Too Much Information

This article is about the song by Duran Duran. For the album by Maxïmo Park, see Too Much Information (Maxïmo Park album). For the song by The Police, see Ghost in the Machine (The Police album). For the song by Quiet Riot, see Alive and Well (Quiet Riot album). For the general concept, see information overload.
"Too Much Information"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)
B-side "Drowning Man" (D:Ream Mix)
Released 23 August 1993 (UK)
Format
Recorded 1993
Genre
Length
  • 4:56 (Album Version)
Label
Writer(s) Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, James Bates and Warren Cuccurullo
Producer(s) John Jones and Duran Duran
Duran Duran singles chronology
"Come Undone"
(1993)		 "Too Much Information"
(1993)		 "Perfect Day"
(1995)

"Too Much Information" is the third single released from Duran Duran's 1993 album, Duran Duran, popularly known as The Wedding Album.

About the song

The song's lyrics deal mainly with the commercialisation of the music industry and feature the tongue-in-cheek line "Destroyed by MTV / I hate to bite the hand that feeds me / so much information", alluding to the belief that MTV were largely responsible for the band's success in the United States in the early 1980s.

In the UK, "Too Much Information" became the band's third Top 40 single from the album. The song fared poorly on the U.S. Billboard pop and adult contemporary charts , though performed much better on the alternative rock and club charts.

Music video

The video for "Too Much Information" was filmed by director Julien Temple in Santa Monica on 27 August and featured the elaborate stage setup designed for the band's 1993 Dilate Your Mind tour.

B-sides, bonus tracks and remixes

The cassette and CD singles were released on 23 August 1993, and those who bought the cassette single received a free No Ordinary EP cassette with live tracks ("Hungry Like the Wolf", "Notorious", "Come Undone"), recorded during a performance at Tower Records a few months before. These recordings also appeared as bonus tracks on various global CD releases of the single.

There are eleven official mixes of "Too Much Information". They are often credited with different names on different releases.

Formats and track listing

12": Parlophone. / 12 DD 18 United Kingdom

  1. "Too Much Information" (Ben Chapman 12" Instrumental Dub) – 6:00
  2. "Drowning Man" (D:Ream Mix) – 6:19 (a.k.a. "D:Ream 12")
  3. "Drowning Man" (Ambient Mix)" – 6:44
  4. "Too Much Information" (Deptford Dub) – 5:43

CD: Parlophone. / CD DDS 18 United Kingdom

  1. "Too Much Information" (Album version) – 4:56
  2. "Drowning Man" (D:Ream 12") – 6:29 (a.k.a. "D:Ream Mix")
  3. "Too Much Information" (Ben Chapman 12" Mix) – 6:18 (a.k.a. "Trance Mix 12")
  4. "Too Much Information" (Deptford Dub) – 5:43

CD: Parlophone CD DD 18 United Kingdom

  1. "Too Much Information (Album Version Edit)" – 3:59
  2. "Come Undone" (12" Mix - Comin' Together) – 7:25 (a.k.a. "Mix 1 Master")
  3. "Come Undone (Live)" – 7:35
  4. "Notorious (Live)" – 5:31

MC: Parlophone. / TC DD 18 United Kingdom

  1. "Too Much Information" (Album Version Edit) – 4:56
  2. "Come Undone (Live)" – 7:35

12": Capitol Records. / Y 7243 8 58044 6 5 United States

  1. "Too Much Information" (Trance Mix 12") - 6:00 (a.k.a. "Ben Chapman 12" Mix")
  2. "Too Much Information" (Trance Instrumental) - 6:58
  3. "Too Much Information" (Deptford Dub) - 6:26
  4. "Too Much Information" (Club 2 Mix) - 4:14

CD: Capitol Records. / C2 0777 7 16489 2 2 United States

  1. "Too Much Information" (Album Version) – 4:57
  2. "Too Much Information" (Techno 7" Remix) – 3:31
  3. "Drowning Man" (D:Reamix) – 6:29 (a.k.a. "D:Ream 12" & D:Ream Mix)
  4. "Hungry Like the Wolf" (Live Acoustic) – 7:01

CD: Capitol Records. / DPRO-79256 (Promo) United States

  1. "Too Much Information" (Trance 7" mix) – 3:29
  2. "Too Much Information" (4:30 AM Twirl Mix) – 4:21
  3. "Too Much Information" (Club 2 Mix) – 4:14
  4. "Too Much Information" (Unplugged Mix) – 4:16

CD: Capitol Records. / DPRO-79269 (Promo) United States

  1. "Too Much Information" (Trance Mix 12") – 6:12
  2. "Too Much Information" (Trance Instrumental 12") – 6:14
  3. "Too Much Information" (Deptford Dub) – 6:06
  4. "Too Much Information" (Club 2 Mix) – 4:15

CD: Capitol Records. / DPRO-79816 (Promo) United States

  1. "Too Much Information" (Edit) – 3:56
  2. "Too Much Information" (Album Version) – 4:52

MC: Capitol Records. / 4KM-44955 United States

  1. "Too Much Information" (LP Version) – 4:56
  2. "First Impression" – 4:57
  3. "Come Undone" (FGI Phumpin' Mix) – 8:14 (a.k.a. "FGI Phumpin' 12")

CD: Part of "Singles Box Set 1986-1995" boxset

  1. "Too Much Information" (Album version) – 4:56
  2. "Come Undone" (Live) – 7:34
  3. "Notorious" (Live) – 5:31
  4. "Too Much Information" (Ben Chapman 12" Mix) – 6:19 (a.k.a. "Trance Mix 12")
  5. "Drowning Man" (D:Ream Mix) – 6:20 (a.k.a. "D:Ream 12")
  6. "Drowning Man" (Ambient Mix) – 6:36
  7. "Too Much Information" (Ben Chapman Instrumental 12" Mix) – 6:00
  8. "Too Much Information" (Deptford Dub) – 5:44
  9. "Too Much Information" (Album version edit) - 3:58
  10. "Come Undone" (12" Mix Comin' Together) – 7:26 (a.k.a. "Mix 1 Master")

Chart positions

On 4 September, "Too Much Information" peaked at #35 in the United Kingdom, and at #45 in the United States.

Other appearances

Personnel


References

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