Living in Danger
"Living in Danger" | ||||
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Single by Ace of Base | ||||
from the album Happy Nation (U.S. Version)/The Sign | ||||
Released |
October 17, 1994 (US) January 1, 1995 (UK) | |||
Format | CD single | |||
Recorded | Mid-1993 | |||
Genre | Dance, pop, reggae fusion | |||
Length |
Single Version 3:10 Album Version 3:39 | |||
Label |
Arista (US, Japan) Mega (Europe) | |||
Writer(s) | Jonas Berggren, Ulf Ekberg | |||
Producer(s) | Tommy Ekman and Per Adebratt | |||
Ace of Base singles chronology | ||||
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"Living in Danger" is a song recorded by Swedish group Ace of Base. It was released as the seventh and final single from their debut album, Happy Nation. The song reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart, and it peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. in 1994. The song also topped the American dance chart in December of that year.
1994 European Music Awards
Ace of Base performed this song on the first ever MTV Europe Music Awards held in Germany in 1994. Ace of Base performed "Living in Danger" in the front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate. They were also nominated for Best Cover with "Don't Turn Around" this year.
Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single. The video was directed by Matt Broadley. He also directed the music videos of "All That She Wants", "Happy Nation" and "Don't Turn Around".
The music video of "Living in Danger" opens with the four members of Ace of Base singing at different places on an underground metro station. Then we see three people, two men and a woman, rushing into the underground station. We also see a woman sitting in a ticket office watching the busy people. She feels that no one really sees her in the officebox. On a train a woman believes that a strange man with sunglasses is following her. That is the same man that arrived at the station earlier. The woman is getting scared and she tries to getaway from this stranger on the train. She runs off the train and then in her haste, she falls over behind the ticket office. The woman in the officebox helps her and offers her some coffee. That stranger on the train is a former pilot. We now see some old flashbacks from a war somewhere, where he in a plane was attacked and had to escape using a parachute. In this war he also met a priest and on the train he happens to meet this priest again and they start talking. At the end of the video we see Joker and Buddha leaving the metro station together. Linn and Jenny are standing together on the metro.
One of the people used a Game Boy in the video.
Track listings
- United Kingdom Maxi CD:
- Living in Danger (Radio Edit) - 3:10
- Living in Danger (Old School Mix Short Version) - 3:39
- Living in Danger (D-House Mix Long Version) - 10:03
- Living in Danger (New Buddha Version) - 3:35
- Living in Danger (For The Big Clubs Mix) - 10:15
- United States Maxi CD
- Living in Danger (Radio Remix) - 3:10
- Living in Danger (Album Version) - 3:19
- Living in Danger (Old School Mix) - 4:56
- Living in Danger (D-House Mix) - 10:08
- Living in Danger (Principle Mix) - 8:50
- Living in Danger (Buddha Version) - 3:35
Personnel
- Vocals by Linn Berggren, Jenny Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
- Backing Vocals by John Ballard
- Written by Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
- Produced by Tommy Ekman and Per Adebratt
- Pre-Production by Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg, T.O.E.C.
- Recorded at Tuff Studios, Gothenburg
Charts
Chart (1994–95) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[1] | 103 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] | 19 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 30 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 4 |
Europe Eurochart Hot 100 | 47 |
France (SNEP)[4] | 36 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] | 23 |
Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 12 |
MTV Europe | 6 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] | 27 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 28 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 26 |
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[10] | 18 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] | 20 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[11] | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[11] | 7 |
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[11] | 26 |
Preceded by "Excited" by M People |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single December 25, 1994 - January 7, 1995 |
Succeeded by "Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)" by Donna Summer |
References
- ↑ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 24 May 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Ace of Base – Living in Danger" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ace of Base – Living in Danger" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Ace of Base – Living in Danger" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Ace of Base Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Living in Danger' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Ace of Base search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Ace of Base – Living in Danger". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Ace of Base – Living in Danger". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ↑ "Official Charts > Ace of Base". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- 1 2 3 4 Allmusic. Ace of Base | Billboard Singles.