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"Misled"
Single by Kool & the Gang
from the album Emergency
B-side
  • "Ladies' Night" (Remix)
  • "Rollin'"
ReleasedNovember 2, 1984[1]
Genre
Length4:56 (album version)
4:06 (single version)
5:38 (12" version)
LabelDe-Lite
Songwriter(s)
  • James Taylor
  • Ronald Bell
  • Kool & the Gang
Producer(s)
  • Jim Bonnefond
  • Kool & the Gang
  • Ronald Bell
Kool & the Gang singles chronology
"(When You Say You Love Somebody) In the Heart"
(1984) 		"Misled"
(1984) 		"Fresh"
(1984)

"Misled" is a 1984 song by American R&B group Kool & the Gang taken from their album, Emergency. The song takes influence from rock and pop music.[3] It reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[4] The writing is credited to James Taylor, Ronald Bell, and Kool & the Gang.

Composition

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"Misled" is written in the key of E minor (recorded a half-step lower in E♭ minor) with a moderately fast rock tempo of 122 beats per minute. The group's vocals span from B3 to A5 in the song.[5]

Track listing

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12" vinyl single[6]

Side A

  1. "Misled" (Full-Length Version) — 4:59

Side B

  1. "Ladies' Night" (Remix) — 6:58
  2. "Rollin'" — 3:10

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "Misled / Rollin by Kool & The Gang".
  2. ^ "Kool & The Gang - Misled". Discogs.
  3. ^ "Misled - Kool & the Gang | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  4. ^ "Song://Database Sign-In". www.song-database.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  5. ^ Bell, Ronald (10 August 2015). "Misled". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  6. ^ "Kool & The Gang - Misled". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  7. ^ Hung, Steffen. "australian-charts.com - Forum - 1985 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-31.
  8. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl".
  9. ^ "misled - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  10. ^ a b "Internet Pop Song Database Billboard Top 40 Hot 100 Charts Hits Lyrics".
  11. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 148.
  12. ^ "1985 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 52. December 28, 1985. p. T-21.
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