Don't Get Me Wrong

For the 1937 film, see Don't Get Me Wrong (film). For the Matchbox Twenty song, see Don't Get Me Wrong (Matchbox Twenty song). For the Westlife song, see Coast to Coast (Westlife album).

"Don't Get Me Wrong"
Artwork for UK and European vinyl releases
Single by the Pretenders
from the album Get Close
B-side"Dance!"
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1986 (1986-09-22)[1]
GenreRock[2]
Length3:49
Label
Songwriter(s)Chrissie Hynde
Producer(s)
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 by British-American rock band the Pretenders. It was the first single released from the band's fourth studio album, Get Close (1986). It was also included on the band's compilation album, The Singles (1987). Frontwoman Chrissie Hynde said she was inspired to write the song for her friend John McEnroe.[3]

  1. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. September 20, 1986. p. 28.
  2. ^ "Get Close by the Pretenders – Classic Rock Review".
  3. ^ "How Chrissie Hynde Wrote 'Don't Get Me Wrong' for John McEnroe". Ultimate Classic Rock. December 5, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2020.