Too Much Information
"Too Much Information" | ||||
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Single by Duran Duran | ||||
from the album Duran Duran | ||||
B-side | "Drowning Man" (D:Ream mix) | |||
Released | 23 August 1993 (1993-08-23) | |||
Length | 4:56 | |||
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"Too Much Information" on YouTube | ||||
"Too Much Information" is a song by English rock band Duran Duran, released in August 1993 by Parlophone and Capitol as the third single from their seventh studio album, Duran Duran (1993). In the United Kingdom, it became the band's third top-40 single from the album, while in North America, it peaked at numbers 45 and 41 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, and number 26 in Canada. The accompanying music video for "Too Much Information" was filmed by British director Julien Temple in Santa Monica on 27 August and featured the elaborate stage setup designed for the band's 1993 Dilate Your Mind tour.
Release
In the United Kingdom, the 12-inch, cassette, and CD singles were released on 23 August 1993.[1] Those who bought the cassette received a free No Ordinary EP cassette with live tracks ("Hungry Like the Wolf", "Notorious", "Come Undone"), recorded during a performance at Tower Records a few months before. These recordings also appeared as bonus tracks on various global CD releases of the single.
Critical reception
Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song three out of five in his review, describing it as "somewhat less atmospheric than "Come Undone" and more world-weary than "Ordinary World". It won't be as big as either but should still perform well enough to give them another Top 30 hit."[2]
Personnel
- Simon Le Bon – vocals
- Nick Rhodes – keyboards
- John Taylor – bass
- Warren Cuccurullo – acoustic and electric guitars
- John Jones – keyboards
- Steve Ferrone – drums
Charts
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[3] | 93 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] | 26 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] | 85 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 48 |
UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 35 |
US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 45 |
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 30 |
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[10] | 17 |
US Cash Box Top 100[11] | 41 |
References
- ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 21 August 1993. p. 23.
- ^ Jones, Alan (28 August 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 18. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2284." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 38. 18 September 1993. p. 12.
- ^ "Duran Duran – Too Much Information". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Duran Duran Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Duran Duran Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Duran Duran Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LVII, no. 9. 23 October 1993. p. 8. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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- Nick Rhodes
- John Taylor
- Roger Taylor
- Simon Le Bon
- Stephen Duffy
- Simon Colley
- Andy Wickett
- Alan Curtis
- Jeff Thomas
- Andy Taylor
- Warren Cuccurullo
- Sterling Campbell
- Duran Duran
- Rio
- Seven and the Ragged Tiger
- Notorious
- Big Thing
- Liberty
- Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)
- Thank You
- Medazzaland
- Pop Trash
- Astronaut
- Red Carpet Massacre
- All You Need Is Now
- Paper Gods
- Future Past
- Danse Macabre
- Arena
- Live at Hammersmith '82!
- A Diamond in the Mind: Live 2011
EPs and remixes
- Carnival
- Master Mixes
- Decade
- Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran
- Greatest
- Strange Behaviour
- The Essential Collection
- Singles Box Set 1981–1985
- The Singles 1986–1995
- From Mediterranea with Love
- "Planet Earth"
- "Careless Memories"
- "Girls on Film"
- "My Own Way"
- "Hungry Like the Wolf"
- "Save a Prayer"
- "Rio"
- "Is There Something I Should Know?"
- "Union of the Snake"
- "New Moon on Monday"
- "The Reflex"
- "The Wild Boys"
- "A View to a Kill"
- "Notorious"
- "Skin Trade"
- "Meet El Presidente"
- "I Don't Want Your Love"
- "All She Wants Is"
- "Do You Believe in Shame?"
- "Burning the Ground"
- "Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)"
- "Serious"
- "Ordinary World"
- "Come Undone"
- "Too Much Information"
- "Perfect Day"
- "White Lines (Don't Do It)"
- "Out of My Mind"
- "Electric Barbarella"
- "Someone Else Not Me"
- "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise"
- "What Happens Tomorrow"
- "Nice"
- "Falling Down"
- Duran Duran Video 45
- Duran Duran
- Dancing on the Valentine
- Sing Blue Silver
- Arena (An Absurd Notion)
- 6ix by 3hree
- Decade
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- Live from London
- Live at Hammersmith '82!
- A Diamond in the Mind: Live 2011
- Arcadia
- Neurotic Outsiders
- The Devils
- The Power Station
- Swahili Blonde
- TV Mania
- John Frusciante
- Dominic Brown
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- Reportage
- Tours
- All You Need Is Now
- Duran Duran's charity concert at Villa Park 1983
- Making Patterns Rhyme
- Drum
- Eilean
- Yasmin Le Bon
- Amber Le Bon