"Misunderstood" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams. Williams co-wrote and co-produced the song with Stephen Duffy who also plays the acoustic guitars, bass, and harmonica on the track. The song was released as the second single from Williams' hits compilation Greatest Hits in December 2004, peaking at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and reaching the top 10 in Denmark, Italy, and the Netherlands. The song was featured on the ' soundtrack.
The music video incorporates some of the plot of ' into it, including some clips of the movie. Robbie Williams is interrogated by Thai officials. At the end of the video when the main interrogator says that if Williams keeps acting up, he might be there a long time. Williams asks, "How long is a long time?". The interrogator answers, "Oh, about a millennium", to which Williams answers by turning to the camera and singing his song "Millennium". Williams stated that the song was written because of his love of Edward Scissorhands, in which the protagonist of the film was misunderstood.
UK CD1 and European CD single
UK CD2 and Australian CD single
UK DVD single
Credits are taken from the Greatest Hits album booklet.
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