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| "Don't Get Me Wrong" | ||||
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 Artwork for UK and European vinyl releases | ||||
| Single by the Pretenders | ||||
| from the album Get Close | ||||
| B-side | "Dance!" | |||
| Released | September 22, 1986[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock[2] | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Chrissie Hynde | |||
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| The Pretenders singles chronology | ||||
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| "Don't Get Me Wrong" on YouTube | ||||
"Don't Get Me Wrong" is a song by British-American alternative rock group the Pretenders. It was the first single released from the group's fourth studio album, Get Close (1986). It was also included on the band's The Singles album, released in 1987. Frontwoman Chrissie Hynde said she was inspired to write the song for her friend John McEnroe.[3]
- ^ "New Singles". Music Week. September 20, 1986. p. 28.
- ^ "Get Close by the Pretenders – Classic Rock Review".
- ^ "How Chrissie Hynde Wrote 'Don't Get Me Wrong' for John McEnroe". Ultimate Classic Rock. December 5, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2020.