Weirdo (song) explained

Weirdo
Cover:	Weirdo Charlatans cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	the Charlatans
Album:	Between 10th and 11th
Released:	^[1]
Length:	3:38
Label:	Situation Two, Beggars Banquet
Producer:	Flood
Prev Title:	Me. In Time
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Tremelo Song
Next Year:	1992

"Weirdo" is a song by English band the Charlatans. It was released as the first single from the band's second album, Between 10th and 11th, on 24 February 1992, reaching 19 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was the band's most successful in the United States, peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in May 1992 and No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Singles chart.

Track listings

All tracks were written by Brookes, Blunt, R. Collins, Burgess; except where noted

7-inch

1. "Weirdo" – 3:38
2. "Theme from 'The Wish'" (Brookes, M. Collins, Blunt, R. Collins) – 3:31

12-inch

1. "Weirdo" – 3:38
2. "Theme from 'The Wish'" (Brookes, M. Collins, Blunt, R. Collins) – 3:31
3. "Sproston Green (US Version)" (Baker, Blunt, R. Collins, Burgess) – 6:01
4. "Weirdo (Alternate Take)" – 3:24

CD

1. "Weirdo" – 3:38
2. "Theme from 'The Wish'" (Brookes, M. Collins, Blunt, R. Collins) – 3:31
3. "Weirdo (Alternate Take)" – 3:24
4. "Sproston Green (US Version)" (Baker, Blunt, R. Collins, Burgess) – 6:01

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[2]	68
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play^[3]	10
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks^[4]	1

See also

• List of Billboard number-one alternative singles of the 1990s

Notes and References

1. New Releases: Singles . . 23 . 22 February 1992.
2. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles . . 9 . 12 . 27 . 21 March 1992.
3. Web site: The Charlatans – Awards . . 1 October 2014 . 17 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160517174835/http://www.allmusic.com/album/between-10th-and-11th-mw0000071784/awards.
4. Alternative Songs . . 23 May 1992 . 2 August 2013 .