Typical Male

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"Typical Male"
Tina Turner - Typical Male.jpg
Single by Tina Turner
from the album Break Every Rule
B-side"Don't Turn Around"
ReleasedAugust 11, 1986 (1986-08-11)[1]
Recorded1986
Genre
Length4:18
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Terry Britten
Tina Turner singles chronology
"It's Only Love"
(1985) 		"Typical Male"
(1986) 		"Two People"
(1986)

"Typical Male" is a song recorded by American-born Swiss singer Tina Turner for her sixth studio album, Break Every Rule (1986). Capitol Records released it as the album's lead single on August 11, 1986. Written by Graham Lyle and Terry Britten, "Typical Male" is unusual for a pop song, in that the chorus includes a single measure in 2/4 time. English singer and musician Phil Collins plays drums on the song and the B-side of the single was "Don't Turn Around", written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren, and later covered by Bonnie Tyler, Aswad and Ace of Base.

"Typical Male" was another international commercial success for Turner. In the United States, it topped the Cash Box Top 100 chart and just missed becoming her second number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number two for three consecutive weeks behind Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors". Additionally, it peaked at number three on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart. "Typical Male" reached the top-ten of the charts in countries including Austria, Germany, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland.

Music video[edit]

In the accompanying music video for "Typical Male", 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.

Official versions/remixes[edit]

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

Credits and personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

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