Why Don't We, shortened to WDW, is an American boy band consisting of Jack Avery, Corbyn Besson, Zach Herron, Jonah Marais and Daniel Seavey.

The band originally formed on September 27, 2016,[1] after having all met in Los Angeles, California a year prior.

[16] The record debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200,[17] and was preceded by three singles: "Hooked", "Talk", and "8 Letters".

[26] On March 20, 2019, they released the humorous song "I Don't Belong in This Club" featuring American rapper Macklemore.

[28] On April 20, the group released "Don't Change", which was featured on the soundtrack album of the animated film UglyDolls.

[32] On August 23, they released "What Am I", penned by Ed Sheeran, who previously wrote "Trust Fund Baby".

[38] On September 29, 2020, the band released "Fallin' (Adrenaline)", the lead single from their second album, The Good Times and the Bad Ones.

The album is largely self-produced, although it also features the productions of Travis Barker, Skrillex, and Timbaland.

In January 2022, they released their next single in collaboration with Jonas Blue: "Don't Wake Me Up",[46] followed by "Let Me Down Easy (Lie)" in April,[47] “Just Friends” on May 13, and “How Do You Love Somebody” on May 31.

The band's North American tour, The Good Times Only Tour, was scheduled to commence in June 2022, but was canceled due to the litigation between Why Don't We current manager Randy Phillips and former manager David Loeffler.

[49] However, on July 6, the band announced that due to ongoing legal battles with their former management, they would be cancelling the tour and taking a hiatus.

[50] The band has cited Justin Bieber as their main musical inspiration, in addition to 5 Seconds of Summer, Boyz II Men, The Beatles, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Childish Gambino, Jon Bellion, Post Malone, Frank Ocean and CNCO.

On August 2, 2024, Besson released the song ''Panic'', a collaboration with Swedish duo NOTD.

Zachary Dean Herron (born May 27, 2001), the youngest member of the group, was raised in Dallas, Texas.

Jonah Marais (born June 16, 1998), the eldest member of the group, grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota.

[67] On Valentine's Day 2025, Jonah revealed in a joint Instagram post that he is dating singer and songwriter Zia Victoria.

On June 7, 2024, Marais released two solo songs called ''TWISTED LULLABY'' and ''Heaven''.

He also has released multiple songs on his own including his newest singles "Bleed on Me", "Can We Pretend That We're Good?