Hip to Be Square

~ Recording by Huey Lewis and the News

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Hip to Be Square4:05Huey Lewis and the NewsFore!Huey Lewis and the NewsAlbum
  • US1986-08-20
ChrysalisOV 41534
1.5Hip to Be Square4:05Huey Lewis and the NewsFore!Huey Lewis and the NewsAlbum
  • US1986-08-20
ChrysalisDIDX 754, VK 41534
1.5Hip to Be Square4:05Huey Lewis & the NewsFore!Huey Lewis & the NewsAlbum
  • GB1986-09-07
ChrysalisCDP 32 1534 2
1.5Hip to Be Square4:03Huey Lewis & the NewsFore!Huey Lewis & the NewsAlbum
  • DE1986-09-20
Chrysalis257 897-225
1.5Hip to Be Square4:05Huey Lewis and the NewsFore!Huey Lewis and the NewsAlbum
  • JP1986-10-06
ChrysalisCP32-5160
1.1Hip to Be Square4:03Huey Lewis and the NewsHip To Be SquareHuey Lewis and the NewsSingle
  • US1986-10-06
ChrysalisVS4 43065
1.5Hip to Be Square4:05Huey Lewis and the NewsFore!Huey Lewis and the NewsAlbum
ChrysalisF2 21534 DIDX 754
1.5Hip to Be Square4:05Huey Lewis and the NewsFore! (club edition)Huey Lewis and the NewsAlbum
ChrysalisF2 21534
1.5Hip to Be Square4:05Huey Lewis & the NewsFore!Huey Lewis and the NewsAlbum
ChrysalisVK 41534
1.5Hip to Be Square4:03Huey Lewis and the NewsFore!Huey Lewis and the NewsAlbum
ChrysalisZCDL 1534
1.5Hip to Be Square4:03Huey Lewis & the NewsFore!Huey Lewis & the NewsAlbum
ChrysalisCCD 1534
1.5Hip to Be Square4:03Huey Lewis & the NewsFore!Huey Lewis & the NewsAlbum
Chrysalis207 897 630
1.2Hip to Be Square4:05Huey Lewis and the NewsThe Heart of Rock & Roll: The Best of Huey Lewis and the NewsHuey Lewis and the NewsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1992-11-09
ChrysalisCDCHR 1934
1.2Hip to Be Square4:05Huey Lewis and the NewsThe Heart of Rock & Roll: The Best of Huey Lewis & The NewsHuey Lewis and the NewsAlbum + Compilation
Chrysalis0946 3 21934 2 1
1.2Hip to Be Square4:03Huey Lewis and the NewsThe Heart of Rock & Roll: The Best of Huey Lewis and the NewsHuey Lewis and the NewsAlbum + Compilation
Chrysalis0946 3 21934 2 1; D: 564; F: PM 520; UK: CDCHR 1934
1.5Hip to Be Square4:06Huey Lewis and the NewsThe Power of Love: Best of Huey Lewis and the NewsHuey Lewis and the NewsAlbum + Compilation
ZoundsCD 27220055 D
8.10Hip to Be Square4:05Huey Lewis & the NewsGreatest Hits of the 80’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyHR 853222
1.9Hip to Be Square4:07Huey Lewis and the NewsThe GreatestHuey Lewis and the NewsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1998
2.5Hip to Be Square4:03Huey Lewis and the NewsOriginal GoldHuey Lewis and the NewsAlbum + Compilation
  • NL1999-06-21
DiskyHR 857762
1.5Hip to Be Square4:03Huey Lewis and the NewsFore!Huey Lewis and the NewsAlbum
  • NL1999-11-05
DiskySI 859522
2.13Hip to Be Square4:05Huey Lewis & the NewsClassic Rock: 1985–1989Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTL 559/24, TL559/24
1.15Hip to Be Square4:01Huey Lewis & the NewsAmerican PsychoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2000-04-04
KOCH Records (independent US label, 1999-2009/01)KOC-CD-8077
1.19Hip to Be Square4:01Huey Lewis & the NewsGreatest HitsHuey Lewis & the NewsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-05-23
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
1.19Hip to Be Square4:01Huey Lewis & the NewsGreatest HitsHuey Lewis & the NewsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-05-23
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)09463-62996-2-4
1.19Hip to Be Square4:01Huey Lewis & the NewsGreatest Hits & VideosHuey Lewis & the NewsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-05-23
1.19Hip to Be Square4:01Huey Lewis & the NewsGreatest Hits & VideosHuey Lewis & the NewsAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)09463-63380-2-6
2.3Hip to Be Square4:04Huey Lewis and the News101 Rock HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2013-08-09
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)8888376732
1.18Hip to Be Square4:03Huey Lewis and the NewsCollectedHuey Lewis and the NewsAlbum + Compilation
  • NL2017-08-25
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)537 726-1
2.7Hip to Be Square4:01Huey Lewis and the NewsWeather (deluxe edition) (Walmart exclusive)Huey Lewis and the NewsAlbum
  • US2020-02-14
BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008-present), Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Universal Music Special Markets538596892
3.16Hip to Be Square4:01Huey Lewis and the NewsFetenhits: Best of RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
1.5Hip to Be Square4:05Huey Lewis and the NewsFore!Huey Lewis and the NewsAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s)
1.5Hip to Be Square4:05Huey Lewis and the NewsFore!Huey Lewis and the NewsAlbum
RCA Direct Marketing, Inc., ChrysalisD 154570, DIDX 754, VK 41534
1.6Hip to Be Square4:02Huey Lewis & the NewsThis Is It!Huey Lewis & the NewsAlbum + Compilation
Bootleg
7.4Hip to Be Square4:02Huey Lewis & the News80’s Giga Hits CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2008
(unknown)
1.5Hip to Be Square4:03Huey Lewis & the NewsFore!Huey Lewis and the NewsAlbum
  • XE1986-09-20
Chrysalis257 897-225

Relationships

engineer:Jim Gaines
Robert Missbach
producer:Huey Lewis and the News (American pop rock band)
mixer:Robert Missbach
baritone saxophone:Stephen Kupka
background vocals:Ralph Arista
Riki Ellison (American football player)
Jerome Fletcher
Ronnie Lott (American football player)
Joe Montana (American football player)
Jim Moran
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1986)
has remixes:Hip to Be Square (dance remix)
mash-ups:It’s Hip to Fuck Beys by Expensive Dispenser
recording of:Hip to Be Square

Related works

Hip to Be Square

writer:Bill Gibson (US drummer for Huey Lews & the News)
Sean Hopper (US Keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News)
Huey Lewis
publisher:Hulex Music (publisher)
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:American Psycho