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"Don't Get Me Wrong"
Artwork for UK and European vinyl releases Table of Contents Show Background[edit] Reception[edit] Music video[edit] Personnel[edit] Additional Personnel[edit] Charts[edit] Certifications[edit] Covers[edit] Feature[edit] References[edit] Where is Chrissy Hines from? Are the pretenders in the Hall of Fame? Who is the Pretenders lead singer? How old is Chrissie Hynde from the Pretenders?
Single by The Pretenders
from the album Get Close
B-side	"Dance!"
Released	August 5, 1986 (UK) September 23, 1986 (US)
Recorded	October 1985
Genre	Pop rock indie rock new wave
Length	3:49
Label	Real Records (UK) Sire (US)
Songwriter(s)	Chrissie Hynde
Producer(s)	Jimmy Iovine Bob Clearmountain
The Pretenders singles chronology
"Thin Line Between Love and Hate" (1984) "Don't Get Me Wrong" (1986) "Hymn to Her" (1986)
Music video
"Don't Get Me Wrong" on YouTube

"Don't Get Me Wrong" is a song released by the pop-rock group The Pretenders. It was the first single taken from the group's 1986 album, Get Close. It can also be found on the band's The Singles album, released in 1987. Chrissie Hynde said she was inspired to write the song for her friend John McEnroe.[1]

Background[edit]

The song features a jangly guitar sound and an emphasis on melody. Hynde's lyrics contain literary references in addition to the more relationship-based subject matter typical for pop music.

Reception[edit]

Billboard said that although Hynde is the only original Pretender remaining, this song represents "a pretty upbeat, strutting, confident Pretenders."[2] Cash Box praised Hynde's "sultry vocal" and "powerful songwriting."[3]

Music video[edit]

The music video for the song is a tribute to the British 1960s TV spy series The Avengers, with Chrissie Hynde playing Emma Peel searching for John Steed (Patrick Macnee appears in the original series' footage, with Hynde superimposed) while being diverted by body doubles and rival agents. Two edits to the video were made, the second edit adds alternate shots (including a scene of one of the body doubles being revealed to be a woman) and inserts footage of the band performing in a red and blue studio.

Personnel[edit]

• Chrissie Hynde – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Robbie McIntosh – guitars
• T. M. Stevens – bass guitar

Additional Personnel[edit]

• Chucho Merchán – bass guitar
• Steve Jordan – drums, percussion
• Paul "Wix" Wickens – synthesizer, piano

Charts[edit]

In the US, "Don't Get Me Wrong" became the group's second Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 10.[4] Their first Top 10 pop hit, "Back on the Chain Gang", had reached No. 5 in 1983. "Don't Get Me Wrong" also spent three weeks atop the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in November 1986.[4] It also reached No. 5 on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart on December 12, 1986 staying on that position for a week and remaining on the chart for eleven weeks.[5] In the UK, the song also peaked at #10 in the UK Singles Chart.[6] It was most successful in Australia, where it reached No. 8.[7]

Certifications[edit]

Covers[edit]

• British pop singer Lily Allen covered the song for BBC Radio 1's 40th-anniversary celebrations in 2007 and was released on the subsequent compilation album.
• Leigh Nash released a version in 2018.[22]
• Hale Appleman covered the song in musical episode "All That Hard Glossy Armor" (Season 4, Episode 10) of The Magicians[23]

Feature[edit]

The song was also featured in the 1997 movie Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, but this and a few other songs were omitted from the movie's soundtrack album due to copyright issues.

References[edit]

1. ^ "How Chrissie Hynde Wrote 'Don't Get Me Wrong' for John McEnroe". Ultimate Classic Rock. December 5, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
2. ^ "Reviews". Billboard. October 11, 1986. p. 85. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
3. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. October 11, 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
4. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 505.
5. ^ "pretenders". wweb.uta.edu. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
6. ^ Official Charts Company info OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 238. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
9. ^ "The Pretenders – Don't Get Me Wrong" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
10. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0759." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 47, 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
12. ^ "The Pretenders – Don't Get Me Wrong" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
13. ^ "The Pretenders – Don't Get Me Wrong". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
15. ^ "Pretenders Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
16. ^ "Pretenders Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
17. ^ "Pretenders Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
18. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Pretenders – Don't Get Me Wrong". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
19. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1986". Ultratop. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
20. ^ "Top Pop Singles" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987. p. Y-22. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
21. ^ "British single certifications – Pretenders – Don't Get Me Wrong". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
22. ^ "JFH News: Leigh Nash Debuts New Single, "Don't Get Me Wrong"". www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
23. ^ "The Magicians star breaks down the musical episode, from hungry bears to Margo's evolution". www.ew.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

Where is Chrissy Hines from?

Are the pretenders in the Hall of Fame?

Who is the Pretenders lead singer?

How old is Chrissie Hynde from the Pretenders?