"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.
Critical reception
Wayne Hussey of Smash Hits panned "The Right Thing", stating he "detest[ed] this kind of white soul".[2]
Music video
The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[3]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 47.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Simply Red - 'The Right Thing'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Simply Red – The Right Thing" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 11, 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Simply Red – The Right Thing" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Simply Red – The Right Thing". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Simply Red – The Right Thing". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Simply Red: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Simply Red Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Simply Red – The Right Thing" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1987". Ultratop. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "European Charts of the Year 1987: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 26 December 1987. p. 34. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1987". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1987". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
