Living in a Box (song)

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"Living in a Box"
Living in a Box single.jpg
Single by Living in a Box
from the album Living in a Box
B-side "Living in a Box" (The Penthouse mix)
Released23 March 1987
Genre
Length3:02
Label Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)
  • Marcus Vere
  • Steve Piggot
  • Graham Howarth
Producer(s)
Living in a Box singles chronology
"Living in a Box"
(1987)		"Scales of Justice"
(1987)
Music video
"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]

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Background

The song's title came from a comment by a friend of the band's songwriter and keyboard player Marcus Vere. The friend 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.

Track listings

Charts

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