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"Wouldnit (I'm a Star)"
Single by Yoko Ono
Released	2010
Genre	Jazz dance
Label	Mind 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".

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." 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." Rolling Stone's David Fricke described the Blueprint for a Sunrise version as a "creepy jazz-funk remake."

Track listing

• Digital download

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)

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

Year-end charts

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 2010 (U.S.)

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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