"Wouldnit"
Song by Yoko Ono
from the album Rising
Released18 January 1996
GenreRock
Length3:02
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Yoko Ono
Producer(s)Yoko Ono and Rob Stevens
"Wouldnit "swing""
Song by Yoko Ono
from the album Blueprint for a Sunrise
Released9 November 2001
Genre
Length2:38
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Yoko Ono
Producer(s)Yoko Ono and Rob Stevens
"Wouldnit (I'm a Star)"
Single by Yoko Ono
Released2010
Genre
LabelMind Train, Twisted Records
Songwriter(s)Yoko Ono
Producer(s)Yoko Ono, Rob Stevens
Yoko Ono singles chronology
"Give Me Something"
(2010)		 "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)"
(2010)		 "Move on Fast"
(2011)

"Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" is a song by Yoko Ono, originally released in 1996 on the album Rising. A remix of the song appeared on Ono's 2001 album Blueprint for a Sunrise.

Background

Yoko Ono stated in an interview that the song was inspired by her childhood when her pianist father put her into musical training at the age of two and a half years old, but also the first song she wrote, called "Jiyu-Gakuen".[1]

Critical reception

David Fricke, in his review of Rising for Rolling Stone, stated, "The plain-spoken shiver with which she renders the episodes of rape, murder and child abuse in the bone-dry reggae stroll 'Wouldnit' suggests the dark intimacy of a frightened young girl's secret diary."[2] Dominique Leone of Pitchfork Media opined that the version that appeared on Blueprint for a Sunrise is "merely awkward. Ono drops lines [...] over a cocktail lounge groove destined for Hell's karaoke bars."[3] Rolling Stone's David Fricke described the Blueprint for a Sunrise version as a "creepy jazz-funk remake."[4]

Track listing

  • Digital download[5]
  1. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (Dave Audé Radio Mix) – 3:57
  2. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (Dave Audé Club Mix) – 7:04
  3. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (Emjae Club Mix) – 4:48
  4. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (Ralphi Rosario Club Mix) – 6:57
  5. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (Richard Morel Vocal Mix) – 8:53
  6. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (Rob Rives Back 2 the Factory Mix) – 7:21
  7. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (DTM Main Mix) – 6:23
  8. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (Timmy Loop's Electric Club Remix) – 6:51
  9. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (M-Deep Club) – 5:15
  • Digital download (Dub Mixes)[6]
  1. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (Dave Audé Dub Mix) – 5:59
  2. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (Richard Morel Dub Mix) – 7:41
  3. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (Emjae Dub) – 6:31
  4. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (Ralphi Rosario Dub Mix) – 6:57
  5. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (Rob Rives Back 2 The Factory Instrumental) – 7:21
  6. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (Yiannis 'I'm a Star, Get It' Vocal Dub) – 7:45
  7. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (Yiannis 'I'm a Star, Get It' Instrumental) – 7:45
  8. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (DTM Dub) – 6:53

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[7] 1
Global Dance Tracks (Billboard)[8] 24

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[9] 50

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Yoko. Ono". The Dumbing of America. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Fricke, David (30 November 1995). "Rising by Yoko Ono". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Leone, Dominique (25 October 2001). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Yoko Ono: Blueprint for a Sunrise". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Fricke, David (30 October 2001). "Blueprint For A Sunrise by Yoko Ono". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Wouldnit (I'm a Star) – Single by Yoko Ono". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Wouldnit (I'm a Star) [Dub Mixes] – Single by Yoko Ono". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Yoko Ono Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "Yoko Ono". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Dance Club Songs, Best of 2010, 41-50". Billboard. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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