I Wrote the Book

"I Wrote the Book" is a song performed by American recording artist Beth Ditto. Produced by James Ford and Jas Shaw of Simian Mobile Disco. The song was released in March 2011 as the first single from the Beth Ditto EP on Deconstruction Records.

"I Wrote the Book"
Single by Beth Ditto
from the album EP
ReleasedMarch 8, 2011
GenreDance-pop, house
Length3:24
LabelDeconstruction
Songwriter(s)Beth Ditto, James Ford, Jas Shaw
Producer(s)James Ford, Jas Shaw
Beth Ditto singles chronology
"Cruel Intentions"
(2010)		 "I Wrote the Book"
(2011)		 "A Rose by Any Name"
(2013)
Music video
"I Wrote the Book" on YouTube

Music video

The music video for the song was uploaded to Ditto's official YouTube account on February 19, 2011, and contains several references to Madonna videos of the 1990s, such as "Justify My Love", "Vogue" and "Erotica".

Track listing
  1. "I Wrote the Book" – 3:24

Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 43
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3] 13
France (SNEP)[4] 89
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 24
German Airplay Chart[6] 19
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 29
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 59
UK Singles Chart[9] 76
US Hot Dance Club Songs[10] 19
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gollark: You can't be mind controlled, but you can think you're mind controlled, which is kind of sort of the same thing.
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References
  1. "Austriancharts.at – Beth Ditto – I Wrote the Book" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  2. "Ultratop.be – Beth Ditto – I Wrote the Book" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  3. "Ultratop.be – Beth Ditto – I Wrote the Book" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  4. "Lescharts.com – Beth Ditto – I Wrote the Book" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Ditto, Beth – I Wrote the Book". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  6. German Airplay Chart Archived 2011-04-21 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on 2011-06-03
  7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Beth Ditto" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – Beth Ditto – I Wrote the Book". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  9. Official Charts Company
  10. "Club/Dance Play Songs". billboard.com.
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