TINA: Song

Typical Male

is a pop song, taken from the album Break Every Rule and released as the first single. Tina performed it live at her Break Every Rule Tour in 1987 / ’88, at her Foreign Affair Tour in 1990 and once again in 2008 / '09 at her 50th Anniversary Tour, available on home video.

Writer: Terry Britten, Graham Lyle
Producer: Terry Britten
Album: Break Every Rule (1986) / Live In Europe (1988) / Do You Want Some Action? (2021) / Live In Rio (2022)
Single: Typical Male (1986)
Video: Live In Rio (1988) / Do You Want Some Action? (1990) / TINA Live (2009)
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)

  1. Typical Male 4:18
    2. From the album 'Break Every Rule'
    Recorded & Mixed by John Hudson at Mayfair Studios / Tina's vocals recorded at Studio Grande Armee, Paris (France) / Assistant Engineer: Mike Ging / Ambisonics Surround Sound courtesy of Richard Elen / Terry Britten: Guitar, Bass, Vocal Backing / Phil Collins: Drums / Nick Glennie-Smith: Keyboards / Tim Cappello: Sax solo / Tessa Niles: Vocal Backing
  2. Typical Male (Dance Mix) 7:17
  3. Typical Male (Dub Mix) 6:28
    4. From the 1986 single release
  4. Typical Male (Ultimix) 6:55
    5. From the DJ-Sampler 'Ultimix 5'
  5. Typical Male (Live) 3:59
    6. From the album 'Live In Europe'
  6. Typical Male (Live) 4:47
    7. From the album 'Do You Want Some Action?' with a concert from Barcelona, Spain in 1990
    Ollie Marland: Keyboard, Vocals / Jack Bruno: Drums / Bob Feit: Guitar / Timmy Capello: Persussion, Keyboard, Saxophone, Vocals / James Ralston: Guitar, Vocals / Kenny Moore: Piano, Vocals / John Miles: Guitar, Vocals
  7. Typical Male (Live) 5:05
    8. From the album 'Live In Rio 88'
    Drums: Jack Bruno / Bass Guitar: Bob Feit / Guitar: James Ralston, John Miles, Laurie Wisefield / Keyboards: Deric Dyer, Don Snow, John Miles / Percussion: Steve Scales / Saxophone: Deric Dyer, Don Snow / Vocals: Bob Feit, Don Snow, James Ralston, John Miles

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