"Living in a Box" | ||||
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Single by Living in a Box | ||||
from the album Living in a Box | ||||
B-side | "Living in a Box" (The Penthouse mix) | |||
Released | 23 March 1987 | |||
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Length | 3:02 | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
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"Living in a Box" on YouTube |
"Living in a Box" is a song by the British band of the same name, released on 23 March 1987 as their first single from their self-titled debut album. It was the group's biggest hit single along with "Room in Your Heart" (1989), reaching No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. "Living in a Box" became the group's only top-40 hit in the United States, peaking at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was later covered by Bobby Womack; his version reached No. 70 in the UK. [3]
The song's title came from lead singer of Living in a box Jon Bennett who lived in a small council flat in Sheffield prompting him to remark "I feel like I'm living in a cardboard box!", referring to the sense of feeling enclosed. The video featured British DJ Tony Blackburn holding and moving the mouth of a cardboard cutout of himself over his face.
UK 12-inch single (The Bootleg mix) [8]
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US and Canadian 7-inch single [10] [11]
US 12-inch single [12]
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