"Blues rock songs" . "162.0"^^ . "eng" . "false"^^ . "false"^^ . "Number-one singles in Germany" . "1977 singles" . . "true"^^ . "New York City" . "1964 songs" . . "Bennie Benjamin" . . "Songs written by Sol Marcus" . "Disco songs" . "english" . "-13.1"^^ . "Lana Del Rey songs" . "1b94a094-b070-48e2-b798-5cd9e39b5e25" . "1964 singles" . "Eric Burdon songs" . . "232000.0"^^ . . "3104710" . "Philips Records singles" . . . "Philips Records" . . . . "1999-02-08"^^ . "420272"^^ . "-0.101695"^^ . "1965 singles" . "1866" . "%22Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood%22 is a song written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, and Sol Marcus for the jazz singer and pianist Nina Simone, who first recorded it in 1964. %22Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood%22 has been covered by many artists, including a 1965 blues rock hit by The Animals. A 1977 disco-flamenco and Latin rearrangement by Santa Esmeralda was also a hit. In September 2015, a cover of the song appeared on Lana Del Rey's fourth studio album Honeymoon." . "MGM Records singles" . "Elvis Costello songs" . "6"^^ . "0"^^ . "-0.250528"^^ . "5714ded525ac0d8aee4620cc" . "Nina Simone songs" . "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" . "Songs written by Bennie Benjamin" . "Horace Ott" . "The Animals songs" . "Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number-one singles" . "Columbia Graphophone Company singles" . "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" . "USCA29600418" . . "Song recordings produced by Mickie Most" . "TRLXHMN128F145D6EE" . . .