This article is about the Eric Clapton song. For other uses, see Change the World (disambiguation)."Change the World" is a song written by Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy, and Wayne Kirkpatrick whose best-known version was recorded by Eric Clapton for the soundtrack of the 1996 film, Phenomenon. The track was produced by pop music record producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.The title features Clapton playing acoustic guitar only and reached the Top 40 in various countries around the world.