Misunderstood (Robbie Williams song)

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"Misunderstood"
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album Greatest Hits
Released6 December 2004 (2004-12-06)[1]
Length4:01
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Stephen Duffy, Robbie Williams
Producer(s)Robbie Williams, Stephen Duffy, Andy Strange
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Radio"
(2004)
"Misunderstood"
(2004)
"Tripping"
(2005)
Music video
"Misunderstood" on
YouTube

"Misunderstood" is a song by British pop singer

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
soundtrack.

Music video

The music video incorporates some of the plot of

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason into it, including some clips of the movie. Robbie Williams is interrogated by Thai officials. At the end of the video when the main interrogator says that if Williams keeps acting up, he might be there a long time. Williams asks, "How long is a long time?". The interrogator answers, "Oh, about a millennium", to which Williams answers by turning to the camera and singing his song "Millennium". Williams stated that the song was written because of his love of Edward Scissorhands
, in which the protagonist of the film was misunderstood.

Track listings

UK CD1 and European CD single[2][3]

  1. "Misunderstood"
  2. "Do Me Now" (demo)

UK CD2 and Australian CD single[4]

  1. "Misunderstood"
  2. "Please Please"
  3. "(I Feel It But) I Can't Explain"
  4. Gallery and video clip

UK DVD single[5]

  1. "Misunderstood" (video—stereo and 5.1 surround sound)
  2. "Chemical Devotion" (audio)
  3. "The Postcard" (audio)
  4. Gallery and video clip

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Greatest Hits album booklet.[6]

Studio

  • Mastered at
    Metropolis Mastering
    (London, England)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 39
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 21
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[9] 3
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[10] 13
CIS (TopHit)[11] 130
Denmark (Tracklisten)[12] 9
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] 17
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 20
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 27
Italy (FIMI)[16] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 15
Romania (
Romanian Top 100)[19]
53
Scotland (OCC)[20] 6
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[21] 16
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 35
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 26
UK Singles (OCC)[24] 8

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 4 December 2004. p. 23.
  2. ^ Misunderstood (UK CD1 liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 2004. CDCHS 5157, 724387655027.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Misunderstood (European CD single liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 2004. 8 76567 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Misunderstood (UK CD2 & Australian CD single liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 2004. CDCHSS 5157, 724387655003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Misunderstood (UK DVD single liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 2004. DVDCHS 5157.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Greatest Hits (UK CD album booklet). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 2004. 724386681928.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Robbie Williams – Misunderstood". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Robbie Williams – Misunderstood" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  9. Ultratip
    . Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  10. Ultratip
    . Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  11. ^ Robbie Williams — Misunderstood. TopHit. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Robbie Williams – Misunderstood". Tracklisten. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. 25 December 2004. p. 131. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Robbie Williams – Misunderstood" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  15. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Misunderstood". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Robbie Williams – Misunderstood". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 3, 2005" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Robbie Williams – Misunderstood" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  19. Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original
    on 23 February 2005. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  21. Canciones Top 50
    .
  22. ^ "Robbie Williams – Misunderstood". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  23. ^ "Robbie Williams – Misunderstood". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  24. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2019.