Too Much (Bros song)

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"Too Much"
Too Much single 1989 by artist BROS.jpg
Artwork for one of the UK vinyl releases, also used for European and Australian releases
Single by Bros
from the album The Time
B-side"Astrologically"
Released17 July 1989
Studio
Genre
Length3:33, 6:42
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nicky Graham
Bros singles chronology
"Cat Among the Pigeons"/ "Silent Night"
(1988) 		"Too Much"
(1989) 		"Chocolate Box"
(1989)
Music video
"Too Much" on YouTube

"Too Much" is a song by British pop band Bros, released on 17 July 1989. "Too Much" was their first and most successful single from their second album The Time. It reached number one in Ireland and number two on the UK Singles Chart, where it was certified silver. It was Bros' last top-five single in the UK.

Music video[]

The video was directed by Colin Chilvers, who also directed Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" video, and produced by Nick Verden in the south of France, in and around Nice.[citation needed]

Track listings[]

7-inch and cassette single[1]

  1. "Too Much" – 3:33
  2. "Astrologically" – 3:29
  • Note: both tracks were repeated on both sides of the cassette

12-inch and CD single

  1. "Too Much" (extended version) – 6:42
  2. "Too Much" – 3:33
  3. "Astrologically" – 3:29

Credits[]

Charts[]

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 21
Denmark (IFPI)[3] 3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 7
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 7
France (SNEP)[6] 37
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 42
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 24
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 2
West Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 28

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Australian-charts.com – Bros – Too Much". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  2. ^ "Ultratop.be – Bros – Too Much" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  3. ^ "Top 3 Singles in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6 no. 35. 2 September 1989. p. VII. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6 no. 31. 5 August 1989. p. IV. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  6. ^ "Lescharts.com – Bros – Too Much" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Too Much". Irish Singles Chart.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bros – Too Much" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  9. ^ "Charts.nz – Bros – Too Much". Top 40 Singles.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Bros – Too Much". Swiss Singles Chart.
  11. ^ "Bros: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bros – Too Much". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  13. ^ "British single certifications – Bros – Too Much". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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