Typical Male

"Typical Male" was the first single released from Tina Turner's 1986 album Break Every Rule. The song peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number three on the R&B Chart. It was also a 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. The B-Side of the single was "Don't Turn Around", which was previously recorded by Bonnie Tyler, and later covered by Aswad and Ace of Base.

Phil Collins plays drums on this song. "Typical Male" is unusual for a pop song, in that the chorus includes a single measure in 6/4 time.

Music video

In the music video, Turner 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. Throughout the video, Turner is seen hugging and leaning against a statue of the lawyer's leg. At one point in the video, she and the lawyer are sitting on a gigantic telephone headpiece, and she jumps up and down on one end of the phone sending the lawyer high into the air. At the end of the video, Turner and the lawyer are seen walking together holding hands.

Versions and remixes

• Album version – 4:18
• 12" Dance Mix – 7:06
• 12" Dub Mix – 6:18

Chart performance