Hip to Be Square

"Hip to Be Square" is a 1986 song by Huey Lewis and the News. It is the second single from their fourth studio album Fore!. It went to number 3 in the United States, number 9 in New Zealand, number 12 in Finland, number 14 in Canada, number 17 in Australia, number 28 in the Netherlands, number 29 in Ireland, number 32 in Spain and number 41 in the United Kingdom. It was later used in the 2000 movie American Psycho.

"Hip to Be Square"
Single by Huey Lewis and the News
from Fore!"
B-side"Some of My Lies Are True" (Remix)
ReleasedOctober 6, 1986[1]
Recorded1986
GenreRock
Length4:01
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Bill Gibson
Sean Hopper
Huey Lewis
Producer(s)Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News singles chronology
""Stuck with You"
(1986)
Hip to Be Square ""Jacob's Ladder"
(1986)

Track listing

7-inch single
  1. "Hip to Be Square"
  2. "Some of My Lies Are True" (Remix)
12-inch single
  1. "Hip to Be Square" (Dance remix) – 6:05
  2. "Hip to Be Square" (Dub mix) – 5:11

References

  1. "Huey Lewis and the News - Hip to be Square". 45cat.com.