Why Must I Always Explain?
| "Why Must I Always Explain?" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Van Morrison | ||||
| from the album Hymns to the Silence | ||||
| A-side | "Why Must I Always Explain?" | |||
| B-side | "So Complicated" | |||
| Released | September 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Celtic, Folk-rock | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Van Morrison | |||
| Producer(s) | Van Morrison | |||
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"Why Must I Always Explain?" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1991 album, Hymns to the Silence. He used the same melody as on his 1971 song, "Tupelo Honey". He has often performed it live in his concerts over the years and occasionally has segued from one song to the next.