| "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 | |||
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| Length | 4:56 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
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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 Records 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 directed by Nick Egan.
In the United Kingdom, the 12-inch vinyl, cassette, and first CD single were released on 23 August 1993, while the second CD single was issued on 30 August.[3][4] 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.
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."[5]
The music video for "Too Much Information" was directed by British director Nick Egan and produced by Larry Perel for Satellite Films. It was released on 5 June 1993 and features the band performing on top of the Capitol Tower.[6]
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| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 93 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] | 26 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] | 85 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] | 48 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 35 |
| UK Airplay (Music Week)[12] | 21 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 45 |
| US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[14] | 30 |
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[15] | 17 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[16] | 41 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 23 August 1993 |
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Parlophone | [3] |
| 30 August 1993 | CD2 | [4] | ||
| Australia | 18 October 1993 |
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| Japan | 27 October 1993 | CD | EMI | [18] |
