The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)

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"The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)"
Level 42 - The Sun Goes Down - Single Cover.jpg
Single by Level 42
from the album Standing in the Light
B-side "Can't Walk You Home"
Released22 July 1983 [1]
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Length
  • 3:44 (single edit)
  • 4:15 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Level 42 singles chronology
"Out of Sight, Out of Mind"
(1983)		"The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)"
(1983)		"Micro-Kid"
(1983)
Music video
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"The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" is a single released in 1983 by English jazz-funk band Level 42. It is one of the few songs by the group which featured Mike Lindup on lead vocals (although Mark King did contribute as lead vocalist on this track). After the success of "The Chinese Way", and of the album The Pursuit of Accidents , this song featured on the newly released Standing in the Light album. The first single from the album, "Out of Sight, Out of Mind", did not obtain the expected success for the recording and for the members of the band, leaving the whole expectation for the second single.

Contents

Reaching No. 10 in the UK charts in the summer of 1983, it became their first single to reach the top ten. It was later included in the collection Level Best , and features on other compilation albums released by the band.

Production

The song was produced by Larry Dunn and Verdine White. [2]

Track listing

UK (Polydor; POSP 622) picture sleeve

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [3] 10

Personnel

Level 42
Additional musicians

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References

  1. ↑ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 38.
  2. ↑ 45Cat - Record Details, Catalogue: POSP 622
  3. ↑ "Level 42: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 February 2024.


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