Why

"Why" is one of the early songs performed by The Beatles when they were backing Tony Sheridan as The Beat Brothers. In the UK, it is the B-side of the instrumental rock tune "Cry for a Shadow". Originally intended to be the A-side, the record label Polydor chose not to release it (at that time). When The Beatles were gaining popularity by 1964, the record label decided to release it with "Cry for a Shadow" as the A-side and "Why" as its B-side. In the US and Canada, it was released as originally intended, by the North American record label MGM with "Why" as the A-side and "Cry for a Shadow" as the B-side, due to it being an instrumental.

Credits
Tony Sheridan – lead vocals John Lennon – rhythm guitar Paul McCartney – bass guitar George Harrison – lead guitar Pete Best – drums Karl Hinze – engineer