Type (song)
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| "Type" | ||||
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| Single by Living Colour | ||||
| from the album Time's Up | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1990 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock[1] | |||
| Length |
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| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Vernon Reid | |||
| Producer(s) | Ed Stasium | |||
| Living Colour singles chronology | ||||
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"Type" is the first single from Living Colour's second album Time's Up released in 1990.
Music video
[edit]Type's music video is set in a run down junkyard styled setting outside of New York City where the band is playing. Throughout the video, images reflect technology, corporate greed, fundamentalist Christianity via televangelism, politics, and poverty have become the norm. It also reflects how regular people are trying so hard to get what they can't have, but the rich can easily obtain.
Charts
[edit]| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA Charts)[2] | 121 |
| U.S. Mainstream Rock | 5[3] |
| U.S. Modern Rock | 3[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Super Hits - Living Colour | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "Bubbling DownUnder Week commencing 10 December 1990". www.bubblingdownunder.com. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "Living Colour - Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard.
- ^ "Living Colour - Alternative Airplay". Billboard.
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