Weirdo (song)

1992 single by the Charlatans

"Weirdo"

Single by the Charlatans
from the album  Between 10th and 11th
Released| 24 February 1992 (1992-02-24)[1]
Length| 3:38
Label| Situation Two, Beggars Banquet
Songwriter(s)| Martin Blunt, Jon Brookes, Tim Burgess, Rob Collins
Producer(s)| Flood
The Charlatans singles chronology
| "Me. In Time"
(1991)  | "Weirdo"
(1992)  | "Tremelo Song"
(1992)

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"Weirdo" is a song by English band the Charlatans. It was released as the first single from the band's second album, Between 10th and 11th, on 24 February 1992, reaching No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was the band's most successful in the United States, peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in May 1992 and No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Singles chart.

## Track listings

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All tracks were written by Brookes, Blunt, R. Collins, Burgess; except where noted

7-inch

1. "Weirdo" – 3:38
2. "Theme from 'The Wish'" (Brookes, M. Collins, Blunt, R. Collins) – 3:31

12-inch

1. "Weirdo" – 3:38
2. "Theme from 'The Wish'" (Brookes, M. Collins, Blunt, R. Collins) – 3:31
3. "Sproston Green (US Version)" (Baker, Blunt, R. Collins, Burgess) – 6:01
4. "Weirdo (Alternate Take)" – 3:24

1. "Weirdo" – 3:38
2. "Theme from 'The Wish'" (Brookes, M. Collins, Blunt, R. Collins) – 3:31
3. "Weirdo (Alternate Take)" – 3:24
4. "Sproston Green (US Version)" (Baker, Blunt, R. Collins, Burgess) – 6:01

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1992)  | Peak
position

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Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[2] | 68
Ireland (IRMA)[3] | 22
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] | 67
UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 19
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[6] | 10
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[7] | 1

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1992)  | Position

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US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[8] | 2

## See also

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* List of Billboard number-one alternative singles of the 1990s

## References

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1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 22 February 1992. p. 23.
2. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 12\. 21 March 1992. p. 27.
3. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Weirdo". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
4. ^ "The Charlatans – Weirdo" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
6. ^ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 11 July 1992. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
7. ^ "Alternative Songs". Billboard. 23 May 1992. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
8. ^ "The Year in Music: Top Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 52\. 26 December 1992. p. YE-42.

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The Charlatans

* Martin Blunt
* Tim Burgess
* Mark Collins
* Tony Rogers

* Rob Collins

Studio albums|

* Some Friendly
* Between 10th and 11th
* Up to Our Hips
* The Charlatans
* Tellin' Stories
* Us and Us Only
* Wonderland
* Up at the Lake
* Simpatico
* You Cross My Path
* Who We Touch
* Modern Nature
* Different Days
* We Are Love

Compilations|

* Melting Pot
* Forever. The Singles

Singles|

* "The Only One I Know"
* "Then"
* "Over Rising"
* "Me. In Time"
* "Weirdo"
* "Tremelo Song"
* "Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over"
* "One to Another"
* "You're So Pretty – We're So Pretty"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Telling Stories

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