One of the Living

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"One of the Living"
Single by Tina Turner
from the album Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (soundtrack)
B-side "One of the Living" (Dub Version)
Released 1985
Format 7", 12"
Genre Rock
Length 4:10 (7")
7:35 (12" Special Club Mix)
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Holly Knight
Producer Mike Chapman
Tina Turner singles chronology
"We Don't Need Another Hero"
(1985)
"One of the Living"
(1985)
"It's Only Love"
(1985)

One of the Living is a 1985 song recorded by the American singer Tina Turner. The song was one of two songs Turner recorded for the soundtrack for the film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (in which she also starred) and is played over the film's opening credits.

The single became a hit in America, peaking in the top 20 of the US Hot 100, and enjoyed some success in Europe. "One of the Living" won Turner a Grammy Award for "Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female". The song also appears on Turner's UK hits compilation The Platinum Collection.

[edit] Versions and remixes

  • Album Version - 5:59
  • 7" Remix - 4:10
  • 7" Dub Version - 4:45
  • 12" Special Club Mix - 7:35
  • 12" Dub - 4:56
  • 12" Instrumental - 5:58

[edit] Chart performance

Position Chart
15 US HOT 100
41 US R&B
6 US Dance/Club Play
55 UK
24 New Zealand
6 Germany
6 Poland
34 Australia
9 Switzerland
12 Austria
10 Netherlands
15 Ireland
5 Belgium[1]
15 Canada[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Song Artist Tina Turner". http://tsort.info/music/67tuqb.htm. Retrieved 4 February 2012 (2012-02-04). 
  2. ^ "Song Artist Tina Turner". http://tsort.info/music/67tuqb.htm. Retrieved 4 February 2012 (2012-02-04). 


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