"You Don't Understand Me" is a song by the Swedish pop duo Roxette

Roxette

Roxette are a Swedish pop music duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle . Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act from the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album Look Sharp!...

. 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

Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!

-Singles:*"You Don't Understand Me":*#"You Don't Understand Me"*#"Crazy About You"*#"Harleys And Indians "*The Look '95" :*#"The Look" *#"The Look"...

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"You Don't Understand Me," was written by Per Gessle

Per Gessle

Per Håkan Gessle is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonicist. He is the lead singer of the Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider and formed Roxette with Marie Fredriksson...

 and Desmond Child

Desmond Child

Desmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:...

 and this was the first time Gessle had co-written a song with an international songwriter.

Roxette

Roxette

Roxette are a Swedish pop music duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle . Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act from the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album Look Sharp!...

 recorded acoustic versions of the songs, "The Look

The Look

"The Look", written by Per Gessle and performed by Roxette, was released as a single in early 1989 from the album Look Sharp!. The song became Roxette's international "breakthrough" song, finally exposing the duo to music consumers outside of the duo's native Sweden and Europe after more than one...

", "Listen to Your Heart", "You Don't Understand Me" and "Help!

Help! (song)

"Help!" is a song by The Beatles that served as the title song for both the 1965 film and its soundtrack album. It was also released as a single, and was number one for three weeks in both the United States and the United Kingdom....

", at the famous Abbey Road Studios

Abbey Road Studios

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 in London

London

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, England

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. "Help!", a cover

Cover version

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 of the "Lennon/McCartney

Lennon/McCartney

The Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership is one of the best-known and most successful musical collaborations in history...

" song originally recorded by The Beatles

The Beatles

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, 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

Anyone (Roxette song)

"Anyone" is the second single from Swedish duo Roxette's Have a Nice Day album. It was released in May 1999.-Song information:"Anyone" is like its predecessor 'Wish I could fly' a ballad, with instruments including piano, saxophone and strings...

", 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

Chart (1995)	Peak Position
Sweden Single Charts Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....	9
UK Top 75	42
German Single Charts Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	44
Austrian Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...	25
Finnish Singles Chart Mitä hittiä The Official Finnish Charts is a national record chart in Finland composed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.The singles chart was started in January 1991 as Radiomafian lista and was broadcast on the radio station Radiomafia of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE. This chart is based on a...	7