"Heterosexual Man" is a song by Canadian rock band Odds. It was released in 1993 as the lead single from the band's second album, Bedbugs. The song reached No. 1 on the RPM Canadian Content chart.[1] It was also the band's first song to receive radio airplay in the United States, peaking at No. 44 on the Radio & Records Album-oriented rock chart.[2] The song was featured in the 1995 film, Jury Duty.

"Heterosexual Man"
Single by Odds
from the album Bedbugs
Released1993
GenreRock
Length3:35
LabelZoo Entertainment
Odds singles chronology
"Wendy Under the Stars"
(1992)
"Heterosexual Man"
(1993)
"It Falls Apart"
(1993)
Music video
"Heterosexual Man" on YouTube

Music video

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The song's music video features the band members performing in drag, with Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald and Mark McKinney from The Kids in the Hall, themselves often noted for drag performances, as stereotypically macho jocks in the audience until Foley inexplicably turns into a woman.[3]

Track listing

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Europe CD single

  1. Heterosexual Man - 3:35
  2. The Best Things - 3:43
  3. Wendy Under the Stars - 4:09

Charts

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 60
Canadian Content (RPM)[1] 1
US Album-Oriented Rock (Radio & Records)[2] 44

References

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  1. ^ a b "Canadian Content (Cancon) - Volume 57, No. 21 Jun 05, 1993". RPM. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "AOR Tracks" (PDF). Radio & Records. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Odds heading to Cumberland". BC Local News, Mar. 14, 2013
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2186." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 7, 2024.