“Why Didn’t You Name Me” is the fourth and remaining single from Macy Grey’s debut album, On How Life Is (1999).
Within the UK, “Why Didn’t You Name Me” grew to become Grey’s third consecutive prime forty hit on the UK Singles Chart. The only peaked at quantity twenty-five on the Grownup High 40 within the US and reached quantity twenty-nine on the High 40 Mainstream chart. Nevertheless, the tune missed the Billboard Scorching 100 and solely managed to chart on the Effervescent Beneath Scorching 100 Singles at quantity seven. Nonetheless, it stays Grey’s second-biggest hit within the US, Behind “I Strive”.
“Why Didn’t You Name Me” was launched on two CD codecs within the UK. The CD single contained remixes of “Why Didn’t You Name Me” and “I’ve Dedicated Homicide”, together with a stay recording of “I Can’t Wait to Meetchu”.
