Why Don't You & I
Santana featuring Alex Band
2004
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release/version source checked.
Release: 2003
Release: 2003Source checked | Recent carryover
Alex Band vocal version released in 2003; the Chad Kroeger album version is from 2002. V3.7 gives this explicitly different guest-vocal recording its own reference; the original song-page entry and annual-list position are preserved.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Why Don't You & I - release / recording history
Alex Band vocal version released in 2003; the Chad Kroeger album version is from 2002. Source consulted 2026-10-13; not a complete discographic audit.
Why Dont You and I featuring Alex Band - licensed alternate version
Ceremony: Remixes and Rarities names Alex Band and labels this an alternate version from 2003. Distinct from Chad Kroegers 2002 Shaman vocal; no exact pressing or audio-file identity inferred.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The desire to start a relationship.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2002.html, position 77
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
Original 2003 alternate recording with Alex Band vocal
V3.7 separates this explicitly credited guest-vocal version from a former shared recording reference. Retained earlier list associations are historical metadata, not audio identification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
External chart association; scope is limited to the cited chart, not full discographic verification
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 2004 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription: title, artist and annual association only. Not a complete recording or songwriting review.
Why Dont You and I featuring Alex Band - licensed alternate version
Ceremony: Remixes and Rarities names Alex Band and labels this an alternate version from 2003. Distinct from Chad Kroegers 2002 Shaman vocal; no exact pressing or audio-file identity inferred.
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