"Weight of the World"
UK 7" vinyl picture sleeve
Single by Ringo Starr
from the album Time Takes Time
B-side	"After All These Years" " Don't Be Cruel" (CD only)
Released	28 April 1992 (US) 18 May 1992 (UK)
Recorded	February–September 1991, February 1992
Genre	Rock
Length	3:54
Label	Private Music
Songwriter(s)	Brian O'Doherty, Fred Velez
Producer(s)	Don Was
Ringo Starr singles chronology
" In My Car" (1983) "Weight of the World" (1992) "Don't Go Where the Road Don't Go" (1992)

"Weight of the World" is a song performed by Ringo Starr, released on his 1992 album, Time Takes Time. Written by Brian O'Doherty and Fred Velez, the song was released as a lead single backed with "After All These Years", and " Don't Be Cruel" (the latter was only on the CD single). The single reached 74 in the UK charts. ^[1] It was released on 28 April 1992 in the US, ^{[nb 1]} and on 18 May in the UK. ^{[nb 2] [4]}

Track listing

7" single

1. "Weight of the World" (Brian O'Doherty, Fred Velez) – 3:54
2. "After All These Years" ( Richard Starkey, Johnny Warman) – 3:10

CD single

1. "Weight of the World" (O'Doherty, Velez) – 3:54
2. "After All These Years" (Starkey, Warman) – 3:10
3. " Don't Be Cruel" ( Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley) – 2:08

Personnel

• Ringo Starr – drums, percussion, vocals
• James Hutchinson – bass
• Mark Goldenberg – guitar
• Benmont Tench – keyboards
• Andy Sturmer, Roger Joseph Manning Jr - backing vocals

Chart positions

References

Footnotes

Citations

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