Running in the Family (song)
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| "Running in the Family" | ||||
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| Single by Level 42 | ||||
| from the album Running in the Family | ||||
| Released | 2 February 1987[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
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| Label | Polydor | |||
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| "Running in the Family" on YouTube | ||||
"Running in the Family" is a single released in 1987 by English jazz-funk band Level 42, from the album Running in the Family. It was then popped up for the release of the single which had significant success, reaching #6 on the UK Singles Chart and #9 in New Zealand,[2] but only reaching #83 in the United States. It was part of a series of single successes by the group and brought Level 42 fame in countries where they were previously little-known, such as the United States, Germany and Norway.
Music video
[edit]The music video was recorded on a multi-coloured platform, which rotated in the same manner as a vinyl record. It features all the contemporary members of the band: Mark King, Mike Lindup, Boon Gould and Phil Gould. The musicians take turns in switching between "active" when they are performing, and "inactive", where they stand perfectly still as if a colored statue, when they are not. The video was produced by Wally Badarou.
Track listing
[edit]7": Polydor / POSP 842 (UK)
[edit]- "Running in the Family" – 3:57
- "Dream Crazy" – 3:50
12": Polydor / POSPX 842 (UK)
[edit]- "Running in the Family" (extended version) – 6:10
- "Dream Crazy" – 3:50
- "Running in the Family" (7" version) – 3:57
- also available on German CD single (Polydor / 885 518-2)
12": Polydor / POSXX 842 (UK)
[edit]- "Running in the Family" (extended version) – 6:10
- "Dream Crazy" – 3:50
- "Running in the Family" (7" version) – 3:57
- "World Machine" (Shep Pettibone remix) – 5:39
- "World Machine" (dub) – 5:00
- Limited edition 2x12" release
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Cover versions
[edit]In 2007, Spanish singer José Galisteo covered the song on his debut album Remember.
References
[edit]- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 47.
- ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart".
- ^ "The Best of 2017".
- ^ "Level 42 – Running In The Family" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Level 42 – Running In The Family" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Danish Chart Archive - Singles 1979 - ____ (B.T./IFPI DK)".
- ^ "InfoDisc : Les Chansons (Auteur, Compositeur, Classements, Ventes, Certifications, les Tops, les N° 1...)".
- ^ "Level 42 – Running In The Family" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "Irish Charts 1985 to 1987".
- ^ "Israel Singles Charts 1987-1995".
- ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Single: 1987".
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 11, 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Level 42 – Running In The Family" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Level 42 – Running In The Family". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Level 42 – Running In The Family". VG-lista.
- ^ "Listas de superventas: 1987". 12 February 2010.
- ^ "Level 42 – Running In The Family". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Level 42 – Running In The Family". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1987". Ultratop. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "European Charts of the Year 1987: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 26 December 1987. p. 34. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1987". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1987". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 1987". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1987". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Gallup Year End Charts 1987: Singles" (PDF). Record Mirror. 23 January 1988. p. 36. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
