Misunderstanding (Genesis song)

"Misunderstanding"
Single by Genesis
from the album Duke
B-side
ReleasedMay 1980 (US)
29 August 1980 (UK)[1]
RecordedNovember 1979
GenreRock,[2] AOR,[3] pop[3]
Length3:11 (album version)
3:04 (single version/video - sped up)
4:01 (Three Sides Live version)
LabelCharisma/Phonogram (UK)
Atlantic (US)
Songwriter(s)Phil Collins
Producer(s)David Hentschel and Genesis
Genesis singles chronology
"Duchess"
(1980)
"Misunderstanding"
(1980)
"Abacab"
(1981)
Audio sample
"Misunderstanding"

"Misunderstanding" is a song by the English rock band Genesis, released on their 1980 album Duke. It reached No. 14 in the U.S. and No. 42 in the UK.[4] Its highest charting was in Canada, where it reached No. 1 and is ranked as the seventh biggest Canadian hit of 1980. It was also featured on the band's 1982 double-album Three Sides Live, where it led off side three.

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 22.
  2. ^ Molanphy, Chris (31 May 2019). "The Invisible Miracle Sledgehammer Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference rw was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Genesis UK chart history, The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2012.