Typical Male is a pop song and was the first international and highly successful single, nominated for a Grammy Award in 1987. Tina promoted it at several TV-Shows and performed it live at her Break Every Rule Tour and once again in 2008 / '09 at her 50th Anniversary Tour. A remastered version of the powerful rock song and previously unreleased b-side track Don’t Turn Around was released digitally in 2022 to promote the Break Every Rule (Deluxe Edition).
The music video shows Tina in a red mini dress, trying to get the attention of a lawyer. She plays chess and scrabble with him, dancing around a giant black shoe and pushing him high into the air by jumping on a giant telephone headpiece seesaw. At the end, Tina and the lawyer walking away while holding hands.
Writer: Terry Britten, Graham Lyle
Producer: Terry Britten
Photographer: Herb Ritts
Release: August 1986
Format: 7“ Vinyl / 12“ Vinyl (Picture) / Cassette
Charts: USA: #2 / Germany: #3 / Europe: #5, #2 (Airplay) / UK: #33 / Spain: #1 / Finland: #1 / Australia: #20
Grammy: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (Nomination 1987)
Music Video: 4:18 / Brian Grant (Director) / Frank Hilton (Producer)
Album: Break Every Rule