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 [1]
Genre Pop rock [2]
Length4:18
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Terry Britten
Tina Turner singles chronology
"It's Only Love"
(1985)		"Typical Male"
(1986)		"Back Where You Started"
(1986)

"Typical Male" is a song recorded by American singer Tina Turner. It was written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle and produced by the former for Turner's studio album Break Every Rule (1986).

Contents

The song hit number one in Cash Box magazine and just missed becoming her second number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number two for three consecutive weeks behind Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors". It reached number three on the Billboard R&B Chart. The B-side of the single was "Don't Turn Around", covered by Bonnie Tyler, Aswad, and Ace of Base. Phil Collins plays drums on the song. "Typical Male" is unusual for a pop song, in that the chorus includes a single measure in 2/4 time.

Music video

In the music video, 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.

Personnel

Charts

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