Live Together

"Live Together"
Single by Lisa Stansfield
from the album Affection
Released 29 January 1990
Format CD single, cassette single, 7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1989
Genre R&B, soul, pop, dance
Length 6:10
Label Arista
Writer(s) Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney, Andy Morris
Producer(s) Ian Devaney, Andy Morris
Lisa Stansfield singles chronology
"All Around the World"
(1989)		 "Live Together"
(1990)		 "What Did I Do to You?"
(1990)
Music video
"Live Together" on YouTube

"Live Together" is a song recorded by British singer Lisa Stansfield for her 1989 album, Affection. It was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Devaney and Morris.

The song received positive reviews from music critics. It was released as the third European single on 29 January 1990. The single included previously unreleased song "Sing It" and remixes of "Live Together" created by Massive Attack and Steve Anderson. The music video was directed by Philip Richardson. "Live Together" became a hit in Europe reaching top ten in the Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom and Italy, and top forty in other European countries.

In 2003, it was included on Biography: The Greatest Hits. In 2014, the remixes of "Live Together" and "Sing It" were included on the deluxe 2CD + DVD re-release of Affection and on People Hold On ... The Remix Anthology (also on The Collection 1989–2003).

Track listings

European 7" single (New Version)

  1. "Live Together" (New Version) – 4:37
  2. "Sing It" (Edit) – 3:56

European CD single (New Version)

  1. "Live Together" (New Version) – 4:37
  2. "Sing It" (Edit) – 3:56
  3. "Live Together" (Extended Version Edit) – 7:02
  4. "Live Together" (Big Beat Mix Edit) – 3:50

European 12" single (New Version)

  1. "Live Together" (Extended Version) – 8:55
  2. "Live Together" (Big Beat Mix) – 5:00
  3. "Sing It" – 5:32

European CD and 12" single (Remix)

  1. "Live Together" (Home Sweet Home Mix) – 7:42
  2. "Live Together" (Live It Up) – 6:42
  3. "Live Together" (Mood Mix) – 5:36

Charts

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[1] 62
Austrian Singles Chart[2] 30
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart[2] 7
Dutch Singles Chart[3] 5
European Hot 100 Singles[2] 10
German Singles Chart[2] 23
Irish Singles Chart[4] 11
Italian Singles Chart[5] 10
New Zealand Singles Chart[2] 23
Spanish Singles Chart[6] 17
Swiss Singles Chart[2] 15
UK Singles Chart[7] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
Dutch Singles Chart[8] 69
Italian Singles Chart[9] 70

References

  1. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. Australia: St Ives, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Lisa Stansfield - Live Together". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  3. ↑ "Top 40: Lisa Stansfield - Live Together (New Version)". Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Search the Charts". IRMA. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  5. ↑ "HitParadeItalia - Top20 del 24 Febbraio 1990". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  6. ↑ "Listas de Afyve: 1990 Singles". PROMUSICAE. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  7. ↑ "Lisa Stansfield - Singles". OCC. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  8. ↑ "Single Top 100 Over 1990". Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  9. ↑ "I singoli più venduti del 1990". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 2013-04-23.