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The Right Thing (song)

"The Right Thing" is a song by the British soul and pop band Simply Red, released as the first single from their second album, Men and Women (1987). The song reached #11 on the UK charts in early 1987 and #27 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

"The Right Thing"
Single by Simply Red
from the album Men and Women
B-side"There's A Love"
Released2 February 1987[1]
Recorded1986
GenreBlue-eyed soul, funk
Length4:18
LabelElektra
SongwriterMick Hucknall
ProducerAlex Sadkin
Simply Red singles chronology
"Open Up the Red Box"
(1986)		 "The Right Thing"
(1987)		 "Infidelity"
(1987)
Music video
"The Right Thing” on YouTube

Critical reception

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Wayne Hussey of Smash Hits panned "The Right Thing", stating he "detest[ed] this kind of white soul" and criticising Hucknall's "red hair".[2]

Music video

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The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[3]

Charts

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References

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  1. ↑ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 47.
  2. ↑ Hussey, Wayne (28 January – 10 February 1987). "Singles reviewed by Wayne Hussey" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 9, no. 2. p. 49. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 20 November 2023 – via World Radio History.
  3. ↑ "Simply Red - 'The Right Thing'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Simply Red – The Right Thing" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Simply Red". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 235. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "European Playlist Reports: RAI - Italy" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 8. 28 February 1987. p. 18.
  7. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 11, 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Simply Red – The Right Thing" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Simply Red – The Right Thing". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Simply Red – The Right Thing". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Search results for "Simply Red" | Official Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Simply Red Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (West Germany)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1987". Ultratop. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "European Charts of the Year 1987: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 26 December 1987. p. 34. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1987". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1987". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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