Living on Video

"Living On Video"
Single by Trans-X
from the album Living on Video
Released	1983
Genre	Hi-NRG, synthpop
Length	5:55
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Pascal Languirand
Producer(s)	Dominique Nicodemo Carmine Nicodemo
Trans-X singles chronology
"Message on the Radio" (1982) "Living on Video" (1983)

"Living on Video" is a song by Trans-X written and published in 1981, but not released until 1983 by Polydor, re-released in 1985. It became a massive hit worldwide, as well as peaking at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100. Trans-X also recorded a French-language version under the title Vivre sur Vidéo. The song has been covered by many artists throughout the years.

Trans-X version

Remixes and cover versions

It was remixed by Trans-X in 2003 and again 2006, and again by French DJ Pakito who also made it a hit. The song has also been remixed by U96 as Love Sees No Colour (Version 2), Nathalie De Borah, DJ Piccolo, Dr. Lektroluv, Trance XS, Cardenia, Cosmo & Tom, La Bouche, Culture Beat, DJ Interface, Ratty, Lazard, Gary D, Masterboy, Pin-Occhio (as "Tu Tatuta Tuta Ta"), 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor (as "Living in Cyberspace"), Potatoheadz and by both Tronix Dj and Recorder. It also has been covered as Vivre Sur Video by Vive la Fête. Most recently, it was covered by the band HexRX for the "Das Bunker: Choice of a New Generation" compilation. In 2012, "Robots", a single by Belgian singer Kate Ryan, sampled the song. Also, in 2013, it was used as the main theme in the song "Get Ready Now" by Beatmaker. Arash sampled the song in 2014 under the name SLR.

Track listings

7" single

1. "Living on Video" — 4:18
2. "Digital World" — 3:30

12" maxi

1. "Living on Video" (special maxi version) — 5:55
2. "Digital World" — 3:30

12" maxi

1. "Living on Video" — 5:55
2. "Living on Video" (remix) — 6:44
3. "Vivre sur video" — 6:10

Charts

Chart (1983-86) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 40 Austrian Singles Chart[2] 9 German Singles Chart[3] 4 Irish Singles Chart[4] 17 Spanish Singles Chart 1 Swiss Singles Chart[2] 2 UK Singles Chart[5] 9 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 61

End of year chart (1983) Position Swiss Singles Chart[7] 19

Pakito version

"Living on Video"
Single by Pakito
from the album Video
B-side	Remix
Released	2006
Format	CD single, CD maxi, digital download
Recorded	France
Genre	Electronic, house[8]
Length	3:19 [8]
Label	Pan Music, Universal Licensing Music
Writer(s)	Trans-X
Producer(s)	Julien Ranouil & Pascal Languirand
Pakito singles chronology
- "Living on Video" (2006) "Moving on Stereo" (2006)

Pakito released their album Video containing the single and another remix. It reached number one in France for four weeks and hit the charts in several other countries. As of July 2014, it was the 85th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 328,000 units sold.^[9]

Track listings

CD maxi

1. "Living on Video" (original radio edit) — 3:20
2. "Living on Video" (noot's vocal radio edit) — 3:10
3. "Living on Video" (original mix) — 5:36
4. "Living on Video" (noot's vocal mix) — 6:34

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[10]	25
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[10]	3
Dutch Singles Chart[10]	7
Eurochart Hot 100	3
French SNEP Singles Chart[10]	1
Swedish Singles Chart[10]	43

End of year charts

End of year chart (2006)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[11]	6
Dutch Top 40[12]	8
French Airplay Chart[13]	35
French Club Chart[13]	1
French TV Music Videos Chart[13]	32
French Singles Chart[14]	6

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Belgium[15]	Gold	September 23, 2006	20,000
France[16]	Platinum	August 30, 2006	300,000

Chart successions

In popular culture

• Was featured in a Diet Pepsi commercial where a man had trouble having sleepovers with his friends.
• Telus used the song in a television commercial

References

1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 312. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
2. "Living on Video", in Austrian and Swiss Singles Charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved August 23, 2008)
3. German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved August 23, 2008)
4. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved August 23, 2008)
5. "Official Charts > Trans-X". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
6. Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved August 23, 2008)
7. 1983 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved August 23, 2008)
8. Pakito - Living On Video (CD) at Discogs
9. "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 2 (90-81)". Chartsinfrance. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
10. "Living on Video", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 9, 2008)
11. 2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved August 23, 2008)
12. "Single top 100 over 2006" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
13. 2004 French Airplay and Video Charts Yacast.fr (Retrieved August 23, 2008)
14. 2006 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved August 23, 2008)
15. Belgian certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved August 23, 2008)
16. French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved August 23, 2008)