Right to Be Wrong

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"Right to Be Wrong"
Joss Stone - Right To Be Wrong single cover.jpg
Single by Joss Stone
from the album Mind Body & Soul
B-side"Jet Lag" (live)
Released29 November 2004 (2004-11-29)
Recorded
Length
  • 4:40 (album version)
  • 4:00 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Joss Stone singles chronology
"You Had Me"
(2004) 		"Right to Be Wrong"
(2004) 		"Spoiled"
(2005)

"Right to Be Wrong" is a song by English singer and songwriter Joss Stone from her second studio album, Mind Body & Soul (2004). Written by Stone, Desmond Child and Betty Wright, the track was released in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2004 as the album's second single. It peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart, where it stayed for six weeks. It was later included on the 2011 compilation album The Best of Joss Stone 2003–2009. The song was covered in Spanish by Mexican rock singer Alejandra Guzmán on her 2004 album Lipstick, retitled "Tengo Derecho a Estar Mal" (meaning "I've Got the Right to Be Wrong").

Stone performed a folk version of the song when she made a cameo appearance as herself in the third season of the American series American Dreams, in the episode "Starting Over", which aired on 30 January 2005.

Critical reception[]

Entertainment Weekly's David Browne says that "Right to Be Wrong, [is] a weirdly defensive song given Stone's out-of-the-gate success".[1] Yahoo! Music's Dan Gennoe called it "late night smoulder".[2]

Commercial performance[]

"Right to Be Wrong" debuted and peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] In United States, the song peaked at numbers 10 and 27 on the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay and Adult Top 40, respectively.[4][5]

Track listings[]

UK CD single[6]

  1. "Right to Be Wrong" – 4:39
  2. "The Player" – 4:42
  3. "Don't Know How" (live performance from AOL Sessions) – 5:27

UK 7-inch single and European CD single[7][8]

  1. "Right to Be Wrong" – 4:39
  2. "Jet Lag" (acoustic live performance from AOL Sessions) – 4:21

US promo CD[9]

  1. "Right to Be Wrong" (radio edit) – 3:59

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Chart (2004–2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 66
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[11] 2
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[12] 16
Canada AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[13] 27
Italy (FIMI)[14] 30
Scotland (OCC)[15] 33
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 46
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 29
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[4] 10
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[5] 27

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 29 November 2004 CD
[17]
7-inch vinyl [18]
United States 6 December 2004 Triple A radio
[19]
10 January 2005 Hot adult contemporary radio [20]
Australia 14 March 2005 CD [21]

References[]

  1. ^ "Music Review: Mind, Body & Soul, by Joss Stone". Entertainment Weekly. 1 October 2004.
  2. ^ http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/041012/33/1x88x.html
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Joss Stone Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Joss Stone Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. ^ Right to Be Wrong (UK CD single liner notes). Joss Stone. Virgin Records. 2004. 0724387662223.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Right to Be Wrong (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Joss Stone. Relentless Records, Virgin Records, S-Curve Records. 2004. REL 13, 0724387662179.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Right to Be Wrong (European CD single liner notes). Joss Stone. Virgin Records, S-Curve Records. 2004. 0724387662124.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Right to Be Wrong (US promo CD liner notes). Joss Stone. EMI Records, S-Curve Records. 2004. 7087 6 19001 2 5.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "Issue 787" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Joss Stone – Right to Be Wrong" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Joss Stone – Right to Be Wrong" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  13. ^ "AC – R&R Canada AC Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1606. 13 May 2005. p. 49. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Joss Stone – Right to Be Wrong". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Joss Stone – Right to Be Wrong". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Right to Be Wrong (CD 1): Joss Stone: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  18. ^ "Right to Be Wrong (7" vinyl): Joss Stone: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  19. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1584. 3 December 2004. p. 21. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1588. 7 January 2005. p. 19. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  21. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 14th March 2005" (PDF). ARIA. 14 March 2005. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

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