50 Fun Facts About Why Don't We

On what date did Why Don't We officially form?

The five had met in Los Angeles about a year earlier, when all of them had popular YouTube channels.

What was Why Don't We's debut single, released in October 2016?

It came from their debut EP, Only the Beginning, and gave the first headlining tour its name.

What was the title of the band's debut EP?

It arrived on November 25, 2016, less than two months after the group formed.

How many EPs did Why Don't We release in total?

Alongside two studio albums; a discography count also lists 26 singles.

Which major label did the band sign with in autumn 2017?

The fourth EP, Invitation, came out the same month.

The band's fifth EP, released November 23, 2017, was themed around what?

Two of its tracks were co-written by the group's main in-house producer.

Early on, the band appeared in several vlogs by which YouTuber?

The exposure came in the run-up to the Invitation Tour in 2018.

What was the title of Why Don't We's debut studio album, released August 31, 2018?

It was released by Signature and Atlantic in the US and by Warner Music Group elsewhere.

Where did the debut album enter the US Billboard 200?

It also reached No. 25 on the UK Albums Chart.

Which of these was one of the three singles from the debut album?

The other two were "Talk" and the title track.

The title track of the debut album samples a drum break from which Detroit Emeralds song?

The single peaked at No. 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

In 2019 the band released a new song every month except which one?

That made eleven songs for the year, ending with "Chills" on December 30.

Which song opened the 2019 song-a-month run on January 16?

It was certified gold by the RIAA in April 2020.

Which song did the band release on Valentine's Day 2019?

Its music video followed two days later.

Which rapper features on the 2019 single "I Don't Belong in This Club"?

The humorous track went gold in August 2020.

"Don't Change" (April 2019) appeared on the soundtrack of which animated film?

It was the fourth of the eleven songs released that year.

Which June 2019 song was inspired by fans constantly asking the band to visit their country?

It was one of the first tracks the band's in-house producer co-produced.

Which British singer-songwriter wrote both "Trust Fund Baby" and "What Am I" for the band?

"What Am I" was co-written with Ammar Malik and Steve Mac, who also produced it, and went gold in June 2020.

Which song, released December 30, 2019, was the eleventh and last of the band's 2019 releases?

The group took a nine-month break shortly after its music video came out.

What was the lead single from the band's second album, released in autumn 2020?

It was the first song after an eight-month hiatus that began in early 2020.

The band's first Billboard Hot 100 entry, in 2020, peaked where?

It remained the group's highest-charting single.

The second album's lead single samples which Kanye West track from Yeezus?

The K-pop group AB6IX released a remix of it in January 2021.

What was the title of the band's second and final studio album?

It arrived on January 15, 2021, and was largely self-produced.

Where did the second album debut on the Billboard 200, the band's best chart position?

Producers on the record included Travis Barker, Skrillex and Timbaland.

Which of these producers worked on the second album?

Travis Barker and Skrillex also contributed, but the band produced most of it themselves.

What was the name of the YouTube documentary that followed the last month of work on the second album?

"Slow Down", the third single, arrived on December 17, 2020, while it was running.

In December 2021 the band released a cover of which holiday song by their main musical inspiration?

It followed the single "Love Back", released that October.

"Don't Wake Me Up" (January 2022) was a collaboration with which British DJ?

"Let Me Down Easy (Lie)", "Just Friends" and "How Do You Love Somebody" followed that spring.

Why was The Good Times Only Tour, due to start in June 2022, ultimately cancelled?

The dates were first pushed to July, then on July 6, 2022 the band announced a hiatus.

When the trial finally ended in February 2025, what did the band lose?

The mixed verdict had the members (except one) paying just a dollar each for breach of contract.

Which artist has the band cited as its main musical inspiration?

Others on the list include 5 Seconds of Summer, Boyz II Men, The Beatles and Post Malone.

Which member competed on season 14 of American Idol and finished ninth?

He auditioned at 15 with "Hallelujah" and "Straight Up" and became the youngest Top 24 finalist in the show's history.

The band member who was on American Idol can play roughly how many instruments by ear?

As a child his father took him to busk at Portland's art walks.

Who is the youngest member of Why Don't We, born May 27, 2001, and raised in Dallas?

He sang in the choir growing up and released his first post-hiatus solo single, "Caroline", in July 2024.

Who is the eldest member, born June 16, 1998, who grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota?

He had released an album, When the Daylight's Gone, and gone on the 2014 DigiTour before the band formed.

Which member was born in Dallas but raised in Virginia, and has cousins in the Dutch girl group Ogene?

He had a YouNow following and released the solo single "The Only One" in 2014.

Which member, born in Burbank and raised in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, became a father in April 2019?

He had released a solo single, "Liar", in 2016 and appeared in the short film Fearless Five.

In 2024 two members co-wrote "I Got You" for which K-pop girl group?

The eldest member and the Idol alum shared the credit; a third member later duetted with the group's Tzuyu on "Blink".

In which city did the five future members first meet, a year before forming the band?

At the time all five were releasing songs and performing as solo acts or in other groups.

How many shows were on the debut album's tour that began in March 2019?

The band kept releasing monthly singles while on the road.

Who were the American Idol judges when the band's future producer auditioned in 2014?

After Idol he briefly opened for Connick on his summer 2015 tour.

The Idol alum's debut solo album, released in March 2025, was called what?

Its first single, "The Older You Get", became a TikTok trend for nostalgic posts about the bands people grew up on.

Which K-pop boy group released a remix of the band's 2020 lead single in January 2021?

Remixes by Goldhouse, Vion Konger, James Hype and Taska Black were also released.

"Big Plans" was written by band members with which producer duo?

The credit also lists Jacob Torrey and James LaVigne.

What was the title of Why Don't We's second EP, released on April 21, 2017?

It spawned the band's second headlining tour, and two more EPs followed within weeks that June.

What was the second single from the album The Good Times and the Bad Ones, released December 4, 2020?

'Slow Down' followed less than two weeks later, on December 17.

Before the band, Daniel Seavey's father took him to busk at the art walks of which city?

Seavey was born in Vancouver, Washington, and grew up across the river in Oregon's biggest city.

What was the title of Daniel Seavey's debut solo EP, released August 11, 2023?

It collected singles such as 'Bleed on Me' and 'Can We Pretend That We're Good?'.

Corbyn Besson's 2024 single 'Panic' was a collaboration with which Swedish duo?

Earlier that year he had released 'Love Me Better', a song originally written and recorded by the band.

Jonah Marais's 2024 track 'Slow Motion' was a collaboration with which producer, Macklemore's longtime partner?

Marais had put out a five-track mixtape earlier that summer and announced his engagement in January 2026.