angelic Upstarts album, see Reason Why?
"Reason Why"
Single by Sophie featuring Kim Petras and BC Kingdom
from the album Sophie
Released24 June 2024
Length3:52
LabelFuture Classic
Songwriter(s)
  • Sophie Xeon
  • Kim Petras
  • Eric Scoggins
  • Christopher Cummings
Producer(s)
  • Sophie Xeon
  • Benny Long
Sophie singles chronology
"Unisil"
(2021)		 "Reason Why"
(2024)
Kim Petras singles chronology
"When We Were Young (The Logical Song)"
(2023)		 "Reason Why"
(2024)

Background

Sophie's first studio album, Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides was released in 2018 to critical acclaim. Later on, Sophie was nearing completion of her second studio project before her sudden death in 2021.[2] After her death, Sophie's brother Ben Long announced his intention to release the project that she would "be happy with".[3] Up until 2024, very little posthumous projects were released by Sophie, including a collaboration with Jlin titled "Jsloipnhie".[4]

Release

On 21 June 2024, an hour-long video, which listed a date for 24 June 2024 at 6:30 PM London Time along with different time zones, was posted to Sophie's YouTube channel. On the date, the song was released, accompanied by an announcement that her posthumous album, Sophie, would be released in September of the year.[5]

Personnel
  • Sophie – production, writing
  • BC Kingdom – vocals
  • Kim Petras – vocals, writing
  • Eric Scoggins – writing
  • Christopher Cummings – writing
  • Benny Long – production
  • Alex Evans – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering

References
  1. Mitchell, Matt. "SOPHIE's Self-Titled Final Album to Be Released Posthumously on September 27". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. Strauss, Matthew. "First and Final Posthumous SOPHIE Album Announced". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  3. Muik, Isaac. "A new SOPHIE album, featuring previously unheard tracks, has been announced". Crack. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  4. Fu, Eddie (24 June 2024). "Final SOPHIE Album Announced with Lead Single "Reason Why" Featuring Kim Petras: Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  5. Mier, Tomás (24 June 2024). "A Posthumous Sophie Album Is on the Way". Rolling Stones.
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