Too Much Information

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"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.

"Too Much Information"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Duran Duran
B-side	"Drowning Man" (D:Ream mix)
Released	23 August 1993 (1993-08-23)
Genre	Dance-pop^[1]
Length	4:56
Label	Parlophone Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Simon Le Bon John Taylor James Bates Warren Cuccurullo
Producer(s)	John Jones Duran Duran
Duran Duran singles chronology
"Come Undone" (1993) "Too Much Information" (1993) "Perfect Day" (1995)
Music video
"Too Much Information" on YouTube

Release

In the United Kingdom, the 12-inch, cassette, and CD singles were released on 23 August 1993.^[2] 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."^[3]

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
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	93
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[5]	26
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[6]	85
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[7]	48
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	35
UK Airplay (Music Week)^[9]	21
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	45
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[11]	30
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[12]	17
US Cash Box Top 100^[13]	41

References

1. Erlewin, Stephen (27 October 2023). Essential Duran Duran: Their 30 greatest songs, ranked. The A.V. Club. from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
2. "Single Releases". Music Week. 21 August 1993. p. 23.
3. Jones, Alan (28 August 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 18. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2284." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 38. 18 September 1993. p. 12.
7. "Duran Duran – Too Much Information". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
9. "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 18 September 1993. p. 30. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
10. "Duran Duran Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
11. "Duran Duran Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
12. "Duran Duran Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
13. "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LVII, no. 9. 23 October 1993. p. 8. Retrieved 22 April 2024.