Weirdo (song)

{{Short description|1992 single by the Charlatans}} {{Use British English|date=June 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox song | name = Weirdo | cover = Weirdo Charlatans cover.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[The Charlatans (UK band)|the Charlatans]] | album = [[Between 10th and 11th]] | released = {{start date|1992|2|24|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title= New Releases: Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |page= 23 |date= 22 February 1992}}</ref> | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = 3:38 | label = [[Situation Two]], [[Beggars Banquet Records|Beggars Banquet]] | writer = Martin Blunt, Jon Brookes, [[Tim Burgess (musician)|Tim Burgess]], [[Rob Collins (musician)|Rob Collins]] | producer = [[Flood (producer)|Flood]] | prev_title = [[Me. In Time]] | prev_year = 1991 | next_title = [[Tremelo Song]] | next_year = 1992 }} "'''Weirdo'''" is a song by English band [[The Charlatans (UK band)|the Charlatans]]. It was released on 24 February 1992 by [[Situation Two]] and [[Beggars Banquet Records]] as the first single from the band's second album, ''[[Between 10th and 11th]]'' (1992), reaching {{abbr|No.|Number}} 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 (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart in May 1992 and No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play Singles]] chart.

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

* '''7-inch''' #"Weirdo" – 3:38 #"Theme from 'The Wish'" (Brookes, M. Collins, Blunt, R. Collins) – 3:31

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

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

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (1992) !Peak<br/>position |- |Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |magazine= [[Music & Media]] |volume= 9 |issue= 12 |page= 27 |date= 21 March 1992}}</ref> |align="center"|68 |- {{single chart|Ireland2|22|song=Weirdo|accessdate=29 August 2022}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|67|artist=The Charlatans|song=Weirdo|accessdate=5 October 2014}} |- {{single chart|UK|19|date=19920307|accessdate=5 October 2014|refname="UK"}} |- |UK Airplay (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-03-14.pdf|title=Top 50 Airplay Chart|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=14 March 1992|page=16|access-date=2 November 2025}}</ref> |align="center"|24 |- |US [[Dance Club Songs|Dance Club Play]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Dance Club Songs |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date= 11 July 1992 |access-date= 30 March 2025 |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1992-07-11/}}</ref> |align="center"|10 |- |US [[Alternative Airplay|Modern Rock Tracks]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Alternative Songs |magazine= Billboard |date= 23 May 1992 |access-date= 2 August 2013 |url= http://www.billboard.com/charts/1992-05-23/alternative-songs}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable" !Chart (1992) !Position |- |US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title= The Year in Music: Top Modern Rock Tracks |magazine= Billboard |volume= 104 |issue= 52 |page= YE-42 |date= 26 December 1992}}</ref> |align="center"|2 |} {{col-end}}

==See also== *[[List of Billboard number-one alternative singles of the 1990s#1992|List of Billboard number-one alternative singles of the 1990s]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:1992 singles]] [[Category:1992 songs]] [[Category:Beggars Banquet Records singles]] [[Category:The Charlatans (English band) songs]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by Flood (producer)]]