"Misunderstood" is a song by British pop singer

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. Williams co-wrote and co-produced the song with

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from English band

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, who also plays the acoustic guitars, bass, and harmonica on the track. The song was released as the second single from Williams' hits compilation ''

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'' in December 2004, peaking at number eight on the

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and reaching the top 10 in Denmark, Italy, and the Netherlands. The song was featured on the '' 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.

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 "

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". Williams stated that the song was written because of his love of ''

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'', in which the protagonist of the film was misunderstood.

Track listings

UK CD1 and European CD single # "Misunderstood" # "Do Me Now" (demo) UK CD2 and Australian CD single # "Misunderstood" # "Please Please" # "(I Feel It But) I Can't Explain" # Gallery and video clip UK DVD single # "Misunderstood" (video—stereo and 5.1 surround sound) # "Chemical Devotion" (audio) # "The Postcard" (audio) # Gallery and video clip

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the ''

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(London, England) Personnel * Robbie Williams – writing, lead vocals, production *

– writing, acoustic guitars, bass, harmonica, production * Claire Worrall – backing vocals, piano, string arrangement *

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– electric guitar * Melvin Duffy –

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– drums *

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– string leader * Dave Bishop – brass * Neil Sidwell – brass * Steve Sidwell – brass * Andy Strange – production *

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– mixing * Tony Cousins – mastering

Charts

References

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