Wrong (Everything but the Girl song)

"Wrong" is a song written and recorded by English group Everything but the Girl. It was released in June 1996 as the second single from their album, Walking Wounded. A club remix of the song provided by Todd Terry went to number-one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The remix also reached number two in Italy and number eight in Canada and the United Kingdom.

"Wrong"
Single by Everything but the Girl
from the album Walking Wounded
B-side	"Remix"
Released	28 May 1996 1 June 1996 (Todd Terry remix)
Recorded	1995
Genre	House lounge
Length	3:55
Label	Blanco Y Negro (UK) Atlantic (U.S.)
Songwriter(s)	Tracey Thorn Ben Watt
Producer(s)	Ben Watt, Todd Terry
Everything but the Girl singles chronology
"Walking Wounded" (1996) "Wrong" (1996) "Single" (1996)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[1] 36 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 44 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 8 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[4] 7 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[5] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 22 France (SNEP)[7] 43 Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 59 Hungary (Mahasz)[9] 10 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[10] 14 Ireland (IRMA)[11] 20 Italy (Musica e dischi)[12] 2 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 29 Poland (LP3)[14] 35 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[15] 10 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 47 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 41 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 8 US Billboard Hot 100[19] 42 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[20] 1 US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[21] 5 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 38

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[23] 76 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[24] 60 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[25] 16

"Tracey in My Room"

In 2001 an official mash-up credited to EBTG vs Soul Vision titled "Tracey in My Room" was released, produced by Ben Watt using Tracey Thorn's vocal of "Wrong" and the Soul Vision remix of Sandy Rivera's "Come Into My Room". A further remix of the track features on Everything but the Girl 2003 compilation album Like the Deserts Miss the Rain.

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1996 (U.S.)

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Everything But the Girl – Wrong". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "Ultratop.be – Everything But the Girl – Wrong" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3048." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
4. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8493." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
5. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 3043." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13 no. 28. 13 July 1996. p. 20. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
7. "Lescharts.com – Everything But the Girl – Wrong" (in French). Les classement single.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Everything But the Girl – Wrong". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
9. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13 no. 35. 31 August 1996. p. 15. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
10. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (6.7. – 12.7. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 6 July 1996. p. 26. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
11. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Wrong". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
12. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13 no. 25. 22 June 1996. p. 16. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
13. "Charts.nz – Everything But the Girl – Wrong". Top 40 Singles.
14. "Notowanie nr760" (in Polish). LP3. 23 August 1996. Retrieved 23 February 2019. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
15. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
16. "Swedishcharts.com – Everything But the Girl – Wrong". Singles Top 100.
17. "Swisscharts.com – Everything But the Girl – Wrong". Swiss Singles Chart.
18. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
19. "Everything But the Girl Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
20. "Everything But the Girl Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
21. "Everything But the Girl Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
22. "Everything But the Girl Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
23. "RPM Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
24. "RPM Year End Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
25. "RPM Year End Dance Top 50". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 February 2019.