The PretendersDon’t Get Me Wrong
Directed by Stuart Orme
Don't Get Me Wrong is a song by The Pretenders from their fourth studio album, “Get Close”, released on September 22, 1986. Written by Chrissie…
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Alternative rock band from Hereford, England, UK (formed 1978). The Pretenders make music in the alternative rock and rock music genres.
3 The Pretenders Music Videos from 1979–1986
Directed by Stuart Orme
Don't Get Me Wrong is a song by The Pretenders from their fourth studio album, “Get Close”, released on September 22, 1986. Written by Chrissie…
Directed by Don Letts
Back on the Chain Gang is a song by The Pretenders, released as a single on September 17, 1982. Written by Chrissie Hynde, it became…
Directed by Mark Robinson
Brass in Pocket is a song by The Pretenders from their self-titled debut album, released on November 9, 1979. Written by Chrissie Hynde and James…
Formed 1978 · Hereford, England, UK · alternative rock, rock music · Warner Bros. Records
The Pretenders are a British rock band formed in March 1978. The original band consisted of founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Farndon (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Martin Chambers (drums, backing vocals, percussion). Following the deaths of Honeyman-Scott in 1982 and Farndon in 1983, the band experienced numerous personnel changes; American-born Hynde has been the band's only continuous member. The band's hit songs include "Kid" (1979), "Brass in Pocket" (1979), "Talk of the Town"… via Wikipedia
Band Members: Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott (1956–1982), Pete Farndon (1952–1983), Martin Chambers
Awards: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Pretenders’s studio albums / EPs · 14
Everything you need to know about The Pretenders
The Pretenders formed in 1978.
The Pretenders are from Hereford, England, UK.
The Pretenders’s music spans alternative rock and rock music.
The Pretenders have released music through Warner Bros. Records and Sire.
The Pretenders have released 12 studio albums, from Pretenders (1979) to Relentless (2023).
The Pretenders’s most recent studio album is Relentless, released in 2023.
The Pretenders’s most-watched music videos on AltSounds are “Back on the Chain Gang”, “Don’t Get Me Wrong” and “Brass in Pocket”.
The Pretenders’s most-viewed music video on AltSounds is “Back on the Chain Gang” (1982), with 30.5 million views, directed by Don Letts. Back on the Chain Gang is a song by The Pretenders, released as a single on September 17, 1982. Written by Chrissie Hynde, it became the band's biggest hit in the United States, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The Pretenders have received Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Pretenders’s members include Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott, Pete Farndon and Martin Chambers.
You can listen to The Pretenders on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube, and watch their music videos right here on AltSounds.