One of the Living

"One of the Living"
Single by Tina Turner
from the album Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1985[1]
Recorded1985
StudioCherokee Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length5:58
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Holly Knight
Producer(s)Mike Chapman
Tina Turner singles chronology
"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"
(1985)
"One of the Living"
(1985)
"It's Only Love"
(1985)

"One of the Living" is a song written by Holly Knight and produced by Mike Chapman. It was recorded by American singer Tina Turner for the soundtrack album to the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, which starred Mel Gibson and Turner. It was one of two songs which Turner recorded for the film, the other being "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)".

"One of the Living" was released as the album's second single and reached number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100, spending a total of 18 weeks on the chart.[2] Elsewhere, it peaked at number 18 in Canada, number 15 in Ireland, number ten in the Netherlands and number nine in Switzerland. "One of the Living" won the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 28th Annual Grammy Awards.

  1. ^ "FMQB" (PDF). p. 25.
  2. ^ "AllMusic: Tina Turner (Awards)". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-10-11.