Don't Get Me Wrong
"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. Background. 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. Music video. 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. Charts. 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. 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. 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. In the UK, the song also peaked at #10 in the UK Singles Chart. It was most  successful in Australia, where it reached No. 8. Feature. 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.