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Too Much Time on My Hands

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B-side
  
Queen of Spades

Format
  
7"

Length
  
4:31

Released
  
March 1981

Recorded
  
1980

Label
  
A&M

"Too Much Time on My Hands" is the second single released from Styx's 1981 triple-platinum album Paradise Theatre. It was written and sung by Tommy Shaw, who also plays the lead guitar solo during the break in the song.

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It reached No. 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 on the Top Rock Tracks chart, and No. 4 on the RPM Top Singles chart of Canada.

Personnel

  • Dennis DeYoung – synthesizers, vocals
  • James Young – rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Tommy Shaw – lead guitar, lead vocals
  • Chuck Panozzo – bass guitar
  • John Panozzo – drums
  • The song enjoyed a small revival when The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon started talking about the music video in April 2016. This culminated with the episode on April 29, 2016 when Fallon showed a shot-by-shot reenactment of the video with him and guest Paul Rudd on the show. In this video Fallon plays the part of Dennis DeYoung and Rudd plays Tommy Shaw, with A.D. Miles as James Young. Tommy Shaw has commented positively and said he was impressed with Fallon's vocals.

    References

    Too Much Time on My Hands Wikipedia