You don't understand me

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You don't understand me
Roxette
publication 5th October 1995
length 4:28
Genre (s) pop
text Per Gessle , Desmond Child
album Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!

You Do not Understand Me is a pop - song of the Swedish pop duo Roxette in 1995. It was developed by Per Gessle together with Desmond Child wrote.

Content and background

You Don't Understand Me addresses a relationship crisis. The singer says in the song that her darling just doesn't understand her. He doesn't know her feelings and doesn't know how much she needs him.

The song was recorded at Abbey Road Studios . For the creation of the song, Per Gessle first worked with an international songwriter, Desmond Child . The song was released as a single by EMI Records in 1995 . It is the first single from their compilation album Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! . The music video for the single was shot under the direction of Jonas Åkerlund .

Track list of the single

Maxi single

# title length
1. You don't understand me 4:29
2. Crazy About You 3:59
3. Harleys & Indians (Riders in the Sky) 3:44

CD single

# title length
1. You don't understand me 4:28
2. Crazy About You 3:57

Chart placements

Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 44 (11 weeks) 11
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 25th (7 weeks) 7th
Sweden (GLF) Sweden (GLF) 9 (14 weeks) 14th
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 42 (2 weeks) 2

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Roxette - You Don't Understand Me at Discogs . Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  2. Roxette - You Don't Understand Me. In: hitparade.ch. Retrieved October 31, 2013 .
  3. a b c d Chart sources: DE AT UK SE