Your Body Is a Wonderland

During his VH1 Storytellers performance, Mayer stated that he wrote the song about his first girlfriend at age 14. The song was actually named "Strawberry Wonderland" but was later changed by Mayer.

There has been speculation that Mayer wrote the song about Jennifer Love Hewitt, whom he dated in 2002, but she denied it.{{cite web|title=Celebrity Central|url=http://www.people.com/people/john_mayer/biography/0,,,00.html|work=John Mayer|publisher=People|access-date=August 28, 2012}}{{cite news|last=L. Loinaz|first=Alexis|title=Bitter Ex Alert! John Mayer "Humiliated" by Taylor Swift Song "Dear John"|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/321487/bitter-ex-alert-john-mayer-humiliated-by-taylor-swift-song-dear-john|newspaper=E!|date=June 6, 2012}} Hewitt told Entertainment Weekly, "My body is far from a wonderland. My body is more like a pawnshop. There's a lot of interesting things put together, and if you look closely you'd probably be excited, but at first glance, not so much".{{cite news|title=John Mayer's love life: A timeline|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/27/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/john-mayer-exes/index.html?hpt=hp_t3|newspaper=CNN|date=August 27, 2012}}

Billboard said the song showcases Mayer's "smooth, casual singing style and barroom instrumentation."Taylor, Chuck (June 29, 2002), "Your Body Is a Wonderland". Billboard. 114 (26):33 In 2003, "Your Body Is a Wonderland" won Mayer the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.{{cite news|title=The Time Keeper: John Mayer Is An Up-To-The-Moment Watch Connoisseur David Colman Clocks I|agency=New York Times|date=March 8, 2009|id={{ProQuest|1030689297}}}} Conversely, the song ranked at No. 28 on Blender magazine's list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever" in 2010.{{cite magazine|title=The 50 Worst Songs Ever! Watch, Listen and Cringe! |url=http://www.blender.com/lists/61412/the50worstsongseverwatchlistenandcringe.html?p=5 |magazine=Blender |access-date=August 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106010448/http://www.blender.com/lists/61412/the50worstsongseverwatchlistenandcringe.html?p=5 |archive-date=January 6, 2010}}

The video starred the actress Holly Lynch. The video was directed by Jim Gable, and edited by Scott C. Wilson.

All songs are written by John Mayer except where noted otherwise.

1. "Your Body Is a Wonderland" – 4:09
2. "No Such Thing" (Acoustic version, live from WXPN) (John Mayer & Clay Cook) – 3:46
3. "Your Body Is a Wonderland" (acoustic version, live from WXPN) – 5:46
4. "Not Myself" (demo version) – 4:05

• John Mayer – vocals, guitar, toy piano, vibraphone, Korg Triton
• David LaBruyere – bass
• Nir Z – drums
• Brandon Bush – Wurlitzer electric piano
• John Alagia – percussion, Hammond organ
• Chris Fischer – congas

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In 2006, the song was used in an episode of U.S. version of The Office, entitled "A Benihana Christmas". Characters Michael Scott and Andy Bernard sing the song as a karaoke duet. Mayer agreed to let the show use the song, in exchange for a Dundie,[http://www.johnmayer.com/blog/john/200612#239 John Mayer wins a Dundie] in exchange for letting The Office use "Your Body Is a Wonderland". which was for "Tallest Music Dude".

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