Living in the Background

The music of Living in the Background has a particular energy that invites movement, with that synth pop style characteristic of the era. What is interesting about this piece is how it was built. The melodies and lyrics were the work of Maurizio Bassi and Naimy Hackett. The song was released as a single, and although it did not have a promotional video, it did manage to appear on important charts. In the United States, for example, it reached position 87 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Canada, it reached position 96 on the RPM Top Singles chart.

This single is part of the debut album by Baltimora, titled Living in the Background, which was released in April 1985 in the United States through EMI-Manhattan Records. In Europe, the release was on September 4, 1985, distributed by EMI. Although Jimmy McShane is supposedly the one who sings the lead vocals, there is some debate about who the real vocalist was. The first single from this album, Tarzan Boy, had a major international impact, but Living in the Background also managed to carve out a space for itself, being the only other song by the group to enter the Billboard Hot 100. The recorded duration for this song is 4 minutes and 46 seconds.