"Wrong" | ||||
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Single by Everything but the Girl | ||||
from the album Walking Wounded | ||||
Released | 17 June 1996 | |||
Genre | House [1] | |||
Length | 3:55 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
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Everything but the Girl singles chronology | ||||
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"Wrong" is a song written and recorded by English musical duo Everything but the Girl. It was released on 17 June 1996 as the second single from their ninth album, Walking Wounded (1996). The song topped the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart, reached number two in Italy, and entered the top 10 in Canada, Hungary and the United Kingdom.
Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Singer Tracey Thorn thrills with a vocal that is a study in 1930s-era torch melodrama but couched with just enough pop restraint to remain accessible to pop radio's young listeners. Although Todd Terry is once again at the remix helm, "Wrong" is not a mere exercise in duplication. This time, the keyboards are richer and the beats more insistent and African-influenced. The real duplication should be radio's quick acceptance of this pop/dance jewel." [2] Daina Darzin from Cash Box described it as "ethereal" and "undulating". [3] Daisy & Havoc from Music Week's Dance Update rated it five out of five, picking it as Tune of the Week. They added, "Everything But The Girl's latest is creepily reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac but that's no criticism, and maybe some new mixes of tracks from ' Rumours ' aren't such a bad idea. Or maybe they are ... anyway here you get Todd Terry, Deep Dish and EBTG mixes of a very lovely, very 'Missing'-type song ... and that's no criticism either." [4]
UK and Australian CD single [5] [6]
UK 12-inch single [7]
UK cassette single and European CD single [8] [9]
US 12-inch single [10]
| US maxi-CD single [11]
US cassette single [12]
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Weekly charts
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Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | 7 May 1996 | Contemporary hit radio | Atlantic | [41] |
United Kingdom | 17 June 1996 |
| Virgin | [42] |
24 June 1996 | 12-inch vinyl | [43] | ||
Japan | 7 August 1996 | CD | [44] |
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