Why Not Nothing? / Sweet Brother Malcolm


"Why Not Nothing?" and "Sweet Brother Malcolm" are songs by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and are featured on his 2006 album, Keys to the World. The two songs were released on 4 December 2006 as a limited edition double A-sided 7-inch single from that album.

Track listing

Both songs written by Richard Ashcroft.
  1. "Why Not Nothing?" – 4:09
  2. "Sweet Brother Malcolm" – 4:51

Music video

The music video for "Why Not Nothing?" was directed by Max Dodson and features the Perspex Confession Box, which was the original working title for the album Keys to the World.
At the end of the video, Richard puts his guitar on the floor and the start of Music Is Power can be heard in the background.