"Wordplay" is a song by Jason Mraz released as the first single from his 2005 album Mr. A–Z. The song was Mraz's second entry on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 81 after "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)".
The song was the most successful single from Mr. A–Z.
Music video Directed by Dean Karr, the video starts with Mraz, his band, and a wizard (who magically plays the guitar) all playing their instruments in a field. He is then seen sitting on fallen tree playing his guitar. While he is playing his guitar an old man can be seen walking by who cannot stand listening to the music he is playing. The old man then begins the process of stoning him to try to get him to stop. Throughout the video more and more people gather to continue stoning him. The wizard, who is playing the guitar, is actually Mraz himself dressed as the wizard. The video then continues to show all of the previous shots. It ends with him extremely injured from being stoned and then fades to black.
Track listing "I'm Yours" (original demo) "Wordplay"amazon.com Amazon.com: Wordplay: Jason Mraz: Music "Life Is Wonderful" (alternate version) (featuring Gregory Page)
Personnel Jason Mraz – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars Jack Daley – bass guitar Lyle Workman – electric guitar, Dobro resonator guitar Nir "Nir Z" Zidkyahu – drums Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. – keyboards Bashiri Johnson – percussion Josh Deutsch – castanets, production, executive production Kevin Kadish – acoustic guitar, production Samuel "Vaughn" Merrick – engineering David Thoener – mixing Ted Jensen – mastering
Charts +Chart performance for "Wordplay"Chart (2005)Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 85 Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records) 12
Release history +Release dates and formats for "Wordplay" Region Date Format Label(s) United States July 26, 2005 Mainstream airplay Atlantic
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