Living in Danger

"Living in Danger"
Single cover
Single by Ace of Base
from the album Happy Nation (U.S. Version)/The Sign
Released	4 October 1994
Recorded	Mid-1993
Genre	Dance pop reggae fusion
Length	3:10 (Single Version) 3:39 (Album Version)
Label	Arista (US, Japan) Mega (Europe)
Songwriter(s)	Jonas Berggren Ulf Ekberg
Producer(s)	Tommy Ekman Per Adebratt
Ace of Base singles chronology
"Don't Turn Around" (1994) "Living in Danger" (1994) "Lucky Love" (1995)
Music video
"Living in Danger" on YouTube

"Living in Danger" is a song recorded by Swedish group Ace of Base. It was released in October 1994 by Arista and Mega as the seventh and final single from the group's debut album, Happy Nation (U.S. version) and fourth single from their American debut release, The Sign (1993).^[1] Written by bandmembers Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg, the single peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in December 1994. On the US Cash Box Top 100, it peaked at number ten. The single later reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1995. Its music video was directed by Matt Broadley and filmed in Stockholm, Sweden. Ace of Base performed the song on the first ever MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin, Germany in 1994. Q Magazine included "Living in Danger" in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever" in 2003.^[2]

In interviews, Berggren has said the song "is about living on your own" and advising listeners, "Don't trust [people] too much... you'll do better on your own." In contrast, Jenny Berggren has described it as being about social pressure to engage in dangerous behaviors like smoking and drinking.^[3]