"I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" is the second single from Stevie Wonder's 1980 album, Hotter Than July. It reached number four on the Billboard R&B singles chart and number 11 on the Hot 100.[3] It also hit number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is famous for Wonder's imitation of a seasoned country-and-western crooner and his inspiring drumming. Charlie and Ronnie Wilson of The Gap Band provide backing vocals on the song. It was covered by Eric Clapton in 2001.
On April 3, 2001, the British rock musician Eric Clapton released the track with 4 minutes and 50 seconds duration along with the two B-sides "Losing Hand" and "Johnny Guitar" as a cover version on a compact disc single and maxi single release under Reprise Records.[20] The recording was produced by Clapton himself along with his long-time collaborator Simon Climie.[21] The title was also released as part of his 2001 studio albumReptile, just a month before Clapton's interpretation of the song was released compact disc single format.[22] Besides being released as a single and on the Reptile studio album, the song was released to several compilation albums and B-side single releases.[23]AllMusic critic William Ruhlmann notes that by "remaking [the] song by Wonder means competing with [him] vocally, and as a singer Clapton isn't up to the challenge. He is assisted by the current five-man version of the Impressions, who do much to shore up his vocal weaknesses, but he still isn't a disciplined or thoughtful singer. Of course, when that distinctive electric guitar sound kicks in, all is forgiven".[24]
Although the song was well received in digital media,[citation needed] it did not make a big splash on the international music charts, reaching only position 63 in Switzerland and peaking at number six on the Polish LP3 single chart.
Music videoEdit
A music video to accompany the single release was shot on February 14, 2001 during the Reptile World Tour rehearsal.[25] The official music video starts with a rehearsal photo session and later features Eric Clapton and his band – namely Andy Fairweather Low, Steve Gadd, Nathan East, Paulinho da Costa, David Sancious and The Impressions – performing the song, while early biographical pictures of Clapton can be seen. During other passages of the video, early childhood memories of the band members are shown. While performing the song in the rehearsal situation, sounds of Clapton and his band talking, laughing and playing table football can be seen and heard. The video to "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" fades out to another rehearsal section, as the music does also, to the end. It was published under license of the Warner Music Group originally in 2001 for TV broadcasting and was made available legally via various Internet platforms in 2007.[26]
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I Ain t Gonna Stand for It is the second single from Stevie Wonder s 1980 album Hotter Than July It reached number four on the Billboard R amp B singles chart and number 11 on the Hot 100 3 It also hit number 10 on the UK Singles Chart The song is famous for Wonder s imitation of a seasoned country and western crooner and his inspiring drumming Charlie and Ronnie Wilson of The Gap Band provide backing vocals on the song It was covered by Eric Clapton in 2001 I Ain t Gonna Stand for It Single by Stevie Wonderfrom the album Hotter than JulyB side Knocks Me Off My Feet ReleasedNovember 1980GenreR amp Bsoulcountry 1 2 Length4 39LabelMotownSongwriter s Stevie WonderProducer s Stevie WonderStevie Wonder singles chronology Master Blaster Jammin 1980 I Ain t Gonna Stand for It 1980 Lately 1981 Record World called it a beautifully constructed song and praised the warm universal lyrics as well as the irresistible chorus hook 4 Contents 1 Personnel 2 Chart history 2 1 Weekly charts 2 2 Year end charts 3 Eric Clapton s version 3 1 Music video 3 2 Weekly charts 4 ReferencesPersonnel EditStevie Wonder lead vocals piano clavinet cabasa drums background vocals Nathan Watts bass Ben Bridges acoustic guitar electric guitar Isaiah Sanders Fender Rhodes Hank Devito steel guitar Charlie Wilson background vocals Ronnie Wilson background vocalsChart history EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1980 1981 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 5 61Canada Top Singles RPM 6 9Germany Official German Charts 7 50Ireland IRMA 8 6Netherlands Dutch Top 40 9 31Netherlands Single Top 100 10 29New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 11 2UK Singles OCC 12 10US Billboard Hot 100 13 11US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 14 4US Adult Contemporary Billboard 15 20US Cash Box Top 100 16 13 Year end charts Edit Chart 1981 RankCanada RPM 17 72US Cash Box 18 86US Top Pop Singles Billboard 19 73Eric Clapton s version Edit I Ain t Gonna Stand for It nbsp Single by Eric Claptonfrom the album ReptileReleasedApril 3 2001 2001 04 03 GenrePop rock rockLength4 50LabelRepriseSongwriter s Stevie WonderProducer s Clapton ClimieEric Clapton singles chronology Help the Poor 2000 I Ain t Gonna Stand for It 2001 Every Little Thing 2013 On April 3 2001 the British rock musician Eric Clapton released the track with 4 minutes and 50 seconds duration along with the two B sides Losing Hand and Johnny Guitar as a cover version on a compact disc single and maxi single release under Reprise Records 20 The recording was produced by Clapton himself along with his long time collaborator Simon Climie 21 The title was also released as part of his 2001 studio album Reptile just a month before Clapton s interpretation of the song was released compact disc single format 22 Besides being released as a single and on the Reptile studio album the song was released to several compilation albums and B side single releases 23 AllMusic critic William Ruhlmann notes that by remaking the song by Wonder means competing with him vocally and as a singer Clapton isn t up to the challenge He is assisted by the current five man version of the Impressions who do much to shore up his vocal weaknesses but he still isn t a disciplined or thoughtful singer Of course when that distinctive electric guitar sound kicks in all is forgiven 24 Although the song was well received in digital media citation needed it did not make a big splash on the international music charts reaching only position 63 in Switzerland and peaking at number six on the Polish LP3 single chart Music video Edit A music video to accompany the single release was shot on February 14 2001 during the Reptile World Tour rehearsal 25 The official music video starts with a rehearsal photo session and later features Eric Clapton and his band namely Andy Fairweather Low Steve Gadd Nathan East Paulinho da Costa David Sancious and The Impressions performing the song while early biographical pictures of Clapton can be seen During other passages of the video early childhood memories of the band members are shown While performing the song in the rehearsal situation sounds of Clapton and his band talking laughing and playing table football can be seen and heard The video to I Ain t Gonna Stand for It fades out to another rehearsal section as the music does also to the end It was published under license of the Warner Music Group originally in 2001 for TV broadcasting and was made available legally via various Internet platforms in 2007 26 Weekly charts Edit Chart 2001 PeakpositionHungary Airplay Music and Media 27 15Poland LP3 28 6Poland Airplay Music and Media 29 1Romania Romanian Top 100 30 87Spain Airplay Music and Media 31 4Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 32 63References Edit Stevie Wonder Hotter Than July 1981 p 104 Ain t Gonna Stand for It a witty surprise is one of two songs on the album that venture into totally new territory for Stevie Wonder It is a wonderful take off on country music with a naughty double entendre lyric that plays havoc with the 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