"Mr. Misunderstood" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eric Church.

The song, written by Church and Casey Beathard, has also received some positive reviews from music critics.

Among the lyrics, he name-drops singers that have influenced him, including Elvis Costello, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Jeff Tweedy of Wilco.

[1] He also recalls a young woman with whom he was in love, despite her father's unfavorable opinions of him, as well as Church's own "journey to becoming the musician he is now".

"[3] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country was also favorable, saying that "At its core, the track is a five-minute pep talk to the freak that lives inside all of us.

"[1] Rolling Stone ranked "Mr. Misunderstood" at number 28 on its annual year-end list to find the best songs of 2015.

A teenage boy representing the one in the story is seen learning how to play guitar, and at the end of the video, leads the band in the song.