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"Running in the Family" | ||||
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Single by Level 42 | ||||
from the album Running in the Family | ||||
Released | 2 February 1987 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
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Label | Polydor | |||
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"Running in the Family" on YouTube |
"Running in the Family" is a single released in 1987 by English jazz-funk band Level 42, from the album Running in the Family . It was then popped up for the release of the single which had significant success, reaching #6 on the UK Singles Chart and #9 in New Zealand, [2] but only reaching #83 in the United States. It was part of a series of single successes by the group and brought Level 42 fame in countries where they were previously little-known, such as the United States, Germany and Norway.
The music video was recorded on a multi-coloured platform, which rotated in the same manner as a vinyl record. It features all the contemporary members of the band: Mark King, Mike Lindup, Boon Gould and Phil Gould. The musicians take turns in switching between "active" when they are performing, and "inactive", where they stand perfectly still as if a colored statue, when they are not. The video was produced by Wally Badarou.
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In 2007, Spanish singer José Galisteo covered the song on his debut album Remember.