"I Was Wrong" is a song by American punk rock band Social Distortion, released in September 1996 by Epic and 550 Music as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album White Light, White Heat, White Trash (1996). Written by vocalist and guitarist Mike Ness and produced by Michael Beinhorn, it became one of the group's most successful singles, reaching number 4 on the US Alternative Airplay chart, number 12 on the US rock chart and number 54 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart, and also peaking at number 163 on the UK Singles Chart. A re-recorded version was issued in 2007 and later appeared as a playable track in the 2008 music video game Rock Band 2.