Why Not Me (Fred Knoblock song)

"Why Not Me" is a 1980 single by Fred Knobloch. The song was written by Knobloch along with Carson Whitsett. The song is sung from the point of view of a man attending the wedding of his former girlfriend and sadly wondering why he's not in the groom's position.

"Why Not Me"
Single by Fred Knobloch
from the album Why Not Me
B-side	"Can I Get a Wish"
Released	1980
Genre	Soft rock[1]
Length	3:43
Label	Scotti Brothers
Songwriter(s)	Fred Knobloch Carson Whitsett
Producer(s)	James Stroud
Fred Knobloch singles chronology
"Why Not Me" (1980) "Let Me Love You" (1980)

"Why Not Me" received its most airplay on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States, spending two weeks at number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.^[2] The single peaked at number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number thirty on the country singles chart.^[3]

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	18
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	30