You Don't Understand Me
October 5, 1995
You Do not Understand Me is a pop song by the Swedish pop duo Roxette from the year 1995. It was written by Per Gessle together with Desmond Child.
Content and background
You Do not Understand Me deals with a relationship crisis. So says the singer in the song that their favorite they just do not understand. He did not know their feelings and did not know how much they need him.
The recording of the song was in the Abbey Road Studios. For the creation of the song Per Gessle first worked with an international songwriter, Desmond Child, together. The song was published in 1995 by EMI Records as a single. It is the first single from their compilation album Do not Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! . The music video for the single was shot and directed by Jonas Åkerlund.