Those Simple Things/Daydream

"Those Simple Things" / "Daydream"
Single by Right Said Fred
from the album Up
Released	20 July 1992 [1]
Recorded	1991
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	5:08("Those Simple Things") 3:38 ("Daydream")
Label	Tug
Songwriters	Richard Fairbrass Fred Fairbrass Rob Manzoli
Producers	Tommy D ("Those Simple Things") Walter Turbitt ("Daydream")
Right Said Fred singles chronology
"Deeply Dippy" (1992) "Those Simple Things" / "Daydream" (1992) "Stick It Out" (1993)

"Those Simple Things" and "Daydream" (sometimes subtitled "What a Day for a") are songs by English pop group Right Said Fred, released in July 1992 by Tug Records as a double a-side single, and the fourth and final single from their debut album, Up (1992). "Daydream" is a cover version of the song of the same name by The Lovin' Spoonful.

Track listings

• United Kingdom CD(CD SNOG 4)

1. "Those Simple Things" (7" edit) – 3:28
2. "Daydream" – 3:41
3. "Those Simple Things" (12" mix) – 6:19
4. "I'm Too Sexy (Trexmix)" – 5:26

• United Kingdom 12"(12 SNOG 4)

1. "Those Simple Things" (12" version)
2. "Daydream"
3. "Those Simple Things" (7" edit)
4. "I'm Too Sexy (Trexmix)"

• United Kingdom 7"(SNOG 4)

1. "Those Simple Things"
2. "Daydream"

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [2]	121
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3]	29
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [4]	27
Germany (GfK) [5]	48
Ireland (IRMA) [6]	21
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [7]	20
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [8]	18
UK Singles (OCC) [9]	29
UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [10] "Those Simple Things"	33
UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [11] "Daydream"	27

References

1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 18 July 1992. p. 31.
2. "Part of Right Said Fred's ARIA chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023– via Imgur.com.
3. "Right Said Fred – Those Simple Things / (What a Day for a) Daydream" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
4. "Right Said Fred – Those Simple Things / (What a Day for a) Daydream" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Right Said Fred – Those Simple Things / (What a Day for a) Daydream" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
6. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Those Simple Things / Daydream". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Right Said Fred" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
8. "Right Said Fred – Those Simple Things / (What a Day for a) Daydream". Swiss Singles Chart.
9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
10. "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 22 August 1992. p. 14. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
11. "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 8 August 1992. p. 14. Retrieved 2 November 2025.