Middle of the Road (song)

This article is about the Pretenders song. For the Denim song, see Back in Denim.
"Middle of the Road"
Front cover of US single
Single by the Pretenders
from the album Learning to Crawl
B-side
Released
  • November 1983 (US)
  • February 1984 (UK)
Genre
Length4:14
LabelSire
Songwriter(s)Chrissie Hynde
Producer(s)Chris Thomas
The Pretenders singles chronology
"2000 Miles"
(1983) 		"Middle of the Road"
(1983) 		"The Thin Line Between Love and Hate / Time the Avenger"
(1984)
Audio
"Middle of the Road" (2007 remaster) on YouTube
Back cover
Back cover of US single

"Middle of the Road" is a song by the Pretenders, released as the third single from the album Learning to Crawl. The single was released in the US in November 1983, then in the UK in February 1984.

The song peaked at number 19 on the US pop singles chart[2] and number 2 on the US mainstream rock chart in January 1984, where it stayed for four weeks.[3]

  1. ^ "The History of Rock Music. Pretenders: Biography, discography, reviews, best albums, ratings".
  2. ^ "Pretenders awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  3. ^ Whitburn, J. (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008. Hal Leonard. p. 199. ISBN 9780898201741.