The Remedy (I Won't Worry)

"The Remedy (I Won't Worry)"
Single by Jason Mraz
from the album Waiting for My Rocket to Come
B-side"Tonight, Not Again" (live)
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2003 (2003-01-27)
Length
  • 4:16 (album version)
  • 3:22 (radio edit)
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Jason Mraz, Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards
Producer(s)John Alagía
Jason Mraz singles chronology
"The Remedy (I Won't Worry)"
(2003) 		"You and I Both"
(2003)

"The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" is the debut single of American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz from his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come (2002). Written by Mraz and production team the Matrix (Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, and Graham Edwards), the song is about a good friend of Mraz's, Charlie Mingroni, being struck with cancer and how it changed Mraz's outlook on life. Occasionally, while performing this song during his shows, Mraz would include a singalong with the audience to Oasis's "Wonderwall".

Released on January 27, 2003, this song was Mraz's first top-40 hit, reaching number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100. He would not have a second until 2008's "I'm Yours." The song reached number 32 in New Zealand and became a minor hit in Australia, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Composition

Sheet music for the song shows the key of B-flat major.[1]

Music video

The video, directed by Dean Karr, starts with Jason Mraz performing a concert. He then walks (in dog slippers) on some sort of farm. He then grabs a set of car keys and gets in his "Mrazda" (1962 Buick LeSabre 4 door hardtop). He then calls a whole bunch of roosters to get in the car. He pulls away from the farm and begins to drive through a neighborhood. He continues to perform on stage. He then walks on a sidewalk, where he makes eye contact with a girl holding a basket of eggs. The girl slips on a banana peel and drops all of the eggs. He continues to walk on the sidewalk. While walking, he grabs a flower from the ground and slips the flower into the barrel of a soldier's gun. He then runs into two twin boys and he lets them try on his red hat. He continues to perform and the camera switches back and forth between all previous shots. The video ends with him getting out of his car and he tips his hat towards the camera.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes and the Waiting for My Rocket to Come album booklet.[2][5]

Studios

Personnel

  • Jason Mraz – music, lyrics, vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitars
  • Lauren Christy – music, lyrics
  • Scott Spock – music, lyrics
  • Graham Edwards – music, lyrics
  • Toca Rivera – backing vocals
  • Michael Andrews – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • John Alagía – electric guitar, Wurlitzer, shaker, tambourine, production, mixing
  • Stewart Myers – bass
  • Greg Kurstin – electric piano, electric organ, synthesizer
  • Brian Jones – drums
  • Chris Keup – preproduction, arrangement assistance
  • Jeff Juliano – mixing, engineering
  • Peter Harding – second engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[18] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States January 27, 2003 Triple A radio Elektra [19]
Australia February 24, 2003 CD [20]
United States Hot adult contemporary radio [21]
April 7, 2003 Contemporary hit radio [22]
United Kingdom September 29, 2003
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [23]

References

  1. ^ "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)". Musicnotes. June 23, 2003.
  2. ^ a b The Remedy (I Won't Worry) (UK CD single liner notes). Jason Mraz. Elektra Records. 2003. E7406CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ The Remedy (I Won't Worry) (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Jason Mraz. Elektra Records. 2003. E7406.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ The Remedy (I Won't Worry) (Australian CD single liner notes). Jason Mraz. Elektra Records. 2003. 7559673782.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Waiting for My Rocket to Come (US CD album booklet). Jason Mraz. Elektra Records. 2004. 62829-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Issue 689" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "Jason Mraz – The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
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  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  10. ^ "Jason Mraz Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
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  12. ^ "Jason Mraz Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
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  14. ^ Pedro. "Longbored Surfer – 2003". LongboredSurfer.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  15. ^ "Year in Music: Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 52. December 27, 2003. p. YE-80. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  16. ^ "The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 11, no. 51. December 19, 2003. p. 14.
  17. ^ "The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Triple-A Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 11, no. 51. December 19, 2003. p. 47.
  18. ^ "American single certifications – Jason Mraz – The Remedy (I Won't Worry)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  19. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1488. January 24, 2003. p. 30. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  20. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 24th February 2003" (PDF). ARIA. February 24, 2002. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2003. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  21. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1492. February 21, 2003. p. 30. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  22. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1498. April 4, 2003. p. 28. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  23. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. September 27, 2003. p. 29.