"I Was Wrong" is a song by American punk rock band Social Distortion. The song originally released as a single by Sony 550 Music in 1996. It then appeared on the studio release, White Light, White Heat, White Trash, followed by Live at the Roxy. The 2007 re-recording of this song is a playable track on Rock Band 2.

Background

The song is said to be a "sing-along act of contrition". It expresses the pain the singer feels at the negative, rebellious attitude he took toward the world when he was young, from his losing battle against society to the pains of love, and finishes with the chorus:

I Was Wrong (Social Distortion song)

I was wrong

Self destruction's got me again

I was wrong

I realize now that I was wrong.

I Was Wrong (Social Distortion song)

Charts

References

External links

Video at SocialDistortion.com

QuickTime Audio at SocialDistortion.com

1996 singles

Social Distortion songs

Songs written by Mike Ness

Epic Records singles

1996 songs

Song recordings produced by Michael Beinhorn

I Was Wrong (Social Distortion song)