"Right to Be Wrong" is a song by English singer and songwriter

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from her second studio album, '' Mind Body & Soul'' (2004). Written by Stone,

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and

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, the track was released in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2004 as the album's second

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. It peaked at number 29 on the

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, where it stayed for six weeks. It was later included on the 2011 compilation album ''

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''. The song was

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by Mexican

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singer

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on her 2004 album ''

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'', retitled "Tengo Derecho a Estar Mal" (meaning "I've Got the Right to Be Wrong"). Stone performed a

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version of the song when she made a cameo appearance as herself in the third season of the American series ''

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'', in the episode "Starting Over", which aired on 30 January 2005.

Critical reception

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's David Browne says that "''Right to Be Wrong,'' sa weirdly defensive song given Stone's out-of-the-gate success".

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's Dan Gennoe called it "late night smoulder".

Commercial performance

"Right to Be Wrong" debuted and peaked at number 29 on the

. In United States, the song peaked at numbers 10 and 27 on the ''

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and

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, respectively.

Track listings

UK CD single # "Right to Be Wrong" – 4:39 # "The Player" – 4:42 # "Don't Know How" (live performance from

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) – 5:27 UK 7-inch single and European CD single # "Right to Be Wrong" – 4:39 # "Jet Lag" (acoustic live performance from AOL Sessions) – 4:21 US promo CD # "Right to Be Wrong" (radio edit) – 3:59

Personnel

Musicians * Joss Stone – lead vocals, backing vocals *

– backing vocals * Bombshell – backing vocals * AJ Nilo – guitar * Jack Daley – bass * Cindy Blackman – drums *

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– piano * Raymond Angry –

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* Angelo Morris –

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Production *

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, mixing * Steve Greenberg – production * Betty Wright – production * Steve Greenwell –

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, mixing

Charts

Release history

References

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