Living in Another World
1986 single by Talk Talk
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"Living in Another World" is a song by English band Talk Talk, released by EMI on 3 March 1986 as the second single from the band's third studio album The Colour of Spring. The single made the top 40 in Germany,[7] Switzerland,[8] the Netherlands[9] and Flanders.[10]
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Seven-inch picture disc | ||||
| Single by Talk Talk | ||||
| from the album The Colour of Spring | ||||
| B-side | "For What It's Worth" | |||
| Released | 3 March 1986[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | 1985, London | |||
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| Genre | New wave[5][6] | |||
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| Producer | Tim Friese-Greene | |||
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| "Living in Another World" on YouTube | ||||
The track was one of those selected to promote contentious 1991 remix album History Revisited.[11] The artwork for the single was by James Marsh. Hammond organ is played by guest musician Steve Winwood. Harmonica is played by guest musician Mark Feltham.
Composition
The song has been noted for its cyclical musical structure. Kenny Anderson, a.k.a. King Creosote: "I never tire of [the song], and yet I don't quite understand how they managed to make it sound like a musical version of that famous Escher staircase."[12] Songwriter Mark Hollis was inspired by the modal jazz of Miles Davis.[13] In an interview on Italian TV in 1987, Hollis explained that the studies of Jean-Paul Sartre inspired the lyrics.[citation needed]
Artwork
Music video
A promotional video for "Living in Another World" was directed by long-time collaborator Tim Pope. It features the band being suspended 20ft in the air (shot upside down but filmed the right way round), hanging onto a grand piano whilst a wind machine blows violently in their faces.