Spoiled (song) explained

Spoiled
Cover:	Joss Stone - Spoiled single cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Joss Stone
Album:	Mind Body & Soul
Studio:	Chung King Mojo Right Track Recording (New York City)
Label:	Relentless Virgin S-Curve
Producer:	Michael Mangini Steve Greenberg Betty Wright
Prev Title:	Right to Be Wrong
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Don't Cha Wanna Ride
Next Year:	2005

"Spoiled" is a song by English singer-songwriter Joss Stone from her second studio album, Mind Body & Soul (2004). Written by Stone, Lamont Dozier, and Beau Dozier and released in March 2005 as the album's third single, "Spoiled" peaked at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the album's lowest-charting single in the UK. It was later included on the 2011 compilation album The Best of Joss Stone 2003–2009.

Music video

The music video for "Spoiled", directed by Joseph Kahn, was filmed on location at the West Taghkanic Diner, a roadside diner located at the junctions of the Taconic Parkway and Route 82 in West Taghkanic, New York, in February 2005.^[1] It opens with Stone and her boyfriend (played by model James Guardino) arriving at the diner at night in different cars. After getting out of their cars, the couple starts to have an argument. After a while, they go inside the diner and sit at a table. In an attempt to cheer Stone up, the boyfriend shows her a teddy bear. Stone tries to take it from his hand and he pulls it back, but eventually gives it back to her. Stone takes the teddy bear, leaves the diner and gets in her car. The boyfriend runs after her attempting to stop her, but as it was hopeless, he gets in his car and follows her on the road. After a few seconds driving, they see a light coming towards their direction, and the two subsequently crash into each other's car. Following the crash, Stone and her boyfriend are thrown from their respective cars in slow motion as they float in the air with tiny pieces of glass around them. The scene then goes backwards as if the accident had not happened, and they head for the diner in their cars, exactly like the video's beginning.

Track listings

UK CD single^[2]

1. "Spoiled" – 4:02
2. "Right to Be Wrong" (live in New York City) – 3:23

UK DVD single^[3]

1. "Spoiled" (video) – 4:00
2. "The Chokin' Kind" (live video in New York City) – 4:45
3. "Fell in Love with a Boy" (live audio in New York City) – 4:14

European CD single^[4]

1. "Spoiled" – 4:02
2. "The Chokin' Kind" (onstage at Irving Plaza) – 3:42

European maxi-CD single^[5]

1. "Spoiled" – 4:02
2. "Don't Know How" (onstage at Irving Plaza) – 5:15
3. "Less Is More" (onstage at Irving Plaza) – 5:03

Personnel

Musicians

• Joss Stone – lead vocals, backing vocals
• David "Jody" Hill – drums
• Angelo Morris – bass
• Willie "Little Beaver" Hale – guitar
• Timmy Thomas – Hammond organ
• Benny Latimore – piano
• Betty Wright – backing vocals

Production

• Michael Mangini – producer, mixing, programming
• Steve Greenberg – producer
• Betty Wright – producer
• Steve Greenwell – engineer, mixing, programming
• Thom Bell – string arrangements, horn arrangements

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label(s)
United Kingdom	14 March 2005	CD single		^[6] ^[7]
		DVD single		^[8]
Germany	21 March 2005	CD single	S-Curve	^[9]
Austria
Switzerland				^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Diner stars in video . Roadside Online . 25 May 2005 . 7 March 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071013135716/http://roadsideonline.com/archives.php?id=A2005051 . 13 October 2007.
2. Spoiled. Joss Stone. 2005. UK CD single liner notes. Relentless Records, Virgin Records. RELCD 16, 724386965325.
3. Spoiled. Joss Stone. 2005. UK DVD single liner notes. Relentless Records. RELDVD 16, 0724386947994.
4. Spoiled. Joss Stone. 2005. European CD single liner notes. S-Curve Records. 7243 8 68744 2 9.
5. Spoiled. Joss Stone. 2005. European maxi-CD single liner notes. S-Curve Records. 7 24386 87452 8.
6. Web site: Spoiled: Joss Stone: Amazon.co.uk: Music . . 16 March 2009.
7. New Releases: Singles . . 29 . 12 March 2005.
8. Web site: Spoiled (DVD): Joss Stone: Amazon.co.uk: Music . . 16 March 2009.
9. Web site: Spoiled: Joss Stone: Amazon.de: Musik . . de . 16 March 2009.
10. Web site: Joss Stone – Spoiled . swisscharts.com . 30 December 2019.