Change the World (Ringo Starr EP)

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Change the World
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Released24 September 2021 (2021-09-24)
StudioRoccabella West Studios [1]
Genre Rock
Length13:19
Label Universal Music Enterprises
Producer
Ringo Starr chronology
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Change the World is an EP by English singer-songwriter Ringo Starr, released on 24 September 2021 by Universal Music Enterprises. It was produced by Starr and Bruce Sugar, except for "Coming Undone", which was produced by the pair along with Linda Perry, who also wrote the track. [3]

Contents


Track listing

Change the World track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Change the World" Steve Lukather, Joseph Williams 4:14
2."Just That Way"Richard Starkey, Bruce Sugar3:29
3."Coming Undone" (featuring Trombone Shorty) Linda Perry 3:20
4."Rock Around the Clock" Max C. Freedman, James E. Myers 2:14
Total length:13:19

Personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly chart performance of Change the World
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4] 51
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [5] 56
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [6] 29


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References

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