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Right to Be Wrong

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Wikipedia article




"'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 20032009'. The song was covered in Spanish by Mexican rock singer Alejandra Guzmn 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' Adult Alternative Airplay and Adult Top 40, 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

'US promo CD'

# "Right to Be Wrong" (radio edit) 3:59

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



Release history



References



Category:2000s ballads

Category:2004 singles

Category:2004 songs

Category:Alejandra Guzmn songs

Category:EMI Records singles

Category:Joss Stone songs

Category:Music videos directed by Liz Friedlander

Category:Relentless Records singles

Category:Songs written by Betty Wright

Category:Songs written by Desmond Child

Category:Songs written by Joss Stone

Category:Virgin Records singles

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