Right to Be Wrong
{{Short description|2004 single by Joss Stone}}
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{{Infobox song
| 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 = {{Start date|2004|11|29|df=yes}}
| 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 =
| 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".{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/article/2004/10/01/mind-body-soul/ | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | title=Music Review: Mind, Body & Soul, by Joss Stone | date=1 October 2004 | access-date=11 October 2010 | archive-date=7 June 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607123634/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,701454,00.html | url-status=live }} Yahoo! Music's Dan Gennoe called it "late night smoulder".{{Cite web|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/041012/33/1x88x.html|title = Celebrity Latest news and headlines | Yahoo News UK}}
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{{cite AV media notes|title=Right to Be Wrong|others=Joss Stone|year=2004|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=0724387662223}}
- "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{{cite AV media notes|title=Right to Be Wrong|others=Joss Stone|year=2004|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=Relentless Records, Virgin Records, S-Curve Records|id=REL 13, 0724387662179}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Right to Be Wrong|others=Joss Stone|year=2004|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records, S-Curve Records|id=0724387662124}}
- "Right to Be Wrong" – 4:39
- "Jet Lag" (acoustic live performance from AOL Sessions) – 4:21
Personnel
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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
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Production
- Michael Mangini – production, mixing
- Steve Greenberg – production
- Betty Wright – production
- Steve Greenwell – engineering, mixing
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!scope="col"|Chart (2004–2005) !scope="col"|Peak |
| {{single chart|Australiapandora|66|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050319130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050320-0000/issue786.doc|urltitle=Issue 787|rowheader=true|access-date=2 November 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Flanders Tip|2|artist=Joss Stone|song=Right to Be Wrong|rowheader=true|access-date=2 May 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Wallonia Tip|16|artist=Joss Stone|song=Right to Be Wrong|rowheader=true|access-date=2 May 2018}} |
| scope="row"|Canada AC Top 30 (Radio & Records){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-05-13.pdf|title=AC – R&R Canada AC Top 30|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1606|page=49|date=13 May 2005|access-date=9 September 2020}}
|align="center"|27 |
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| {{single chart|Italy|30|artist=Joss Stone|song=Right to Be Wrong|rowheader=true|access-date=2 May 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|33|date=20041211|rowheader=true|access-date=2 May 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|46|artist=Joss Stone|song=Right to Be Wrong|rowheader=true|access-date=2 May 2018}} |
| {{single chart|UK|29|date=20041211|rowheader=true|access-date=2 May 2018|refname="uk"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|10|artist=Joss Stone|rowheader=true|access-date=30 December 2019|refname="usaas"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|27|artist=Joss Stone|rowheader=true|access-date=2 May 2018|refname="usaps"}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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!scope="col"|Chart (2005) !scope="col"|Position |
| scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2005 The Year in Charts: Top Adult Top 40 Songs|magazine=Billboard Radio Monitor|volume=13|issue=50|page=31|date=16 December 2005}}
|84 |
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Release history
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!scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"|United Kingdom
|rowspan="2"|29 November 2004 |CD |rowspan="2"|{{hlist|Relentless|Virgin|S-Curve}} |rowspan="2"|{{cite magazine|title=Key Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=15|date=27 November 2004}} |
|---|
| 7-inch vinyl |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"|United States
|6 December 2004 |rowspan="3"|{{hlist|EMI|S-Curve}} |
| 10 January 2005
|Hot adult contemporary radio |
| scope="row"|Australia
|14 March 2005 |CD |{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue785.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050319130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050320-0000/issue785.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 March 2005|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 14th March 2005|publisher=ARIA|page=28|date=14 March 2005|access-date=21 May 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} |