Why Try

Album: My Everything (2014)
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Songfacts®:

  • This pop anthem was penned by hitmakers Benny Blanco (Maroon 5, Rihanna) and Ryan Tedder (Beyoncé and Kelly Clarkson). It finds Ariana bemoaning the fact that her relationship with a guy drives her insane, but she loves the pain and can't live without him.
  • Ariana said she enjoyed the experience with OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder. "I love working with him because he understands what it's like as a vocalist to want the song that day," she said. "He'll literally let me take two takes of something and then he'll have it done by the time I get out of the booth."

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