B-side "I Don't Wanna Know" Format 7" Genre Soft rock | Released 11 November 1985 (UK) Recorded 1985 Length 4:06 | |
"Separate Lives" is a 1985 song recorded by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin and featured on the soundtrack to the motion picture White Nights. It reached No. 1 in November, 1985 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts as well as in Canada. It reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart, and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry.
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Songwriter Stephen Bishop received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song in 1986. It lost to Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me" from the same film.
Music video
The music video features Martin and Collins singing and playing the piano, intercut with scenes from the movie.
Personnel
Cover versions
Namibian singer Nianell and South African singer Dozi included a version on their duet covers album It Takes Two in 2009.
References
Separate Lives Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA