Typical Male Explained

Typical Male
Cover:	Tina Turner - Typical Male.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Tina Turner
Album:	Break Every Rule
B-Side:	Don't Turn Around
Released:	August 11, 1986^[1]
Genre:	Pop rock^[2]
Length:	4:18
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	Terry Britten
Prev Title:	It's Only Love
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	Back Where You Started
Next Year:	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).

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

• Tina Turner – lead vocals
• Nick Glennie-Smith – keyboards
• Terry Britten – guitars, bass, backing vocals
• Phil Collins – drums
• Tim Cappello – saxophone solo
• Tessa Niles – backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	20
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)^[4]	5
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)	1
South Africa (Springbok Charts)^[5]	22
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[6]	1
US Cash Box Top 100^[7]	1
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[8]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[9]	96
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[10]	91
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[11]	69
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[12]	48
Norway Summer Period (VG-lista)^[13]	8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	18
US Billboard Hot 100^[15]	71
US Cash Box Top 100^[16]	33
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[17]	37

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music Week. 12.
2. Rolling Stone Staff. Tina Turner: 15 Essential Songs. Rolling Stone. 24 May 2023. 24 May 2023. She kicked off the album cycle with “Typical Male,” a fizzy pop-rock bop....
3. Book: David Kent. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. Australia. 1993. 0-646-11917-6.
4. Hits of the World. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. October 11, 1986. September 23, 2015.
5. Web site: South Africa Springbok Charts 1969-1989 . Springbok Radio/Radio Orion . 28 May 2024.
6. Book: Fernando Salaverri. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st. September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
7. Web site: CASH BOX Top 100 Singles (Week ending OCTOBER 25, 1986) . June 2, 2020.
8. Web site: Tina Turner - Top Titel. de. GfK Entertainment. September 22, 2015.
9. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1986. Ultratop. nl. September 22, 2015.
10. Top 100 Singles of 1986. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 27, 1986. September 22, 2015.
11. Web site: Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1986. Dutch Top 40. nl. April 13, 2021.
12. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1986. MegaCharts. nl. September 17, 2015.
13. Web site: Topp 20 Single Sommer 1986. VG-lista. no. September 22, 2015.
14. Web site: Swiss Year-End Charts 1986. September 22, 2015.
15. Web site: The Year in Music: 1986. Billboard. December 27, 1986. September 22, 2015.
16. The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1986 – TOP 100 Pop Singles. Cash Box. December 27, 1986. June 2, 2020.
17. Web site: Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1986. GfK Entertainment. de. September 22, 2015.