"Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" is a song by American

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, released in October 1992 by

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as the lead single from their debut album, ''

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'' (1991). The song reached number 17 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number two on the ''Billboard''

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chart. It also reached number five in New Zealand and ended 1993 as the country's 41st-most-successful single. Live versions of "What Time Is It?" and "Freeway of the Plains" (mistakenly titled "Freeway of Plains" on the single) were included as its

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Background and writing

The lyrics describe the narrator's happiness about no longer associating with a demanding woman who never admits any faults. The opening lines are: "Been a whole lot easier since the bitch left town / Been a whole lot happier without that face around." Lead singer Chris Barron has stated that the song was inspired by his relationship with his stepmother, despite popular belief that it was written about an ex-girlfriend. He described his stepmother as a "malignant narcissist". Barron had a viral tweet in August 2019 about the song's creation, writing: "My stepmom told me I'd be a janitor othing wrong with thatand live in the basement of a school and play guitar for the rats. I wrote a song about her. It's called Little Miss Can't Be Wrong. It's been played on the radio three million times."

Critical reception

An editor from

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retrospectively described the song as "incessantly catchy". Alan Jones from ''

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'' rated it three out of five, writing, "This driving, economical song — vaguely reminiscent in execution to some of Steve Miller's material — should win support of rock radio. It may not be a Top 20 hit, but should nibble at the lower end of the chart, and tee up their album ''A Pocket Full of Kryptonite''." Sylvia Patterson from ''

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'' gave the song four out of five, viewing it as "feisty stuff."

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" premiered in August 1992.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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