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Misled (Kool & the Gang song)

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"Misled"
Single by Kool & the Gang
from the album Emergency
B-side
  • "Ladies' Night" (remix)
  • "Rollin'"
ReleasedNovember 2, 1984[1]
Genre
Length4:56 (album version)
4:06 (single version)
5:38 (12" version)
LabelDe-Lite
Songwriters
  • James Taylor
  • Ronald Bell
  • Kool & the Gang
Producers
  • Jim Bonnefond
  • Kool & the Gang
  • Ronald Bell
Kool & the Gang singles chronology
"(When You Say You Love Somebody) In the Heart"
(1984)		 "Misled"
(1984)		 "Fresh"
(1984)
Music video
"Misled" on YouTube

"Misled" is a 1984 song by American R&B group Kool & the Gang taken from their album, Emergency. The song takes influence from rock and pop music.[2] It reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[3] The writing is credited to James Taylor, Ronald Bell, and Kool & the Gang.

Composition

"Misled" is written in the key of E minor (recorded a half-step lower in E♭ minor) with a moderately fast rock tempo of 122 beats per minute. The group's vocals span from B3 to A5 in the song.[4]

Track listing

12" vinyl single

Side A

  1. "Misled" (Full-Length Version) — 4:59

Side B

  1. "Ladies' Night" (Remix) — 6:58
  2. "Rollin'" — 3:10

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984–1985)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5]
8
Belgium (Ultratip)[6]
21
Germany (Official German Charts)[6]
46
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7]
28
US Billboard Hot 100[3]
10
US Hot Black Singles[8]
3
US "Billboard" Dance/Disco[9] 9

Year-end charts

Year-end chart (1985)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[10] 69

References

  1. "Misled / Rollin by Kool & The Gang".
  2. "Misled - Kool & the Gang | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  3. "Billboard Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. Vol. 97, no. 10. March 9, 1985. p. 77.
  4. Bell, Ronald (10 August 2015). "Misled". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  5. Hung, Steffen. "australian-charts.com - Forum - 1985 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-31.
  6. Hung, Steffen. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl".
  7. "misled - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  8. "Hot Black Singles" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 5. February 2, 1985. p. 55.
  9. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 148.
  10. "1985 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 52. December 28, 1985. p. T-21.