Too Much Passion

"Too Much Passion"
Single by The Smithereens
from the album Blow Up
B-side"If You Want the Sun to Shine (instrumental version)"
ReleasedDecember 16, 1991 (1991-12-16)
GenreAlternative rock, blue-eyed soul
Length4:32
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Pat DiNizio
Producer(s)Ed Stasium
The Smithereens singles chronology
"Top of the Pops"
(1991) 		"Too Much Passion"
(1991) 		"Miles From Nowhere"
(1994)

"Too Much Passion" is a song by the American alternative rock group The Smithereens. It is the second single released in support of their fourth album Blow Up.

It hit #8 on the Cash Box Top 100 (dated April 18, 1992) as well as #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also provided Smithereens with their first, and to date, only Adult Contemporary charting song, reaching #32 on that chart.[1]

In the Smithereens guitar book, Pat DiNizio explains that he wrote the song to sound like the style of Smokey Robinson. There was also a music video directed by Jeff Stein (known for his work on The Kids Are Alright).[2]

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Pat DiNizio, except where noted.

US cassette single (4KM-44784)
  1. "Too Much Passion" – 4:35
  2. "If You Want the Sun to Shine (instrumental version)" – 5:56
US CD single (C2-15818)
  1. "Too Much Passion" – 4:35
  2. "World Keeps Going Round" – 2:40
  3. "It Don't Come Easy" – 3:07
  4. "If You Want the Sun to Shine (instrumental version)" – 5:56

Charts

Chart performance for "Too Much Passion"
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 87
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 33
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 37
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] 32

References

  1. ^ "The Smithereens". Billboard.
  2. ^ Too Much Passion Official Music Video on YouTube
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 257.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2103." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  5. ^ "The Smithereens – Too Much Passion". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "The Smithereens Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  7. ^ "The Smithereens Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2021.