Wrong (Lindsey Buckingham song)
| "Wrong" | ||||
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| Single by Lindsey Buckingham | ||||
| from the album Out of the Cradle | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:19 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut | |||
| Producer(s) | Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut | |||
| Lindsey Buckingham singles chronology | ||||
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"Wrong" is a song by Lindsey Buckingham, released in 1992 from his third solo album Out of the Cradle. In North America, "Wrong" was the album's first single, although in Europe, "Countdown" was released instead. In May 1992, "Wrong" was serviced to album-oriented rock radio stations; a music video was also created to coincide with the release of the single.[1] In the song's music video, Buckingham engages in a series of guitar duels with doppelgängers emerging from a mirror.[2]
History
[edit]While the song failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, it did reach number 23 on the Mainstream Rock chart and also peaked at number 50 in Canada. "Wrong" was performed a few times during the Out of the Cradle tour, although it was later dropped from the setlist.[3] Buckingham was surprised that the record company picked "Wrong" as the album's first single; he wanted "Don't Look Down" to fulfill that role instead.[4][5]
"Wrong" was partially written as a response to Mick Fleetwood's first memoir, My Life And Adventures In Fleetwood Mac. "He [Fleetwood] came out with his book, and it was just kind of a real trashy thing...He doesn’t have a mechanism for self-editing in that way or perhaps discerning where the line is".[6] To achieve the metallic guitar tone on "Wrong", Buckingham applied treble to a gut string guitar, which was connected directly to the recording console.[7]
Critical reception
[edit]The New York Times noted that the song "takes a look at music industry crassness".[8] Jean Rosenbluth of the Los Angeles Times seconded this analysis and wrote that "the vitriol in 'Wrong' about the business of being a rock star, comes through best in the vocals".[9] Stereo Review highlighted Buckingham's "neurotic falsetto" vocals, which created a "dramatic effect".[10] BAM magazine described "Wrong" as "a wailing, dark view of classic rock stardom and the 'biz'".[5] Billboard characterized the song as "uptempo" and "feverish".[1] In a retrospective analysis of Out of the Cradle, Michael Roberts of Westword identified "Wrong" as one of the few unreserved songs on the album and labeled it as a "biting music-biz exorcism".[11]
Personnel
[edit]- Lindsey Buckingham – guitars, keyboards, drum and percussion programming, vocals
- Larry Klein – bass guitar
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] | 50 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[13] | 23 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b White, Timothy (May 23, 1992). "Billboard - Lindsey Buckingham Rocks the Cradle". The Blue Letter Archives. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Willman, Chris (June 14, 1992). "POP MUSIC : Buckingham's in His Own Palace". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Neale Heywood, August 16 - 31, 2000 Q&A: Section 1". The Penguin. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Trost, Isaiah; Tolinski, Brad (September 1992). "Guitar World (09/1992), The Cradle Will Rock". The Blue Letter Archives. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Holdship, Bill (May 1992). "BAM Magazine, Number 384 (05/1992), Out of the Cradle...And Into The Blue". The Blue Letter Archives. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Lapatine, Scott (December 10, 2018). "Lindsey Buckingham Reveals Stories Behind His Solo Songs And Whether He'll Ever Rejoin Fleetwood Mac". Stereogum. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Levitin, Dan (August 1992). "Lindsey Buckingham: Return of the Soul Lifter" (PDF). Recording Engineering Production. 23 (8): 16–21 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (June 21, 1992). "Recordings View: A Studio Wizard Takes a Psychic Journey". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Album Review: Lindsey Buckingham "Out of the Cradle" Reprise". Los Angeles Times. June 14, 1992.
- ^ Givens, Ron (August 1992). "Stereo Review, Volume 57, Number 8 (08/1992), Sound Recording Reviews: Out of the Cradle". The Blue Letter Archives. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Roberts, Michael (September 17, 2008). "The lost Lindsey Buckingham interview". Westword. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "RPM 100: July 25, 1992" (PDF). Collections Canada. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Lindsey Buckingham Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2024.