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"Living Inside Myself" is a song written and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Gino Vannelli. It appears on his seventh album, Nightwalker. The song was produced by the three brothers Gino, Joe, and Ross Vannelli.

"Living Inside Myself"
Single by Gino Vannelli
from the album Nightwalker
B-side	"Stay With Me"
Released	March 1981
Recorded	1980
Genre	Soft rock, blue-eyed soul
Length	4:23
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Gino Vannelli
Producer(s)	Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli, Ross Vannelli
Gino Vannelli singles chronology
"The River Must Flow" (1979) "Living Inside Myself" (1981) "Nightwalker" (1981)
Music video
"Living Inside Myself" on YouTube

Premise and composition

In terms of the storyline, the song's narrator finds himself living inside both himself and "this hell" without his former love. The main frame of the song is in B major, while the chorus progresses from A major to D flat.

Chart performance

Released as a single in 1981 in his native Canada, the song went to No. 13 on the RPM Top Singles chart and No. 2 on Canada's Adult Contemporary chart.[1] and was his second top ten hit in the U.S. during the spring and summer of 1981, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] "Living Inside Myself" reached No. 5 in the U.S.

Track listing

US 7" single

A. "Living Inside Myself" - 4:23

B. "Stay with Me" - 4:42

External links

• Listen to "Living Inside Myself" on YouTube

References

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