"Typical Male" was the first single released from Tina Turner's 1986 album Break Every Rule. The song peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number three on the R&B Chart. It was also a success on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. It peaked at number two on the Hot Dance Music chart, and at number 10 on the Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. The B-Side of the single was "Don't Turn Around", which was previously recorded by Bonnie Tyler, and later covered by Aswad and Ace of Base.
Phil Collins plays drums on this song. "Typical Male" is unusual for a pop song, in that the chorus includes a single measure in 6/4 time.
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