"Mixed-Up Confusion" is a song written and recorded by

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and released as his first single. The song was recorded with an electric band on November 14, 1962, during the sessions for ''

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'' but was not used on that album, which, aside from "Corrina, Corrina", was entirely acoustic. Instead the song, backed with " Corrina, Corrina" (a different take from the ''Freewheelin'' one), a traditional blues song, appeared as Dylan's first single, released in the United States on December 14, 1962, as Columbia 4-42656.Still on the Road: The Bob Dylan Recording Sessions
/ref> According to legend, Dylan wrote the song in a cab on the way to the Columbia studios for the recording session.Trager, Oliver. ''Keys to the Rain: The Ultimate Bob Dylan Encyclopedia''. . A different version of the song, recorded on November 1, 1962, with later overdubbing, was released on the compilation album ''

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'' in 1978 and on the original 1985 issue of the '' Biograph'' box set; the 1997 reissue of ''Biograph'' includes a stereo version of the released single, recorded on November 14, 1962, in place of this alternative version. Olof Björner's website lists all the different takes of this song, recorded by Dylan in October and November 1962.

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* George Barnes – guitar *

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