Living Inside Myself

"Living Inside Myself" is a song written and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Gino Vannelli. It appears on his seventh album, Nightwalker. The song was produced by the three brothers Gino, Joe, and Ross Vannelli.

"Living Inside Myself"
Single by Gino Vannelli
from the album Nightwalker
B-side"Stay With Me"
ReleasedMarch 1981
Recorded1980
Genre
Length4:23
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Gino Vannelli
Producer(s)
Gino Vannelli singles chronology
"The River Must Flow"
(1979)		 "Living Inside Myself"
(1981)		 "Nightwalker"
(1981)
Music video
"Living Inside Myself" on YouTube

Premise and composition

In terms of the storyline, the song's narrator finds himself living inside both himself and "this hell" without his former love. The main frame of the song is in B major, while the chorus progresses from A major to D flat.

Chart performance

Released as a single in 1981 in his native Canada, the song went to No. 13 on the RPM Top Singles chart and No. 2 on Canada's Adult Contemporary chart.[1] and was his second top ten hit in the U.S. during the spring and summer of 1981, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] "Living Inside Myself" reached No. 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in the U.S.

Track listing
US 7" single
A. "Living Inside Myself" - 4:23
B. "Stay with Me" - 4:42

References
  1. RPM Adult Contemporary, May 30, 1981
  2. "Gino Vannelli - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "RPM Top 50 Singles - June 20, 1981" (PDF).
  5. RPM Adult Contemporary, May 30, 1981
  6. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 246.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 602.
  8. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 30, 1981". Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  9. "RPM Top 100 Singles of 1981 - December 26, 1981" (PDF).
  10. Billboard Top 100 Songs of 1981
  11. "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 26, 1981". Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
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