"Weight of the World"
UK 7" vinyl picture sleeve
Single by Ringo Starr
from the album Time Takes Time
B-side	"After All These Years" "Don't Be Cruel" (CD only)
Released	28 April 1992 (US) 18 May 1992 (UK)
Recorded	February–September 1991, February 1992
Genre	Rock
Length	3:54
Label	Private Music
Songwriter(s)	Brian O'Doherty, Fred Velez
Producer(s)	Don Was
Ringo Starr singles chronology
"In My Car" (1983) "Weight of the World" (1992) "Don't Go Where the Road Don't Go" (1992)

"Weight of the World" is a song performed by Ringo Starr, released on his 1992 album, Time Takes Time. Written by Brian O'Doherty and Fred Velez, the song was released as a lead single backed with "After All These Years", and "Don't Be Cruel" (the latter was only on the CD single). The single reached 74 in the UK charts.^[1] It was released on 28 April 1992 in the US,^{[nb 1]} and on 18 May in the UK.^{[nb 2][4]}

Track listing

7" single

1. "Weight of the World" (Brian O'Doherty, Fred Velez) – 3:54
2. "After All These Years" (Richard Starkey, Johnny Warman) – 3:10

CD single

1. "Weight of the World" (O'Doherty, Velez) – 3:54
2. "After All These Years" (Starkey, Warman) – 3:10
3. "Don't Be Cruel" (Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley) – 2:08

Personnel

• Ringo Starr – drums, percussion, vocals
• James Hutchinson – bass
• Mark Goldenberg – guitar
• Benmont Tench – keyboards
• Andy Sturmer, Roger Joseph Manning Jr - backing vocals

Chart positions

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