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] [ unreliable source ]
Genre
Length4:56(album version)
4:06 (single version)
5:38 (12" version)
Label De-Lite
Songwriter(s)
  • James Taylor
  • Ronald Bell
  • Kool & the Gang
Producer(s)
  • 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)

"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. [3] It reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [4] The writing is credited to James Taylor, Ronald Bell, and Kool & the Gang.

Contents

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. [5]

Track listing

12" vinyl single [6] [ unreliable source ]

Side A

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

Side B

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

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Misled / Rollin by Kool & The Gang".
  2. ↑ "Kool & The Gang - Misled". Discogs .
  3. ↑ "Misled - Kool & the Gang | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  4. 1 2 "Billboard Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard Magazine . Vol. 97, no. 10. March 9, 1985. p. 77.
  5. ↑ Bell, Ronald (10 August 2015). "Misled". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  6. ↑ "Kool & The Gang - Misled". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  7. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "australian-charts.com - Forum - 1985 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-31.
  8. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl".
  9. ↑ "misled - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Official Charts .
  10. ↑ "Hot Black Singles" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 5. February 2, 1985. p. 55.
  11. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 148.
  12. ↑ "1985 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 52. December 28, 1985. p. T-21.


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