Those Simple Things/Daydream

"Those Simple Things" / "Daydream"
Single by Right Said Fred
from the album Up
Released20 July 1992
Recorded1991
GenreDance-pop
Length
  • 5:08 ("Those Simple Things")
  • 3:38 ("Daydream")
LabelTug
Songwriters
Producers
  • Tommy D ("Those Simple Things")
  • Walter Turbitt ("Daydream")
Right Said Fred singles chronology
"Deeply Dippy"
(1992)		 "Those Simple Things" / "Daydream"
(1992)		 "Stick It Out"
(1993)

"Those Simple Things" and "Daydream" (sometimes subtitled "What a Day for a") are songs by English pop group Right Said Fred, released in July 1992 by Tug Records as a double a-side single, and the fourth and final single from their debut album, Up (1992). "Daydream" is a cover version of the song of the same name by The Lovin' Spoonful.

Track listings

  1. "Those Simple Things" (7" edit) – 3:28
  2. "Daydream" – 3:41
  3. "Those Simple Things" (12" mix) – 6:19
  4. "I'm Too Sexy (Trexmix)" – 5:26
  1. "Those Simple Things" (12" version)
  2. "Daydream"
  3. "Those Simple Things" (7" edit)
  4. "I'm Too Sexy (Trexmix)"
  1. "Those Simple Things"
  2. "Daydream"

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 121
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)29
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)27
Germany (GfK)48
Ireland (IRMA)21
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)20
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)18
UK Singles (Official Charts)29
UK Airplay (Music Week)
"Those Simple Things"		 33
UK Airplay (Music Week)
"Daydream"		 27

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 18 July 1992. p. 31.
  2. ↑ "Part of Right Said Fred's ARIA chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com.
  3. ↑ "Right Said Fred – Those Simple Things / (What a Day for a) Daydream" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ↑ "Right Said Fred – Those Simple Things / (What a Day for a) Daydream" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
  6. ↑ "Right Said Fred | IRMA". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Right Said Fred" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  8. ↑ "Right Said Fred – Those Simple Things / (What a Day for a) Daydream". Swiss Singles Chart.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 26/7/1992 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 22 August 1992. p. 14. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 8 August 1992. p. 14. Retrieved 2 November 2025.