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 and received a Grammy Award in 1986. 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)