The Right Thing (song)

B-side"There's A Love"

Released2 February 1987^[1]

Recorded1986

GenreBlue-eyed soul, funk

"The Right Thing"
Single by Simply Red
from the album Men and Women
B-side	"There's A Love"
Released	2 February 1987[1]
Recorded	1986
Genre	Blue-eyed soul, funk
Length	4:18
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Mick Hucknall
Producer(s)	Alex Sadkin
Simply Red singles chronology
"Open Up the Red Box" (1986) "The Right Thing" (1987) "Infidelity" (1987)
Music video
"The Right Thing” on YouTube

"The Right Thing" is a song by the British soul and pop band Simply Red, released as the first single from their second album, Men and Women (1987). The song reached #11 on the UK charts in early 1987 and #27 on the US Billboard Hot 100.