Living in the Background (song) explained

Living in the Background
Cover:Living_in_the_background_single.jpeg
Type:single
Artist:Baltimora
Album:Living in the Background
Released:March 1986
Genre:Italo disco
Length:6:05 (album version)
Label:EMI (EEC)
Manhattan Records (US)
Producer:Maurizio Bassi
Prev Title:Woody Boogie
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:Juke Box Boy
Next Year:1986

"Living in the Background" is the title track and third single from Baltimora's debut album of the same name, and second released single in total. The song reached number 87 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. There was no video made for this single.

"Living in the Background" did not garner the same attention that their first single "Tarzan Boy" did.

Critical reception

Upon its release, Billboard wrote, "Italian singer abandons the jungle for the safety of the dancefloor."[1]

Track listing

Germany 12" Single

USA 12" Club Mix Promo Single

7" single

Remix U.S.A. 1986

Charts

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Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 87

Notes and References

  1. Reviews: Singles . . 22 March 1986 . Billboard Publications, Inc. . 98 . 12 . 79 . 0006-2510.
  2. Web site: Baltimora Awards . . 5 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314212005/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/baltimora-mn0000065000/awards . 14 March 2016.