Livin' Thing
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| Single by Electric Light Orchestra | ||||||||
| from the album A New World Record | ||||||||
| B-side | "Fire On High" (UK) "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (US) |
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| Released | October 1976 (US) November 1976 (UK) |
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| Format | 7" | |||||||
| Recorded | Musicland Studios, Munich; 1976 | |||||||
| Genre | Symphonic rock | |||||||
| Length | 3:32 | |||||||
| Label | Jet Records, United Artists | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||||||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||||||
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"Livin' Thing" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by Electric Light Orchestra. It appears on ELO's 1976 platinum-selling album, A New World Record. Patti Quatro sang uncredited vocals, particularly the 'higher and higher' parts of "Livin' Thing", according to Unzipped, an autobiography by her sister Suzi Quatro.
In August 2006, "Livin' Thing" was named by the UK's Q as the #1 'Guilty Pleasure' single of all time – a list designed to celebrate 'uncool' but excellent records, and which received considerable publicity.[1] The original single had the bonus of having "Fire On High" on the flip side, a song that became the band's most popular instrumental piece. The UK version was released in a Blue vinyl format.
The song has appeared on the soundtrack to the 1997 film, Boogie Nights, and in the 2007 film, Chaos Theory.
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[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1976) | Peak Position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 2 |
| Austrian Ö3 Austria Top 40 | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 4 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 6 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 5 |
| German Media Control Singles Chart | 9 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 6 |
| South African Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart[2] | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 13 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 Singles | 10 |
| U.S. Record World Singles | 10 |
[edit] Covers
In 2004, The Beautiful South covered the track for their covers album Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs. It reached #24 on the UK charts.[3]
[edit] Livin' Thing – CD1
Livin' Thing [3:17]
I'm Living Good [4:00]
(Sony Music UK; 6753711)
[edit] Livin' Thing – CD2
Livin' Thing [3:17]
Lovin' You [2:53]
Another Night With The Boys [3:32]
(Sony Music UK; 6753712)
[edit] References
- ^ "ELO top 'guilty secret' song list". BBC News. 2006-08-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5237492.stm.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Electric Light Orchestra". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=2340. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ Chart Stats - The Beautiful South - Livin' Thing
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