Too Much Information

"Too Much Information" is a song by English new wave band Duran Duran, released in August 1993 as the third single from their seventh studio album, Duran Duran (1993). The song's lyrics deal mainly with the commercialisation of the music industry. In the United Kingdom, it became the band's third top-40 single from the album, while in North America, it peaked at number 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 26 in Canada.

This article is about the song by Duran Duran. For other uses, see Too much information.

"Too Much Information"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Duran Duran
B-side"Drowning Man" (D:Ream mix)
Released23 August 1993 (1993-08-23)
Length4:56
Label
Songwriter(s)
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.[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]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Too Much Information" was filmed by 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.

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1993) Peak
position
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

References
  1. "Single Releases". Music Week. 21 August 1993. p. 23.
  2. Jones, Alan (28 August 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 18. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2284." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 38. 18 September 1993. p. 12.
  6. "Duran Duran – Too Much Information". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  8. "Duran Duran Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  9. "Duran Duran Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  10. "Duran Duran Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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