| "Too Much Passion" | ||||
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| Single by The Smithereens | ||||
| from the album Blow Up | ||||
| B-side | "If You Want the Sun to Shine (instrumental version)" | |||
| Released | December 16, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, blue-eyed soul | |||
| Length | 4:32 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Pat DiNizio | |||
| Producer(s) | Ed Stasium | |||
| The Smithereens singles chronology | ||||
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"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]