Reneé Rapp, Why Is She Still Here? | Song Review 🎵

Pop singer/songwriter Reneé Rapp eats on her short but high-flying, R&B-infused, situationship-themed ballad, “Why Is She Still Here?”.

“You got me lowering standards.” Ooh-wee, Reneé Rapp! Rapp has been on a tear leading up to her sophomore album, BITE ME.  The R&B-infused, compound-duple ballad, “Why Is She Still Here?”, marks the third advance single. Rapp, Alexander 23 (Alexander Glantz), Julian Bunetta, Omer Fedi, and Ali Tamposi penned it while Glantz, Bunetta, and Fedi produced it.  Only two-and-a-half minutes long, it is an engaging, high-flying, and stunning two-and-a-half minutes of music. 

First and foremost, Reneé Rapp eats. Her voice sounds beautiful, expressive, and nuanced to the nth degree. She brings the melodies and narrative of “Why Is She Still Here?” to life like a champ. In the first verse, she believes her partner…um… situationship… is still in love with another woman.  The signs are everywhere, including “that towel wrapped up around my head / And that note that’s stuck to the mirror I shouldn’t have read.” Even though this situationship is just that, Rapp disliked being introduced as a friend (“And yes, that’s what it is, but don’t you do that shit again”). The narrative of “Why Is She Still Here?” is entertaining, and for some, relatable.  In the first chorus, Rapp asks why the other woman is still in the picture.  In the final chorus, she adds, “Why I’m still here? /Say you w-want me like / ‘Why’s she still here.’” This is a prime example of a situationship, given that Rapp seems to be inching towards a relationship.  Backed by superb musical accompaniment (Omer Fedi’s bass, guitar, and synths kick ass and take names), Rapp does the damn thing in the short but sweet “Why Is She Still Here?”.