BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986
NEW 2020 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!
Originally posted March 1, 2012
“Hip to Be Square” is a song by Huey Lewis and the News, written by Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper, and Huey Lewis, and released in 1986 as the second single from the multi-platinum album, Fore!.
The song features Pro Football Hall of Famers and then-San Francisco 49ers Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott singing backup vocals. The single reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. In concert, Huey Lewis now normally sings the song as “(Too) Hip to Be Square”, as performed on their live album, Live at 25.
The song was also featured in the film American Psycho.
SIDE A:
Hip To Be Square (Dance Remix) 6:07
SIDE B:
Hip To Be Square (Dub Mix) 5:11
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Hip To Be Square | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #3 |
| 1986 | Hip To Be Square | U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | #20 |
| 1986 | Hip To Be Square | U.S. Billboard Hot Album Rock Tracks | #1 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis – 4V9 43075
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock
CREDITS:
Artwork By [Graphic Design] – Laura Lamar
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Photography [Photo Illustration], Artwork By [Creative Direction] – Bennett Hall
Producer – Huey Lewis And The News*
Remix – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – B. Gibson*, H. Lewis*, S. Hopper*
NOTES:
Remixed for Mastermix Productions.
Mastered at Sterling.
The original version appears on the LP “FORE”
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Username: btg
Password: burningtheground
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One of my favorite dub mixes. I probably would have kept the guitar in over the organ if I did the dance remix. 😉 But it does follow a trend where instruments were knocked out of the intro instead of extending it.
thanks i have never heard that before ! probably one of the best versions ! thanks Paul! hope you are fully recovered !
Thanks Paul!! Another great remix for Huey!
This was such a fun song back in the day! 🙂 It was pretty comical that this song was used in a major scene in American Psycho…if you haven’t seen it, Youtube it. 🙂
Thanks so much for the hard work, Paul!
Yes! Shep Pettibone! Thanks DJPaul
I love this fun song which just puts me in a good mood. And don´t we all need a little bit of fun these days.
I have the UK edition of this. It also features the 7″ b-side “Some Of My Lies Are True” which in a way is even more fun than the a-side. Not a philosophical work, I admit 😉 Just fun.
Have a nice weekend, Paul and Jeff and all of you out there. Enjoy life – it´s the only one you´ll ever have.
Lots of love.
s´n´d
Thank you s´n´d I agree we all need some fun in our lives right now. I hope you have a fun and wonderful safe weekend 🙂
Dear Song And Dance,
Have a fantastic weekend. You’re such a positive force and I feel we are all lucky to have you here commenting with all of us. Although we’ve never met, I feel that you would be an excellent friend to have.
Sincerely Yours,
Jeff
Thanks for bringing this one back Paul. I love these 80’s dance mixes for rock acts. And it’s so great that Shep remixed this one. That man was unstoppable during this time period.
Jeff
Love Huey he he is such a nice man too. 🙂