Why Can’t I Be You?

Name: Why Can’t I Be You?
Duration: 3 min 15 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.8	Why Can’t I Be You?	3:15	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	GB2001-11-19	Fiction	FIXDVD32
1.8	Why Can’t I Be You	3:22	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	US2001-12-11	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	40229-2
1.8	Why Can’t I Be You?	3:15	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	AR2003	Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”), Fiction, Polydor S.A.	0731458952091, 589520-9
3.8	Why Can’t I Be You?	3:22	The Cure	Greatest Hits	The Cure	Album + Compilation	XE2007	Fiction, Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	0600753011539

drums (drum set) and percussion:	Boris Williams
electric bass guitar:	Simon Gallup
electric guitar:	Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) Porl Thompson
keyboard:	Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) Porl Thompson Lol Tolhurst
lead vocals:	Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
video director:	Tim Pope

music video for:	Why Can’t I Be You? (album original mix)

recording of:	Why Can’t I Be You?

lyricist:	Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:	Simon Gallup Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) Porl Thompson Lol Tolhurst Boris Williams

publisher:	APB Music Co.