Disappointed (Public Image Ltd song)

"Disappointed"
Single by Public Image Ltd
from the album 9
B-side"Same Old Story"
ReleasedApril 1989
RecordedDecember 1988 – March 1989
GenreAlternative rock
Length5:34
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Public Image Ltd, Lu Edmonds, Stephen Hague
Producer(s)Public Image Ltd, Hague
Public Image Ltd singles chronology
"Seattle"
(1987)
"Disappointed"
(1989)
"Warrior"
(1989)

"Disappointed" is a 1989 song by post-punk group Public Image Ltd. It was the first single from 9, their seventh studio album. Lyrically, the song was inspired by John Lydon's experiences with friends within the band throughout its history, who he commented often let him down. Musically, guitarist John McGeoch used an alternate tuning courtesy of Who guitarist Pete Townshend to begin composing the song.

"Disappointed" was a commercial hit for the band, becoming its most successful UK single in three years and becoming an alternative rock radio hit in the US. It has since seen positive critical reception and Lydon has named the song as one of his personal favorites.