Wrack My Brain


"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 (Ringo Starr album)|Stop and Smell the Roses], written and produced by former Beatle George Harrison.
The song became Starr's final Top 40 hit of his career, as well as his last single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

Background

"Wrack My Brain" was written by George Harrison to explain his frustration with the music industry and the pressure to produce hits.
In the liner notes of Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr, Starr wrote the following about the song:

Reception

called it a "short, catchy pop tune" and stating that "This is Ringo's most instantaneously memorable tune in some time." Record World stated that you "can't help but love Ringo here, as he sings of a stifled romance on this initial single from his new LP."

Release history

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

Personnel

According to author Simon Leng, except where noted: