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"Your Body Is a Wonderland" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter John Mayer. It was released on June 3, 2002, as the second single from his debut studio album, Room for Squares (2001). It reached number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the New Zealand Singles Chart.
It earned Mayer a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the single "Your Body Is a Wonderland". Room for Squares is Mayer's best-selling album to date, having sold over 4,484,000 copies in the United States as of July 2014.
By the end of 2002, Room for Squares had spawned several radio hits, including "No Such Thing", "Your Body Is a Wonderland", and "Why Georgia". It also received general praise critically, and Mayer drew comparisons to Dave Matthews. [28] [36] In 2003, Mayer won a Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Your Body Is a Wonderland". [38]
The Grammy-winning song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 for 29 weeks and inspired countless theories, which the singer has finally laid to rest.
The CD/DVD received conservative consistent praise with critics torn between his pop-idol image, and (at the time) emerging guitar prowess. Erik Crawford (of AllMusic) asked "Is he the consummate guitar hero exemplified when he plays a cover of Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'Lenny', or is he the teen idol that the pubescent girls shriek for after he plays 'Your Body Is a Wonderland'?"
To date, the song is Mayer's second best-charting solo single in both countries, after "Your Body Is a Wonderland". [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The song failed to make a significant impact in Europe, only reaching number 97 in the Netherlands and peaking outside the United Kingdom top 40 at number 42 in August 2003, the highest a single by Mayer would chart in ...
Other reviewers commented on his progression as an artist; Tony Pascarella found the song "gives listeners, both old and new, an idea of how far Mayer has come. To be frank, this is no 'Your Body Is A Wonderland.' With Continuum, Mayer broadens his fan base by infusing a very blues and R&B-influenced sound." [9]
"Your Body Is a Wonderland" Mayer July 24, 2004 C.W. Mitchell Pavilion 2. "Something's Missing" Mayer August 4, 2004 Riverbend Music Center 3. "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" Featuring DJ Logic: Marvin Gaye James Nyx July 27, 2004 Sandstone Amphitheater, Bonner Springs, Kansas: 4. "Clarity" Mayer August 3, 2004 Blossom Music Center: 5 ...