Too Much Information

Infobox Single
Name = Too Much Information
Artist = Duran Duran
from Album = "Duran Duran" (The Wedding Album)


B-side = "Drowning Man (D:Ream Mix)"
Released = 23 August, 1993 (UK)
Format = 12" And CD Single
Recorded = 1993
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 4:56
Label = EMI - DD 18
Writer = Duran Duran
Producer = John Jones and Duran Duran
Chart position =
* #35 (UK Singles Chart)
* #45 (Billboard Hot 100)
Last single = "Come Undone" (1993)
This single = "Too Much Information" (1993)
Next single = "Perfect Day" (1995)

"Too Much Information" is the third single released from Duran Duran's 1993 album, "Duran Duran", popularly known as "The Wedding Album".

About the song

The song's lyrics dealt mainly with the commercialisation of the music industry and featured the tongue-in-cheek line "Destroyed by MTV / I hate to bite the hand that feeds me / so much information", alluding to the belief that it was solely MTV that had made the band.

Unlike the previous two singles from "The Wedding Album", "Too Much Information" was more upbeat and rockish in nature with big chunky power chords played by guitarist Warren Cuccurullo and live drums played by Steve Ferrone. This may have alienated the ballad-friendly audience that were attracted to the previous two singles, "Ordinary World" and "Come Undone", which may have in turn led to a lower position on the pop and adult contemporary charts. It performed much better on the alternative rock and club charts.

Music video

The video for "Too Much Information" was filmed by director Julien Temple in Santa Monica on August 27 and featured the elaborate stage setup designed for the band's 1993 "Dilate Your Mind" tour.

B-sides, bonus tracks and remixes

The cassette and CD singles were released on August 23, 1993, and those who bought the cassette single 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.

Covers, samples, & media references

Chart positions

On September 4th, "Too Much Information" peaked at #35 in the United Kingdom, and at #45 in the United States.

* #35 UK Singles Chart
* #45 Billboard Hot 100
* #30 Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
* #17 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play

Track listing

CSS: Parlophone TC DD 18 (UK)

# "Too Much Information" [album version] – 4:56
# "Come Undone (Live)" – 7:35
* "Too Much Information" falsely labelled as "Album Version Edit".

CSS: Parlophone TC DD 18 (UK)

# "Too Much Information (LP Version)" – 4:56
# "First Impression" – 4:57
# "Come Undone (FGI Phumpin' Mix) – 8:14

12": Parlophone 12 DD 18 (UK)

# "Too Much Information (Ben Chapman 12" Mix] " – 6:18
# "Drowning Man (D:Ream Mix] " – 6:29
# "Drowning Man (Ambient Mix)" – 6:45
# "Too Much Information (Deptford Dub)" – 5:43

CD: Parlophone CD DDS 18 (UK)

# "Too Much Information (Album version)" – 4:56
# "Drowning Man (D:Ream Mix)" – 6:29
# "Too Much Information (Ben Chapman 12" Mix)" – 6:18
# "Too Much Information (Deptford Dub)" – 5:43
* Comes in a 2-CD card holder

CD: Parlophone CD DD 18 (UK)

# "Too Much Information (Album Version Edit)" – 3:59
# "Come Undone (12" Mix - Comin' Together)" – 7:25
# "Come Undone (Live)" – 7:35
# "Notorious (Live)" – 5:31

CD: Part of "Singles Box Set 1986-1995" boxset

# "Too Much Information" – 4:56
# "Come Undone (Live)" – 7:35
# "Notorious (Live)" – 5:31
# "Too Much Information (Ben Chapman 12" Mix] " – 6:18
# "Drowning Man (D:Ream Mix] " – 6:29
# "Drowning Man (Ambient Mix)" – 6:45
# "Too Much Information (Ben Chapman Instrumental 12" Mix)" – 6:00
# "Too Much Information (Deptford Dub)" – 5:43

# "Come Undone (12" Mix - Comin' Together)" – 7:25

CD: Capitol 7 16489 2 (US)

# "Too Much Information" – 4:56
# "Too Much Information (Techno 7" Remix)" – 3:31
# "Drowning Man (D:Reamix)" – 6:29
# "Hungry Like the Wolf (Live Acoustic)" – 7:01
* Comes in yellow tray

CD: Capitol DPRO-79256 (US - Promo - The Churban Mixes)

# "Too Much Information (Trance 7" mix)" – 3:29
# "Too Much Information (4:30 AM Twirl Mix)" – 4:21
# "Too Much Information (Club 2 Mix)" – 4:14
# "Too Much Information (Unplugged Mix)" – 4:16

CD: Capitol DPRO-79269 (US - Promo)

# "Too Much Information (Trance Mix 12")" – 6:12
# "Too Much Information (Trance Instrumental 12")" – 6:14
# "Too Much Information (Deptford Dub)" – 6:06
# "Too Much Information (Club 2 Mix)" – 4:15

CD: Capitol DPRO-79816 (US - Promo)

# "Too Much Information (Edit)" – 3:56
# "Too Much Information (LP Version)" – 4:52

* All live tracks recorded at Tower Records, Hollywood California May 15, 1993.

Other appearances

* 1993 - "Duran Duran (1993 album)" [The Wedding Album]
* 1999 - "Strange Behaviour"
* 2004 - "Singles Box Set 1986-1995"

Personnel

Duran Duran are

* Simon Le Bon
* Nick Rhodes
* John Taylor
* Warren Cuccurullo

References

* [http://www.duranduran.com DuranDuran.com]
* [http://durancollection.wz.cz/indexb.html Duran Duran Collection CZ]