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"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.
"Wouldnit "swing"" | |
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Song by Yoko Ono | |
from the album Blueprint for a Sunrise | |
Released | 9 November 2001 |
Genre | |
Length | 2:38 |
Label | Capitol |
Songwriter(s) | Yoko Ono |
Producer(s) | Yoko Ono and Rob Stevens |
"Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" | ||||
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Single by Yoko Ono | ||||
Released | 2010 | |||
Genre | ||||
Label | Mind Train, Twisted Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Yoko Ono | |||
Producer(s) | Yoko Ono, Rob Stevens | |||
Yoko Ono singles chronology | ||||
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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]
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]
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
Global Dance Tracks (Billboard)[8] | 24 |
Chart (2010) | Position |
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US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[9] | 50 |
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