Too Much Passion


"Too Much Passion" is a song by the American alternative rock group The Smithereens. It is the second single released in support of their fourth album Blow Up.
It hit #8 on the Cash [Box Top 100] as well as #37 on the Billboard [Hot 100] chart. It also provided Smithereens with their first, and to date, only Adult Contemporary charting song, reaching #32 on that chart.
In the Smithereens guitar book, Pat DiNizio explains that he wrote the song to sound like the style of Smokey Robinson. There was also a music video directed by Jeff Stein.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Pat DiNizio, except where noted.
;US cassette single
  1. "Too Much Passion" – 4:35
  2. "If You Want the Sun to Shine " – 5:56
;US CD single
  1. "Too Much Passion" – 4:35
  2. "World Keeps Going Round" – 2:40
  3. "It Don't Come Easy" – 3:07
  4. "If You Want the Sun to Shine " – 5:56

    Charts