"Living Inside Myself" is a song written and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter

Gino Vannelli Gino Vannelli (born June 16, 1952) is a Canadian rock singer and songwriter who had several hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s. His best-known singles include " People Gotta Move" (1974), " I Just Wanna Stop" (1978), " Living Inside Myself" (1981) ...

. 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

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" 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 ''

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'' Top Singles chart and No. 2 on Canada's Adult Contemporary chart. 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. "Living Inside Myself" reached No. 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in the U.S.

Weekly singles charts

Year-end charts

Track listing

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

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References

1981 songs 1981 singles Gino Vannelli songs Arista Records singles 1980s ballads Songs written by Gino Vannelli {{1980s-rock-song-stub