One Of The Living

One Of The Living is a very powerful rock song and won a Grammy Award the following year. Tina added the song to the setlist of her Private Dancer Tour, and promoted it at the Australian TV-Show Countdown on December 22, 1985. The version at the beginning of the Mad Max movie is different and the song is also available in a never official released extended version. The single was reviewed in Billboard magazine in it’s issue from October 5, 1985. The cover pictures were taken from the music video.

The shooting for the video took place in a crumbling prison near Philadelphia, where Tina is walking through the corridors in a leather jacket and boots, playing a red guitar. Later she comes to a hall with a fireplace, dancing around with her band in the background, while Timmy Capello plays the instrumental saxophone part. It’s a very fast video, with some scenes from the movie in black & white in between.

Writer: Holly Knight
Producer: Mike Chapman
Release: September 1985
Format: 7“ Vinyl / 12“ Vinyl
Charts: Germany: #6 / USA: #15 (Pop), #6 (Dance) / Europe: #23 / UK: #55 / Australia: #34
Grammy: Best Female Rock Vocal Performance (1986)
Music Video: 4:01 / George Miller, Jeff Tannebring (Director) / Toby Phillips (Producer)
Album: Mad Max (Soundtrack)