Wrong Turn (song)

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"Wrong Turn"
Single by Blanche
Released25 May 2018
Recorded2018
Genre Electropop Contemporary R&B
Length3:23
Label PIAS Belgium
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Pat Wimberly
Blanche singles chronology
"City Lights"
(2017)
"Wrong Turn"
(2018)
"Soon"
(2018)
Music video
"Wrong Turn" on YouTube

"Wrong Turn" is a song by Belgian singer and songwriter Blanche. It was released as a digital download on 25 May 2018 by PIAS Belgium. [1] The song was written by Ellie Delvaux, Pierre Dumoulin and Andras Vleminckx.

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Background

"Wrong Turn" has been described as a "smooth mid-tempo electro-pop song" that describes how sometimes one needs to find the right direction in life. [2] The music video was released on 19 June 2019 and was directed by Nur Casadevall Castello and produced by CANADA & Blink. [3]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [4] 25

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Belgium25 May 2018 [1] PIAS Belgium

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References

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