Right to Be Wrong

"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").

"Right to Be Wrong"
Single by Joss Stone
from the album Mind Body & Soul
B-side	"Jet Lag" (live)
Released	29 November 2004 (2004-11-29)
Studio	Chung King, Mojo, Right Track Recording (New York City) The Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida)
Length	4:40 (album version) 4:00 (radio edit)
Label	Relentless Virgin S-Curve
Songwriter(s)	Joss Stone Desmond Child Betty Wright
Producer(s)	Michael Mangini Steve Greenberg Betty Wright
Joss Stone singles chronology
"You Had Me" (2004) "Right to Be Wrong" (2004) "Spoiled" (2005)

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".^[1] Yahoo! Music's Dan Gennoe called it "late night smoulder".^[2]

Commercial performance

"Right to Be Wrong" debuted and peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart.^[3] In United States, the song peaked at numbers 10 and 27 on the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay and Adult Top 40, respectively.^[4][5]

Track listings

UK CD single^[6]

1. "Right to Be Wrong" – 4:39
2. "The Player" – 4:42
3. "Don't Know How" (live performance from AOL Sessions) – 5:27

UK 7-inch single and European CD single^[7][8]

1. "Right to Be Wrong" – 4:39
2. "Jet Lag" (acoustic live performance from AOL Sessions) – 4:21

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

Weekly charts Chart (2004–2005) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[9] 66 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10] 2 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[11] 16 Brazil (Hot 100 Airplay) 93 Canada AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[12] 27 Italy (FIMI)[13] 30 Scotland (OCC)[14] 33 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 46 UK Singles (OCC)[3] 29 US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[4] 10 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[5] 27

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Brazil (Crowley)[16] 156 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[17] 84

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	29 November 2004	CD	Relentless Virgin S-Curve	[18]
		7-inch vinyl
United States	6 December 2004	Triple A radio	EMI S-Curve	[19]
	10 January 2005	Hot adult contemporary radio		[20]
Australia	14 March 2005	CD		[21]