Living in a Box were a British pop trio from the 1980s (formed in 1985). Th… Read Full Bio ↴Living in a Box were a British pop trio from the 1980s (formed in 1985). The members were Richard Darbyshire (vocals and guitar), Marcus Vere (synths) and Anthony Critchlow (drums).
Career - Formation and split up:
Living in a Box was formed in 1985 in Manchester. The group named themselves after the first song they had recorded together in the studio. It was, in fact, this song that had brought them together first. Vere and Critchlow were recording the demo version of the tune in a studio also being visited by Richard Darbyshire, an independent recording artist at the time. Richard was invited to join his two future band-mates in the studio to record vocals for the track, and the three officially became a band.
Released two years later, "Living in a Box" was their most commercially successful single, peaking at #5 on the UK Singles Chart and became the bands only single to chart in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The single was featured on the group's self-titled debut album, which also included follow-up singles "Love is the Art," "So the Story Goes," and "Scales of Justice." While "So the Story Goes" was the only one of these additional singles to crack the US Billboard Hot 100, all three songs charted in their home country, where the band continued to enjoy more success. Their follow-up album, Gatecrashing in 1989 proved to be even more successful in the UK, generating two Top Ten hits, "Blow the House Down" (which featured Queen's Brian May on guitar) and "Room in Your Heart". The album itself peaked at #21. Artistic differences, as well as changes to their record label Chrysalis, caused the band to break up in 1990 before a third album could be released.
After Living in a Box:
Frontman Richard Darbyshire has continued his long-standing music career, writing songs for artists such as Lisa Stansfield and briefly enjoying modest success as a solo artist. His solo album, How Many Angels (1994) has been re-released several times (beginning in 1999, when it was re-issued under the title of Love Will Provide) with various new and unreleased tracks.
Anthony "Tich" Critchlow and Marcus Charles Vere temporarily retired from the music industry after the band split. Tich runs his own company providing bespoke illumination and lighting installations.
After a brief break, Vere changed direction and produced an award-winning series of educational DVDs called Here Comes A...! For pre-school aged children; topics include live-action films about tractors, diggers, trains and fire engines. The business moved online in early 2017 as Kids Trucks TV and has become a phenomenal success on YouTube. In May 2016, Vere was credited with writing the songs "Viva Love," "Flames of Desire," "Kiss Me Goodbye" and "Ten Below Zero" on the Top 5 ABC album Lexicon of Love II.
Living in a Box reform:
In 2016, Living in a Box reformed with British soul singer Kenny Thomas replacing Darbyshire. Since then the band has appeared at live festival events in the UK such as Let's Rock, Rewind and Flashback throughout the summer of 2016 and through 2017.
Legacy:
The song "Living in a Box" was later covered by Bobby Womack, who had also worked with Living in a Box on the single, "So the Story Goes."
Career - Formation and split up:
Living in a Box was formed in 1985 in Manchester. The group named themselves after the first song they had recorded together in the studio. It was, in fact, this song that had brought them together first. Vere and Critchlow were recording the demo version of the tune in a studio also being visited by Richard Darbyshire, an independent recording artist at the time. Richard was invited to join his two future band-mates in the studio to record vocals for the track, and the three officially became a band.
Released two years later, "Living in a Box" was their most commercially successful single, peaking at #5 on the UK Singles Chart and became the bands only single to chart in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The single was featured on the group's self-titled debut album, which also included follow-up singles "Love is the Art," "So the Story Goes," and "Scales of Justice." While "So the Story Goes" was the only one of these additional singles to crack the US Billboard Hot 100, all three songs charted in their home country, where the band continued to enjoy more success. Their follow-up album, Gatecrashing in 1989 proved to be even more successful in the UK, generating two Top Ten hits, "Blow the House Down" (which featured Queen's Brian May on guitar) and "Room in Your Heart". The album itself peaked at #21. Artistic differences, as well as changes to their record label Chrysalis, caused the band to break up in 1990 before a third album could be released.
After Living in a Box:
Frontman Richard Darbyshire has continued his long-standing music career, writing songs for artists such as Lisa Stansfield and briefly enjoying modest success as a solo artist. His solo album, How Many Angels (1994) has been re-released several times (beginning in 1999, when it was re-issued under the title of Love Will Provide) with various new and unreleased tracks.
Anthony "Tich" Critchlow and Marcus Charles Vere temporarily retired from the music industry after the band split. Tich runs his own company providing bespoke illumination and lighting installations.
After a brief break, Vere changed direction and produced an award-winning series of educational DVDs called Here Comes A...! For pre-school aged children; topics include live-action films about tractors, diggers, trains and fire engines. The business moved online in early 2017 as Kids Trucks TV and has become a phenomenal success on YouTube. In May 2016, Vere was credited with writing the songs "Viva Love," "Flames of Desire," "Kiss Me Goodbye" and "Ten Below Zero" on the Top 5 ABC album Lexicon of Love II.
Living in a Box reform:
In 2016, Living in a Box reformed with British soul singer Kenny Thomas replacing Darbyshire. Since then the band has appeared at live festival events in the UK such as Let's Rock, Rewind and Flashback throughout the summer of 2016 and through 2017.
Legacy:
The song "Living in a Box" was later covered by Bobby Womack, who had also worked with Living in a Box on the single, "So the Story Goes."
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Living in a Box Lyrics
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The Fall Hey Hey Hey Hey Hey Hey I know, I know,…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Living in a Box:
Blow the House Down All alone in the crowd, tryin' not to think out…
Living In A Box Woke up this mornin' Closed in on both sides Nothin' doin' I…
Livining in a Box Woke up this mornin' Closed in on both sides Nothin' doin' I…
Love Is the Art Starting up, feeling low Thinking love may come or go Taki…
Room in Your Heart Living in a box-Room in your heart Oh woh woh, no…
So the Story Goes Empty rooms without a view And empty space to see it…
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Kidwaryod Production
Best song from this album.
Tiernan Daly
Agree 👍🏻
Kidwaryod Production
As I heard Richard also lived in Japan when he's teenage. This is the place that he learned a lot of music. That's why I think his music have a lot of asian-oriented.
One time I ask Marcus Vere (the band keyboardist) on twitter about when you make this song do you think about place that you want to travel. Maybe Japan? He reply to me "It wasn't, but you can imagine any place what you want" Japan was Marcus favorite place to travel too.
Hunter Skowron
Kidwaryod Production that's a great story! Love that you have me some suggestions of music to check out as well. I was only a kid when this album came out but I really love this song and love hearing other people's connections to it!
Kidwaryod Production
@Hunter Skowron A Keyboard sound have a feeling when walking at night. It can be Japan also Korea, Hong Kong as you can imagined. But this song have a sound that similarities to Japan 80's music like T-Square, Marlene, Lots of 80's anime.
Thank you for a question, what about you ?
Hunter Skowron
Kidwaryod Production can you elaborate on why Japan?
Awake2020
Blue-eyed soul!
Hunter Skowron
Only good song on this album.
Drew Kurtz
Mistaken identity? I actually like this one more than the debut a lot.
GiantSpaceMonkey
I respectively disagree. "The Day After Tomorrow Night", "All The Difference In The World", "Different Air". "Gatecrashing", "Unique", and the best of all, "Room In Your Heart"? I love all those songs! (: