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About Dirty Laundry (Don Henley song) : "Dirty Laundry" is written by Don Henley and Danny Kortchmar . The song hit number 1 on the Billboard Top Album Tracks chart in October 1982 . Lyrically, the song describes mass media sensationalism and yellow journalism . The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in March of 1983 . It spent three weeks at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1983 . Henley sings from the standpoint of a news anchorman who "could have been an actor, but I wound up here" The song is about the callousness of TV news reporting as well as the tabloidization of all news . The song's theme is that TV news coverage focuses too much on negative and sensationalism . It was released in 1982. It was released as part of album I Can't Stand Still. The genre is dance-rock hard rock. The track was release in 1982. Dirty Laundry (Don Henley song) has a significant contribution from artist(s) Don Henley,Danny Kortchmar.