You Don't Understand Me

"You Don't Understand Me" is a song by the Swedish pop duo Roxette. Released in 1995, it was the first new single from their 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 Gessle had co-written a song with an international songwriter.

Roxette recorded acoustic versions of the songs, "The Look", "Listen to Your Heart", "You Don't Understand Me" and "Help!", at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London, England. "Help!", a cover of the "Lennon–McCartney" song originally recorded by The Beatles, 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.

The single reached the top 10 on the Swedish and Finnish singles charts. In the UK, the single was released in 1996, peaking outside the top 40.

Track listing

1. "You Don't Understand Me"
2. "Crazy About You"
3. "Harleys & Indians (Riders in the Sky)"

UK release

CD1

1. "You Don't Understand Me"
2. "The Look" (Abbey Road Acoustic Version)
3. "Listen to Your Heart" (Abbey Road Acoustic Version)
4. "You Don't Understand Me" (Abbey Road Acoustic Version)

CD2

1. "You Don't Understand Me"
2. "Almost Unreal" (Demo)
3. "Harleys & Indians (Riders in the Sky)"
4. "The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye"

Charts

References