"Wouldnit" is a song by Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...

, originally released in 1995 on the album Rising

Rising (Yoko Ono album)

Rising is a 1995 album by avant-garde artist Yoko Ono. Released on November 7, on Capitol Records, the album features the backing band IMA , which included Ono's son Sean Lennon, Timo Ellis, and Sam Koppelman. The album has sold 11,000 copies in the United States to date...

. A remix of the song appeared on Ono's 2001 album Blueprint for a Sunrise

Blueprint for a Sunrise

* "Wouldnit "swing"" is a remix of "Wouldnit" from Rising* "Soul Got Out Of The Box" was originally a 1972 outtake from Approximately Infinite Universe...

.

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

Rising (Yoko Ono album)

Rising is a 1995 album by avant-garde artist Yoko Ono. Released on November 7, on Capitol Records, the album features the backing band IMA , which included Ono's son Sean Lennon, Timo Ellis, and Sam Koppelman. The album has sold 11,000 copies in the United States to date...

 for Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...

, 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

Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...

 opined that the version that appeared on Blueprint for a Sunrise

Blueprint for a Sunrise

* "Wouldnit "swing"" is a remix of "Wouldnit" from Rising* "Soul Got Out Of The Box" was originally a 1972 outtake from Approximately Infinite Universe...

 is "merely awkward. Ono drops lines [...] over a cocktail lounge groove destined for Hell's karaoke bars." Rolling Stones 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
   Dave Audé
   Dave Audé is a Grammy nominated producer, house DJ, and remixer. He has done production for musicians such as KoЯn, t.A.T.u., DJ Keoki, Barenaked Ladies, Faith No More, Cause and Effect, Hilary Duff, Wanessa, Ashley Tisdale, The Pussycat Dolls, Lady Gaga, Lunascape, Madonna, Britney Spears, CeCe...
   
    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
   Ralphi Rosario
   Ralphi Rosario was a founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group, The Hot Mix 5. When this group formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX, Rosario, the youngest member of the group, was still in high school...
   
    Club Mix) – 6:57
5. "Wouldnit (I'm a Star)" (Richard Morel
   Richard Morel
   Richard Morel is an American singer-songwriter, DJ, remixer and record producer from the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. He has worked extensively with Washington D.C.-based duo Deep Dish, co-writing, co-producing, performing and singing on many of their tracks, most notably on their albums Junk...
   
    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

Weekly charts

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Chart (2010)	Peak position

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... )	50