You Don't Understand Me

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“You Don't Understand Me”

Single by Roxette
from the album Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! - Roxette's Greatest Hits

Released

1995

Genre

Pop

Length

04:28

Writer(s)

Per Gessle, Desmond Child

Roxette singles chronology

"Vulnerable"
(1994)

"You Don't Understand Me"
(1995)

"The Look '95"
(1995)

"You Don't Understand Me," was the first single taken from Roxette's greatest hits album, "Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! - Roxette's Greatest Hits".

"You Don't Understand Me," was written by Per Gessle and Desmond Child and this was the first time Per had co-written a song with an international song writer.

The song, "Crazy About You" was only available on this single and on the single "The Look '95" until a demo version of the song was included on the single "Salvation", released in 1999 (see 1999 in music.

Roxette recorded acoustic versions of the songs, "The Look", "Listen to Your Heart", "You Don't Understand Me" and "Help" (a cover of the "Lennon/McCartney" song originally recorded by "The Beatles" at the famous "Abbey Road Studios" in London, England. "Help" was released on the Roxette compilation "The Rox Box / Roxette 86-06", whereas the other three songs were included on the UK release of this single and "You Don't Understand Me" was also included on the single "Anyone", released in 1999.