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"Living Inside Myself"
"Living Inside Myself"
Single by Gino Vannelli
from the album Nightwalker
B-side	"Stay With Me"
Released	March 1981
Recorded	1980
Genre	Soft rock; blue-eyed soul;
Length	4:23
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Gino Vannelli
Producer(s)	Gino Vannelli; Joe Vannelli; Ross Vannelli;
Gino Vannelli singles chronology
Music video
	"Living Inside Myself" on YouTube

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"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.

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.

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	86
Canada RPM Top Singles^[4]	13
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[5]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	6
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[7]	5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[8]	45
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[9]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (1981)	Rank
Canada RPM^[10]	85
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[11]	34
U.S. Cash Box^[12]	78

Track listing

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

External links

Listen to "Living Inside Myself" on YouTube

References

^ RPM Adult Contemporary, May 30, 1981
^ "Gino Vannelli - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "RPM Top 50 Singles - June 20, 1981" (PDF).
^ RPM Adult Contemporary, May 30, 1981
^ "Gino Vannelli Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Gino Vannelli Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
^ "Gino Vannelli Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 30, 1981". Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
^ "RPM Top 100 Singles of 1981 - December 26, 1981" (PDF).
^ Billboard Top 100 Songs of 1981
^ "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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[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

[sc_Billboardhot100_Gino_Vannelli-6] "Gino Vannelli Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Gino_Vannelli-7] "Gino Vannelli Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Gino_Vannelli-8] "Gino Vannelli Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.

[9] "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 30, 1981". Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2017.

[10] "RPM Top 100 Singles of 1981 - December 26, 1981" (PDF).

[11] Billboard Top 100 Songs of 1981

[12] "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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-| Album          = [[Nightwalker (Gino Vannelli album)|Nightwalker]]
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+| album      = [[Nightwalker (album)|Nightwalker]]
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+| label      = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
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-"'''Living Inside Myself'''" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter [[Gino Vannelli]]. It appears on his seventh album, ''[[Nightwalker (Gino Vannelli album)|Nightwalker]]''. The song was produced by the three brothers Gino, Joe, and Ross Vannelli, and written by Gino.
+"'''Living Inside Myself'''" is a song written and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter [[Gino Vannelli]]. It appears on his seventh album, ''[[Nightwalker (album)|Nightwalker]]''. The song was produced by the three brothers Gino, Joe, and Ross Vannelli.
+==Premise and composition==
-Released as a single in 1981, the song 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|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/302857/gino-vannelli/chart |title=Gino Vannelli - Chart history |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2014-03-26}}</ref> In Canada, the song peaked at No. 13.
+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.
-"Living Inside Myself" was a bigger Adult Contemporary hit.  It reached No. 5 in the U.S. and No. 2 in Canada.<ref>[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0339&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0339.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0339 ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary, May 30, 1981]</ref>
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+Released as a single in 1981 in his native Canada, the song went to No. 13 on the ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Top Singles chart and No. 2 on Canada's Adult Contemporary chart.<ref>[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0339&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0339.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0339 ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary, May 30, 1981]</ref> 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|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/302857/gino-vannelli/chart |title=Gino Vannelli - Chart history |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2014-03-26}}</ref> "Living Inside Myself" reached No. 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in the U.S.
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 ;US 7" single
 :A. "Living Inside Myself" - 4:23
-:B. "Stay With Me" - 4:42
+:B. "Stay with Me" - 4:42
+==External links==
+* {{YouTube|kV25xS6ZXoU|Listen to "Living Inside Myself"}}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{Gino Vannelli}}
-[[Category:1981 singles]]
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:1981 songs]]
+[[Category:1981 singles]]
 [[Category:Gino Vannelli songs]]
 [[Category:Arista Records singles]]
+[[Category:1980s ballads]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Gino Vannelli]]
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Singles	"I Just Wanna Stop" "Living Inside Myself" "Hurts to Be in Love" "Wild Horses"
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