messed me up" and the splendidly un-rock 'n' roll "You know how it is/And how a pregnancy can change you"." The lyric "It seems like years since you held the baby/ While I wrecked the bedroom," according to Mark Richardson from Pitchfork in 2009, "is delivered with a muted lilt, O'Connor's voice bright and possibly a little hopeful, confident in her strength despite the weight of the past". In an 2015 review, Pop Rescue wrote that the song itself is "a rockier song" than the others on the album, adding that "it really has a great rhythm and shows that Sinéad is equally at home of these harder pop rock songs. This is a brilliant track!" Track listing US CD single "The Emperor's New Clothes" (LP Version) – 5:16 "The Emperor's New Clothes" (Main Mix) – 4:37 "What Do You Want?" – 2:58 "Mandinka" (Jake's Remix) – 5:58 Personnel Sinéad O'Connor – vocals, songwriter, producer, acoustic guitar John Reynolds – drums Andy Rourke – bass Marco Pirroni – electric guitar Chris Birkett – engineering Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Release history References 1990 songs 1990 singles Sinéad O'Connor songs Songs written by Sinéad O'Connor