Separate Lives

"Separate Lives"
Single by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin
from the album White Nights soundtrack
B-side "I Don't Wanna Know"
Released 11 November 1985 (UK)[1]
Format 7"
Recorded 1985
Genre Soft rock[2]
Length 4:06
Label Atlantic, Virgin Records, WEA
Writer(s) Stephen Bishop
Producer(s) Arif Mardin, Hugh Padgham, Phil Collins
Phil Collins singles chronology
"Don't Lose My Number"
(1985)		 "Separate Lives"
(1985)		 " In the Air Tonight (Remix)"
(1988)

"Separate Lives" is a 1985 song recorded by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin and featured on the soundtrack to the motion picture White Nights. It reached No. 1 in November, 1985 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts as well as in Canada.[3] It reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart,[4] and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry.[1]

Songwriter Stephen Bishop received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song in 1986. It lost to Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me" from the same film.

Music video

The music video features Martin and Collins singing and playing the piano, intercut with scenes from the movie.

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 14
Canadian RPM 100 1
French Singles Chart 44
Irish Singles Chart 1
Italy (FIMI)[6] 26
New Zealand Singles Chart 29
Norwegian Singles Chart 7
German Singles Chart 50
UK Singles Chart 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
Zimbabwe Singles Chart[7] 2

Personnel

Cover versions

Namibian singer Nianell and South African singer Dozi included a version on their duet covers album It Takes Two in 2009. [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for Phil Collins (page 3)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Danis, Kirsten (25 July 1999). "Phil Collins employee now his Swiss missus". New York Post. New York. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. ↑ DeKnock, Jan (1985-11-29). "'Separate Lives' No. 1 as Expected". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  4. ↑ Dean, Maury (2003). Rock N' Roll Gold Rush. Algora. p. 160. ISBN 0-87586-207-1.
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 71. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
  6. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: C". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  7. ↑
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  8. ↑ http://www.kalahari.com/Music/It-Takes-Two_p_34516058?gclid=CKeQ-t3v67sCFYUewwodXAsAGw Retrieved 7 January 2014
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