Typical Male

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“Typical Male”
“Typical Male” cover
Single by Tina Turner
from the album Break Every Rule
B-side "Don't Turn Around"
Released 1986
Format 7" single
12" single
Genre Pop,Rock
Length 4:18
Label Capitol Records
Writer(s) Terry Britten
Certification Gold
Tina Turner singles chronology
"It's Only Love"
(1985)
"Typical Male"
(1986)
"Back Where You Started"
(1986)

"Typical Male" is a hit single released by musical legend, Tina Turner. "Typical Male", released as the lead single of the 1986 album Break Every Rule, was one of Tina's most successful singles. The song's high energy and strong vocals made it very popular. "Typical Male" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. "Typical Male" was a huge success on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. It peaked at number two on the Hot Dance Music chart and at number 10 on the Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. "Typical Male" was also a huge R&B hit peaking at number three on the chart. It also scored Tina a #1 on the United World Chart.

The B-Side on this single is "Don't Turn Around" which was covered by Aswad and Ace of Base several years later.

Phil Collins, courtesy of Atlantic Records, plays drums on this single.

[edit] Music video

In the music video Tina is seen in a red minidress, flirting with a lawyer. She plays games with him, such as chess and Scrabble in order to get his attention. For most of the video Tina is seen hugging and leaning against a statue of the lawyer's leg. At one point in the video Tina and the lawyer are seating on a big telephone headpiece and Tina jumps up and down on one end of the phone sending the lawyer high into the air. Also there is a scene in the video where Tina beats the lawyer with a baseball bat in order to get his attention. At the end of the video Tina and the lawyer are seen walking together holding hands.

[edit] Versions and remixes

  • Album Version - 4:18
  • 12" Dance Mix - 7:06
  • 12" Dub Mix - 6:18

[edit] Chart Performance

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Spanish Singles Chart 1
World Singles Chart 1
Norwegian Singles Chart 2
Swiss Singles Chart 2
US Billboard Hot 100 2
German Singles Chart 3
US R&B Chart 3
Austrian Singles Chart 6
Swedish Singles Chart 6
Dutch Singles Chart 8
Italian Singles Chart 8
Polish Singles Chart 8
Canadian Singles Chart 11
US Dance/Club Play Chart 11
Irish Singles Chart 12
US AC Chart 16
Australian Singles Chart 20
French Singles Chart 31
UK Singles Chart 33


Preceded by
N/A
United World Chart number one single
October 4, 1986
Succeeded by
"True Blue" by Madonna