Right to Be Wrong
2004 single by Joss Stone
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::summary 2004 single by Joss Stone ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Right to Be Wrong |
| cover | Joss Stone - Right To Be Wrong single cover.jpg |
| border | yes |
| type | single |
| artist | Joss Stone |
| album | Mind Body & Soul |
| B-side | "Jet Lag" (live) |
| released | |
| prev_title | You Had Me |
| prev_year | 2004 |
| next_title | Spoiled |
| next_year | 2005 |
| :: |
| name = Right to Be Wrong | cover = Joss Stone - Right To Be Wrong single cover.jpg | alt = | border = yes | type = single | artist = Joss Stone | album = Mind Body & Soul | B-side = "Jet Lag" (live) | released = | recorded = | studio =
- Chung King, Mojo, Right Track Recording (New York City)
- The Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida) | genre = | length =
- 4:40 (album version)
- 4:00 (radio edit) | label =
- Relentless
- Virgin
- S-Curve | writer =
- Joss Stone
- Desmond Child
- Betty Wright | producer =
- Michael Mangini
- Steve Greenberg
- Betty Wright | prev_title = You Had Me | prev_year = 2004 | next_title = Spoiled | next_year = 2005
"Right to Be Wrong" is a song by English singer-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, staying on the chart 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". Yahoo! Music's Dan Gennoe called it "late night smoulder".
Commercial performance
"Right to Be Wrong" debuted and peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart. In United States, the song peaked at numbers 10 and 27 on the Billboard Triple-A Tracks and Adult Top 40 charts, respectively.
Track listings
UK CD single
- "Right to Be Wrong" – 4:39
- "The Player" – 4:42
- "Don't Know How" (live performance from AOL Sessions) – 5:27
UK 7-inch single and European CD single
- "Right to Be Wrong" – 4:39
- "Jet Lag" (acoustic live performance from AOL Sessions) – 4:21
Personnel
Musicians
- Joss Stone – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Betty Wright – backing vocals
- Bombshell – backing vocals
- AJ Nilo – guitar
- Jack Daley – bass
- Cindy Blackman – drums
- Benny Latimore – piano
- Raymond Angry – Hammond organ
- Tom "Bones" Malone – flugelhorn
- Angelo Morris – Fender Rhodes Production
- Michael Mangini – production, mixing
- Steve Greenberg – production
- Betty Wright – production
- Steve Greenwell – engineering, mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (2004–2005) | Peak position | Canada AC Top 30 (Radio & Records) | |---|---|---| | 27 | | | ::
Year-end charts
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| Chart (2005) | Position | Brazil (Crowley) | US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | |||
| 84 | |||
| :: |
Release history
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| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. | United Kingdom | United States | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 November 2004 | CD | ||||||
| 7-inch vinyl | |||||||
| 6 December 2004 | Triple A radio | ||||||
| 10 January 2005 | Hot adult contemporary radio | ||||||
| 14 March 2005 | CD | ||||||
| :: |
References
References
- (1 October 2004). "Music Review: Mind, Body & Soul, by Joss Stone".
- "Celebrity Latest news and headlines | Yahoo News UK".
- (2004). "Right to Be Wrong". [[Virgin Records]].
- (2004). "Right to Be Wrong". [[Relentless Records]], Virgin Records, [[S-Curve Records]].
- (2004). "Right to Be Wrong". Virgin Records, S-Curve Records.
- (13 May 2005). "AC – R&R Canada AC Top 30".
- (June 28, 2025). "Brazilian Singles 2005".
- (16 December 2005). "2005 The Year in Charts: Top Adult Top 40 Songs".
- (27 November 2004). "Key Releases: Singles".
- (3 December 2004). "Going for Adds".
- (7 January 2005). "Going for Adds".
- (14 March 2005). "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 14th March 2005". [[Australian Recording Industry Association.
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