ˈæftɚɹ ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv mˈæksisˈɪŋɡəlz hɐdbɪn ɛksklˈuːdᵻd fɹʌmðə jˌuːkˈeɪ sˈɪŋɡəlz tʃˈɑːɹt ɔːɹ lˈaɪk hˌaʊ pɹˈɪnsᵻz "ɡˈɛt ˈɔf" mˈæksisˈɪŋɡəl ˈɛndᵻd ˌʌp ɔnðə jˌuːkˈeɪ ˈælbəmz tʃˈɑːɹt, ðə tʃˈɑːɹt kəmpˈaɪlɚz tʃˈɑːɹt ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən nˈɛtwɜːk, dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tʊ ɪŋklˈuːd ɐ ɹˈuːl ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd ðə jˈuːʒuːəl twˈɛnti fˈaɪv mˈɪnɪt mˈæksɪməm plˈeɪɪŋ tˈaɪm, wˌɪtʃ ɐlˈaʊd mˈæksi sˈɪŋɡəlz tə ɹˈʌn tə fˈoːɹɾi mˈɪnɪts ɪf ˈoʊnli wˈʌn tˈaɪɾəl wʌz lˈɪstᵻd ɐmˌʌŋst ðə sˈɪŋɡəlz tɹˈæks.
After a number of maxi-singles had been excluded from the UK Singles Chart (or like how Prince's "Gett Off" maxi-single ended up on the UK Albums Chart), the chart compilers Chart Information Network, decided to include a rule alongside the usual 25 minute maximum playing time, which allowed 'maxi singles' to run to 40 minutes if only one title was listed amongst the single's tracks.