Too Much Time on My Hands

"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. The inspiration for its lyrics came from Shaw's experiences in a bar in Niles, Michigan, U.S.[1]

"Too Much Time on My Hands"
Single by Styx
from the album Paradise Theatre
B-side"Queen of Spades"
ReleasedMarch 1981
Format7"
Recorded1980
GenreRock
Length4:31
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Tommy Shaw
Producer(s)Styx
Styx singles chronology
"The Best of Times"
(1981)		 "Too Much Time on My Hands"
(1981)		 "Nothing Ever Goes as Planned"
(1981)

It reached #9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in May 1981,[2] No. 2 on the Top Rock Tracks chart, and No. 4 on the RPM Top Singles chart of Canada.

Personnel

The song enjoyed a small revival when The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon started talking about the music video after hearing the song on the radio in April 2016.[3][4] 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.[5] In this video Fallon plays the part of Dennis DeYoung and Rudd plays Tommy Shaw, with A.D. Miles as James Young, Seth Herzog as John Panozzo, and Gerard Bradford as Chuck Panozzo.[6][7] Tommy Shaw has commented positively and said he was impressed with Fallon's vocals.[8]

Charts
Year-end chart (1981)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[9] 54

References
  1. "Styxworld Exclusive: The Inside Story Behind 'Too Much Time on My Hands'". Styxworld.com. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. "Styx".
  3. "Jimmy Fallon & Paul Rudd recreate Styx Too Much Time On My Hands video - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com.
  4. "Jimmy Fallon and Paul Rudd re-create Styx's 'Too Much Time On My Hands' video". UPI. 30 April 2016.
  5. Jimmy Fallon & Paul Rudd Recreate Styx Music Video. 29 April 2016 – via YouTube.
  6. "Watch Jimmy Fallon's and Paul Rudd's Remake of Styx's 'Too Much Time on My Hands' Video". Ultimate Classic Rock. 30 April 2016.
  7. Danielle Henderson (30 April 2016). "Jimmy Fallon and Paul Rudd Gave Us the Shot-For-Shot Styx Video Remake We Didn't Know We Needed". Esquire.
  8. "Jimmy Fallon Sings "Too Much Time on My Hands" - Styx". Styx.
  9. "Number One Awards – Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 93 no. 51. December 26, 1981. p. YE-9. Retrieved 5 April 2020.


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