Livin ' Thing - wikipedia Livin ' Thing Not to be confused with Living Thing. `` Livin ' Thing '' Single by Electric Light Orchestra from the album A New World Record B - side `` Fire On High '' ( UK ) `` Ma - Ma - Ma Belle '' ( US ) Released 4 October 1976 ( US ) 13 November 1976 ( UK ) Format 7 '' single Recorded Musicland Studios, Munich ; 1976 Length 3 : 32 Label Jet United Artists ( UK ) United Artists ( US ) Songwriter ( s ) Jeff Lynne Producer ( s ) Jeff Lynne Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology `` Nightrider '' ( 1976 ) `` Livin ' Thing '' ( 1976 ) `` Rockaria ! '' ( 1977 ) `` Nightrider '' ( 1976 ) `` Livin ' Thing '' ( 1976 ) `` Rockaria ! '' ( 1977 ) A New World Record track listing 9 tracks Side one `` Tightrope '' `` Telephone Line '' `` Rockaria ! '' `` Mission ( A World Record ) '' Side two `` So Fine '' `` Livin ' Thing '' `` Above the Clouds '' `` Do Ya '' `` Shangri - La '' Audio sample file help Music video `` Livin ' Thing '' on YouTube `` Livin ' Thing '' is a song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by Electric Light Orchestra ( ELO ). It appears on ELO 's 1976 album A New World Record. Patti Quatro, Brie Brandt, both of Fanny, and Addie Lee sang uncredited vocals, particularly the `` higher and higher '' parts. In August 2006, `` Livin ' Thing '' was named by the UK 's Q as the number 1 `` Guilty Pleasure '' single of all time -- a list designed to celebrate `` uncool '' but excellent records, and which received considerable publicity. The original single had the bonus of having `` Fire On High '' on the flip side, a tune that became the band 's most popular instrumental piece. The UK version was released in a blue vinyl format. Contents 1 Chart performance 1.1 Weekly charts 1.2 Year - end charts 2 Jeff Lynne version 3 Covers 4 Uses in other media 5 References 6 External links Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1976 -- 77 ) Peak Position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 8 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) 41 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 8 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 5 Ireland ( IRMA ) 6 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 6 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) Spain ( AFE ) 11 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 17 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 13 US Cash Box 10 US Record World 10 Year - end charts Chart ( 1976 ) Rank Canada ( RPM Top 200 Singles ) 106 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 85 Chart ( 1977 ) Rank Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 27 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 25 Canada ( RPM Top 200 Singles ) 106 South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) 16 US Billboard Hot 100 77 Preceded by `` If You Leave Me Now '' by Chicago South African number - one single 18 March 1977 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` Smile '' by Pussycat Jeff Lynne version `` Livin ' Thing '' Song by Electric Light Orchestra from the album Mr. Blue Sky : The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra Released 8 October 2012 ( UK ) 9 October 2012 ( US ) Recorded 2001 -- 2012 Bungalow Palace Length 3 : 42 Label Frontiers Songwriter ( s ) Jeff Lynne Producer ( s ) Jeff Lynne Mr. Blue Sky : The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra track listing 12 tracks `` Mr. Blue Sky '' `` Evil Woman '' `` Strange Magic '' `` Do n't Bring Me Down '' `` Turn to Stone '' `` Showdown '' `` Telephone Line '' `` Livin ' Thing '' `` Do Ya '' `` Ca n't Get It Out of My Head '' `` 10538 Overture '' `` Point of No Return '' Jeff Lynne re-recorded the song in his own home studio. It was released in a compilation album with other re-recorded ELO songs, under the ELO name. Covers In 2004, The Beautiful South covered the track for their covers album Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs. It reached number 24 on the UK charts and number 26 on the Irish charts. Livin ' Thing -- CD1 ( Sony Music UK ; 6753711 ) Livin ' Thing ( 3 : 17 ) I 'm Living Good ( 4 : 00 ) Livin ' Thing -- CD2 ( Sony Music UK ; 6753712 ) Livin ' Thing ( 3 : 17 ) Lovin ' You ( 2 : 53 ) Another Night with the Boys ( 3 : 32 ) Chart ( 2004 ) Peak Position Ireland ( IRMA ) 26 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 24 Uses in other Media The song has appeared on the soundtrack to the 1997 film, Boogie Nights, the 2005 film Tjenare kungen, the 2007 film, Chaos Theory and the 2011 film Hunky Dory. In 2017, `` Livin ' Thing '' was one of several ELO songs chosen to backdrop Telltale 's Guardians of the Galaxy game. The 2017 Guardians sequel of the 2014 original film also contains music from ELO. References Jump up ^ Quatro, Suzi ( 2008 ). Unzipped. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978 - 0 - 340 - 93751 - 8. Jump up ^ `` ELO top ' guilty secret ' song list ''. BBC News Online. 2 August 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. St Ives, NSW : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Electric Light Orchestra -- Livin ' Thing '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Electric Light Orchestra -- Livin ' Thing '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Adult Contemporary : Issue 4446. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 5169a. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2013. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Electric Light Orchestra -- Livin ' Thing ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Living Thing ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 March 2013. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Electric Light Orchestra - Thing search results '' ( in Dutch ) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Electric Light Orchestra -- Livin ' Thing '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Electric Light Orchestra -- Livin ' Thing ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 -- 1989 Acts ( E ) ''. Rock.co.za. Retrieved 29 April 2013. Jump up ^ Salaverri, Fernando ( September 2005 ). Sólo éxitos : año a año, 1959 -- 2002 ( in Spanish ) ( 1st ed. ). Spain : Fundación Autor - SGAE. ISBN 84 - 8048 - 639 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Electric Light Orchestra -- Livin ' Thing ''. Singles Top 100. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Archive Chart : 1976 - 12 - 18 '' UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Electric Light Orchestra -- Awards ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 5 March 2013. Jump up ^ `` CASH BOX Top 100 Singles -- Week ending DECEMBER 25, 1976 ''. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013... Cash Box magazine. Jump up ^ `` Song artist 137 -- Electric Light Orchestra ''. TsorT. Retrieved 1 December 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles -- Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977 ''. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten -- Single 1976 '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Forum -- ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts -- Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts -- 1970s ''. Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Jahreshitparade 1977 '' ( in German ). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles -- Volume 28, No. 14, December 31, 1977 ''. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top 20 Hit Singles of 1977 ''. Rock.co.za. Retrieved 1 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits for 1977 ''. The Longbored Surfer. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Mr. Blue Sky -- The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra ''. Elo.biz. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Livin ' Thing ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 May 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Archive Chart : 2004 - 10 - 17 '' UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 May 2015. Jump up ^ Virtue, Graeme ( 4 April 2017 ). `` Telltale 's Guardians of the Galaxy gets off to a great start ''. Eurogamer. Retrieved 21 April 2017. Jump up ^ Lewis, Rebecca ( 19 April 2017 ). `` The Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 soundtrack is full of 70s goodness ''. Metro. Retrieved 21 April 2017. