Living in America (James Brown song)

"Living in America"
"Living in America"
Single by James Brown
from the album Rocky IV and Gravity
B-side	"Farewell" by Vince DiCola
Released	December 1985
Genre	Funk
Length	4:42 (soundtrack version); 5:57 (Gravity album version); 4:09 (single version)
Label	Scotti Bros.; 5682;
Songwriter(s)	Dan Hartman; Charlie Midnight;
Producer(s)	Dan Hartman
James Brown charting singles chronology

"Living in America" is a 1985 song composed by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight and performed by James Brown. It was released as a single in 1985 and reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song entered the Billboard Top 40 on January 11, 1986, and remained on the chart for 11 weeks. It also became a top five hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart; it was his only top 10 single in the UK. It was his first Top 40 hit in ten years on the US pop charts, and it would also be his last. In 1987, it was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song and won Brown a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.^[2]^[3]

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