Song · John Mayer
“Your Body is a Wonderland” by John Mayer
From the album Room for Squares (2001)
“Your Body is a Wonderland” by John Mayer appears on 7 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2002 and 2025. It was first released in 2001 on the album Room for Squares. Its best result is #3 on the WXRT Listener Poll: Top 30 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #326 alternative song of 2002.
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"Your Body Is a Wonderland" is the slow-melting charmer from John Mayer's debut album, Room for Squares (2001), and it became the record's second single. Mayer wrote it alone and told a VH1 Storytellers audience it was about his first girlfriend, back when he was 14; it started life as "Strawberry Wonderland" before he changed the name.
John Alagia produced it and added Hammond organ and percussion, and the band keeps things loose and warm: Brandon Bush on Wurlitzer, Chris Fisher on congas, David LaBruyere on bass, Nir Zidkyahu on drums, and Mayer's guitar sliding through the middle with his easy, unhurried croon on top. Jack Joseph Puig mixed it. The soft touch paid off: it climbed to 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won Mayer the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 2003.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 36 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002 | 105 |
| 2002 | 3 | 93XRT Chicago, IL | WXRT Listener Poll: Top 30 Songs of 2002 | 30 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 580 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2009 | 78 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2013 | 126 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2022 | 341 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2025 | 737 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
Also listed as: Your Body Is a Wonderland; Your Body Is A Wonderland.
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