The Right Thing (song) explained

The Right Thing
Cover:	File:TheRightThingSingle.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Simply Red
Album:	Men and Women
B-Side:	There's A Love
Released:	2 February 1987^[1]
Recorded:	1986
Genre:	Blue-eyed soul, funk
Length:	4:18
Label:	Elektra
Producer:	Alex Sadkin
Prev Title:	Open Up the Red Box
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Infidelity
Next Year:	1987

"The Right Thing" is a song by the British soul and pop band Simply Red, released as the first single from their second album, Men and Women (1987). The song reached #11 on the UK charts in early 1987 and #27 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Critical reception

Wayne Hussey of Smash Hits panned "The Right Thing", stating he "detest[ed] this kind of white soul".^[2]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.

Charts

Weekly charts

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Peak position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[3]	17

Year-end charts

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Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[4]	43
European Top 100 Singles (Music & Media)^[5]	56
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[6]	50
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	53

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music Week. 47.
2. Singles reviewed by Wayne Hussey . . 9 . 2 . 28 January – 10 February 1987 . Hussey . Wayne . 49 . 0260-3004 . World Radio History . 20 November 2023.
3. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021. 2021. Simply Red. 235. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 5 July 2022. fi.
4. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1987. Ultratop. 9 September 2021.
5. Web site: European Charts of the Year 1987: Singles. 34. Music & Media. 26 December 1987. 9 April 2022. 5. 11.
6. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1987. Dutch Top 40. 9 September 2021.
7. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1987. dutchcharts.nl. 9 September 2021.