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Electric Light Orchestra singles discography 1970s 1972 `` 10538 Overture '' / `` First Movement ( Jumping Biz ) '' `` Mr. Radio '' ( withdrawn ) 1973 `` Roll Over Beethoven '' / `` Queen of the Hours '' `` Showdown '' / `` In Old England Town ( Instrumental ) '' `` Ma - Ma - Ma Belle '' / `` Daybreaker '' ( US ) `` Ma - Ma - Ma Belle '' / `` Oh No Not Susan '' ( UK ) `` Ca n't Get It Out of My Head '' / `` Illusions in G Major '' `` Boy Blue '' / `` Eldorado '' `` Evil Woman '' / `` 10538 Overture ( live ) '' 1976 `` Strange Magic '' / `` New World Rising '' ( US ) `` Nightrider '' / `` Daybreaker ( live ) '' `` Strange Magic '' / `` Showdown ( live ) '' ( UK ) `` Livin ' Thing '' / `` Ma - Ma - Ma Belle '' ( US ) `` Livin ' Thing '' / `` Fire On High '' ( UK ) 1977 `` Rockaria ! '' / `` Poker '' `` Do Ya '' / `` Nightrider '' `` Telephone Line '' / `` Poor Boy ( The Greenwood ) '' ( US ) `` Telephone Line '' / `` Poor Boy ( The Greenwood ) '' and `` King of the Universe '' ( UK ) `` Turn to Stone '' / `` Mister Kingdom '' 1978 `` Mr. Blue Sky '' / `` One Summer Dream '' `` Sweet Talkin ' Woman '' / `` Fire On High '' ( US ) `` Wild West Hero '' / `` Eldorado '' `` Sweet Talkin ' Woman '' / `` Bluebird is Dead '' ( UK ) `` It 's Over '' / `` The Whale '' The ELO EP 1979 `` Shine a Little Love '' / `` Jungle '' `` The Diary of Horace Wimp '' / `` Down Home Town '' `` Do n't Bring Me Down '' / `` Dreaming of 4000 '' `` Confusion '' / `` Last Train to London '' ( UK ) `` Confusion '' / `` Poker '' ( US ) `` Last Train to London '' / `` Down Home Town '' ( US ) 1980s 1980 `` I 'm Alive '' / `` Drum Dreams '' `` Xanadu '' ( duet with Olivia Newton - John ) / `` Fool Country '' ( Olivia Newton - John ) ( UK ) `` Xanadu '' ( with Olivia Newton - John ) / `` Whenever You 're Away from Me '' ( Olivia Newton - John ) ( US ) `` All Over the World '' / `` Midnight Blue '' ( UK ) `` All Over the World '' / `` Drum Dreams '' ( US ) `` Do n't Walk Away '' / `` Across the Border '' 1981 `` Hold On Tight '' / `` When Time Stood Still '' `` Twilight '' / `` Julie Do n't Live Here '' 1982 `` Here Is the News '' / `` Ticket to the Moon '' `` Rain Is Falling '' / `` Another Heart Breaks '' `` The Way Life 's Meant to Be '' / `` Wishing '' `` Rock ' n ' Roll Is King '' / `` After All '' `` Secret Messages '' / `` Buildings Have Eyes '' `` Four Little Diamonds '' / `` Letter from Spain '' `` Stranger '' / `` Train of Gold '' 1986 `` Calling America '' / `` Caught in a Trap '' `` So Serious '' / `` Endless Lies '' ( US ) `` So Serious '' / `` A Matter of Fact '' ( UK ) `` Getting to the Point '' / `` Secret Lives '' 1990s `` Destination Unknown '' ( promo ) 2000s `` Alright '' / `` Love Changes All '' / `` Do Ya '' ( Unedited Alternative Mix ) `` Moment in Paradise '' / `` Alright '' ( PBS 2001 Version ) / `` Mr. Blue Sky '' ( PBS 2001 Version ) / `` Livin ' Thing '' ( PBS 2001 Version ) 2006 `` Surrender '' 2007 `` Latitude 88 North '' 2010s 2015 `` When I Was a Boy '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Livin%27_Thing&oldid=800444426 '' Categories : 1976 songs 1976 singles 2004 singles Electric Light Orchestra songs The Beautiful South songs Jet Records singles Number - one singles in South Africa Song recordings produced by Jeff Lynne Songs written by Jeff Lynne United Artists Records singles Hidden categories : CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 German - language sources ( de ) Use dmy dates from October 2013 Use British English from October 2013 Articles with hAudio microformats Music infoboxes with malformed table placement Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadaadultcontemporary Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart making named ref Singlechart usages for United Kingdom Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano 日本 語 Norsk nynorsk Edit links This page was last edited on 13 September 2017, at 15 : 55. 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Question: who sings the song it's a living thing
Answer: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)