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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 written and produced by former Beatle George Harrison.

"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
LabelRCA (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

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

Release history

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

Personnel

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According to author Simon Leng[3]

Charts

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Chart (1981) Peak

performance

Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 32
Switzerland (Schweezer Hitparade)[5] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 38

References

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  1. ^ Ventrella, Michael A. (2023-03-13). The Beatles on the Charts: All Group and Solo Albums and Singles Ranked by Popularity. McFarland. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-4766-9079-7.
  2. ^ Wrack My Brain - Ringo Starr | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-06-05
  3. ^ Leng, Simon (2006). While My Guitar Gently Weeps: The Music of George Harrison. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-4234-0609-9.
  4. ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  5. ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  6. ^ "Ringo Starr | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-06-23.