Dick Around
2006 single by Sparks
"Dick Around" | ||||
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Single by Sparks | ||||
from the album Hello Young Lovers | ||||
Released | February 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
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Length | 6:35 | |||
Label | Gut | |||
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Sparks singles chronology | ||||
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"Dick Around" on YouTube | ||||
"Dick Around" is a song by the American rock band Sparks. It was the second single from Hello Young Lovers, the twentieth album by the group. The song was edited from 6 minutes and 35 seconds to 3 minutes 51 seconds for the single and video. It is the opening track on the album Hello Young Lovers. An EP was also released in the US and was also widely available in the UK. The UK single version was released as a double A-side with "Waterproof".
Track listings
- EP
- "Dick Around"
- "(Baby Baby) Can I Invade Your Country" (alternate lyrics)
- "Happy Hunting Ground" (live)
- "Bon Voyage" (live)
- "In the Future" (live)
- "Interview of Sparks by Steve Jones of Jonesey's Jukebox"
- "Dick Around" (CD-ROM track)
- "Perfume" (CD-ROM track)
- 7"
- "Dick Around"
- "Hospitality on Parade" (live)
- UK single
- "Dick Around"
- "Waterproof"
- "Change" (live)
- "Interview"
- "Dick Around" (CD-ROM track)
Personnel
- Ron Mael – keyboards, orchestrations and production
- Russell Mael – vocals, engineering and production
- John Thomas – mixing and additional engineering
- Tammy Glover – drums
- Dean Menta – guitars
Chart positions
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Scotland (OCC)[1] | 67 |
UK (OCC)[2] | 139 |
References
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Sparks
- Ron Mael
- Russell Mael
- Jim Mankey
- Earle Mankey
- Harley Feinstein
- Martin Gordon
- Adrian Fisher
- Norman "Dinky" Diamond
- Trevor White
- Ian Hampton
- Bob Haag
- Leslie Bohem
- David Kendrick
- Christi Haydon
- Tammy Glover
- Dean Menta
- Halfnelson/Sparks
- A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing
- Kimono My House
- Propaganda
- Indiscreet
- Big Beat
- Introducing Sparks
- Nº 1 in Heaven
- Terminal Jive
- Whomp That Sucker
- Angst in My Pants
- In Outer Space
- Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
- Music That You Can Dance To
- Interior Design
- Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins
- Plagiarism
- Balls
- Lil' Beethoven
- Hello Young Lovers
- Exotic Creatures of the Deep
- The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman
- Two Hands, One Mouth: Live in Europe
- Hippopotamus
- A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip
- The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte
- "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"
- "Amateur Hour"
- "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth"
- "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
- "The Number One Song in Heaven"
- "Beat the Clock"
- "When I'm with You"
- "I Predict"
- "Cool Places"
- "With All My Might"
- "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'"
- "When I Kiss You (I Hear Charlie Parker Playing)"
- "Now That I Own the BBC"
- "Dick Around"
- "Johnny Delusional"
- Giorgio Moroder
- Telex
- Sex (Telex album)
- Noël
- Gleaming Spires
- Les Rita Mitsouko
- Devo
- Todd Rundgren
- Sparks Spectacular
- Tony Visconti
- Jane Wiedlin
- FFS (self-titled album)
- The Sparks Brothers
- Annette