I ain't gonna stand for it
| I ain't gonna stand for it | |
|---|---|
| Stevie Wonder | |
| publication | November 1980 |
| Genre (s) | soul |
| Author (s) | Stevie Wonder |
| Label | Motown Records |
| album | Hotter Than July |
| Cover version | |
| 2001 | Eric Clapton |
I Ain't Gonna Stand for It is a soul song written by Stevie Wonder and released on the album Hotter Than July in November 1980 . The song reached number 4 on the Billboard R&B chart, number 11 on the Hot 100 and number 10 in the UK .
Cover version by Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton covered the song in 2001 for his album Reptile . His version of the piece took 63rd place on the Swiss charts for one week in May 2001 . Critic William Ruhlmann of the music website Allmusic praised Clapton's attempt to keep up with Wonder's vocals and his guitar playing and vocal performance of the piece were supported by The Impressions . Clapton's interpretation was published on another three compilation albums.
Individual evidence
- ^ Joel Whitburn: Singles . 1942-2004. Record Research. Page 636.
- ↑ Eric Clapton - I Ain't Gonna Stand For It - hitparade.ch , accessed on February 17, 2015, hitparade.ch
- ↑ Reptile at Allmusic (English)
- ↑ I Ain't Gonna Stand for It on Allmusic (English)