Songfacts®:

• In "Dyslexic Heart," former Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg can't make sense of his feelings or of his love-interest's intentions.
  
  I try and comprehend you, I got a dyslexic heart
  Do I read you correctly, I need you directly
  Help me with this part
  Do I love you? Do I hate you?
  I got a dyslexic heart?
  
  Dyslexia is a language-based learning disorder. Westerberg turns it into an emotional one in this song.
• "Dyslexic Heart" was used in the 1992 movie Singles and appears on the soundtrack along with tracks by Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden. Another Westerberg song, "Waiting For Somebody," is also on it.
  
  Westerberg's inclusion on the Singles soundtrack was significant because his work with The Replacements bridged '80s music and '90s alternative, and the film was one of the most significant artworks ushering in the '90s alternative/grunge phenomenon.
  
  Some went so far as to dub Westerberg the Godfather of Grunge (a title also foisted upon Neil Young in the '90s), but Westerberg didn't care much for the characterization. In an interview with Andy Gill of Q (June, 1993), he said, "I don't know... I guess I wore a plaid shirt, and yes, I played real loud, but... what is grunge? I don't know. I don't hear a lot of melody in what they're doing on the West Coast. Nirvana, I suppose, has some hooks, I can see that, but a lot of it sounds to me like Boston with a hair up its ass... The Ramones probably have more to do with it than we did. Play Ramones records on 16 and you've got grunge!"
• The song was released as a promotional single in multiple formats for different countries. The American vinyl version has Screaming Trees' "Nearly Lost You" as the B-side. The American cassette version has The Lovemongers' "The Battle Of Evermore," and the Australian version has Westerberg's "Waiting For Somebody."
• The song peaked at #4 on Billboard's Alternative chart.
• This was Westerberg's first solo recording after The Replacements broke up in 1991.
• The Singles 2017 deluxe edition includes a bonus disc with one acoustic and one instrumental version of this song, both by Westerberg.