Don't Get Me Wrong

"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)
GenreRock
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.