Living in a Box (song) - Composition

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"Living in a Box" is a song by Living in a Box released on 23 March 1987 as their first single from the album of the same name.

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"Living in a Box"

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

Recorded

1985–1987

Genre

Sophisti-pop[1]

Length

3:02 (single version)
4:33 (extended mix)
6:10 (12" version)

Label

Chrysalis

Songwriter(s)

Marcus Vere, Steve Piggot, Graham Howarth

Producer(s)

Richard James Burgess, Tom Lord-Alge

Living in a Box singles chronology

"Living in a Box"
(1987)

"Scales of Justice"
(1987)

It was the group's biggest hit single, together with 'Room In Your Heart', both reaching No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart,[2] '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 covered by Bobby Womack; his version reached No. 70 in the UK,[3] and was a minor US hit. 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.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Living in a Box"
Chart (1987)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	49
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5]	11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6]	20
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7]	18
France (SNEP)[8]	18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9]	10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10]	18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11]	31
Norway (VG-lista)[12]	7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13]	4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	2
UK Singles (OCC)[2]	5
US Billboard Hot 100[15]	17
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[16]	6
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[17]	16
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18]	74
West Germany (Official German Charts)[19]	4

Year-end charts

1987 year-end chart performance for "Living in a Box"
Chart (1987)	Position
Europe (European Hot 100)[20]	17
Norway Spring Period (VG-Lista)[21]	15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	12
UK Singles (Gallup)[23]	54
West Germany (Official German Charts)[24]	31

In media

This section does not cite any sources. (June 2016)

The song was used in the 1987 live action movie Masters of the Universe.
The song was featured in the 1987 coming-of-age teen comedy Can't Buy Me Love.
In 2013, the song was used in a Vodafone TV commercial.
The song is featured in the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows versions of Grand Theft Auto V on Non-Stop-Pop FM.
The song was featured in the Black Mirror episode "San Junipero".
The song has been used numerous times on the BBC One renovation show Homes Under the Hammer, particularly when very small properties and rooms are featured.
The song is used as the opening theme song of The Aaron Rand Show on CJAD, a radio station in Montreal.

References

Inskeep, Thomas; Soto, Alfred. "The Bluffer's Guide – Sophisti-Pop". Stylus. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 325. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 608. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Living In A Box – Living In A Box" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
"Living In A Box – Living In A Box" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
"Top RPM Singles: Vol.46, No.24 (Sep 19, 1987)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
"Living In A Box – Living In A Box" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
"Nederlandse Top 40 – Living In A Box" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
"Living In A Box – Living In A Box" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
"Living In A Box – Living In A Box". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
"Living In A Box – Living In A Box". VG-lista. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
"Living In A Box – Living In A Box". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
"Living In A Box – Living In A Box". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
"Living in a Box". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
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"Offiziellecharts.de – Living In A Box – Living In A Box". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
"European Charts of the Year 1987 - Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. 1987-12-26. p. 34. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 2022-04-11 – via World Radio History.
"Topp 20 Single Vår 1987". VG-Lista (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1987: Singles". Swiss Chart Portal (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-11.
"Gallup Year End Charts 1987: Singles" (PDF). Record Mirror. London. 1988-01-23. p. 36. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
"Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2022-04-11.

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