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“Wrack My Brain” is a song by the English musician Ringo Starr as the lead single from his 1981 album Stop and Smell the Roses

"Wrack My Brain"
Single by Ringo Starr
from the album Stop and Smell the Roses
B-side"Drumming is My Madness"
ReleasedOctober 27, 1981 (1981-10-27)
GenreRock
Length2:21
Label RCA (US) Boardwalk (UK)
Songwriter(s) George Harrison
Producer(s)George Harrison
Ringo Starr singles chronology
"Tonight"
(1978)
"Wrack My Brain"
(1981)
"Private Property"
(1981)
Music video
”Wrack My Brain” on YouTube

The song became his last single to chart, though it didn’t top the charts.

Background

Wrack My Brain was written by Harrison to explain his frustration with the music industry and the pressure to produce hits. [1]

Release

The song was released as a single by RCA Records on October 27, 1981. [2]

Music video

The music video for the song, directed by Keith McMillan, shows Ringo running from various monsters while the song plays. [3]

Release history

The Song has been released on Starr Struck: Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2 and Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr [4]

Personnel

According to Simon Leng [5]

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak

performance

Billboard Hot 100 [6] 38

References

  1. ^ Ventrella, Michael A. (2023-03-13). The Beatles on the Charts: All Group and Solo Albums and Singles Ranked by Popularity. McFarland. ISBN  978-1-4766-9079-7.
  2. ^ "Wrack My Brain (song by Ringo Starr) ••• Rock VF, Rock music hits charts". rockvf.com. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  3. ^ "Ringo Starr - Wrack My Brain". www.jpgr.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  4. ^ Wrack My Brain - Ringo Starr | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-06-05
  5. ^ Leng, Simon (2006). While My Guitar Gently Weeps: The Music of George Harrison. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN  978-1-4234-0609-9.
  6. ^ "Ringo Starr | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-06-23.