Peak
83
Weeks
4
Score
165
Chart Year
1987
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position83
Peak DateAug 22, 1987
Weeks at Peak1
Weeks Charted4
Weeks in Top 400
Weeks in Top 100
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc18
Weekly Calc147
Total Score165
Rankings
Year Ranking#366
Decade Ranking#3,820
Billboard Year#369
Top 5000#26,448
Details
- Label
- Polydor Records
- Genre
- Rock
- Composer(s)
- Mark KingWally BadarouPhil Gould
- Entered Chart
- Aug 8, 1987
- Peak Date
- Aug 22, 1987
- Released
- 2 February 1987 (UK)
- Recorded
- 1986 Studio Sarm West (London) Maison Rouge (London)
- Catalog #
- Polydor 885 957-7
Music Video
The music video was recorded on a multi-coloured platform, which rotated in the same manner as a vinyl record. It features all the contemporary members of the band: Mark King, Mike Lindup, Boon Gould and Phil Gould. The musicians take turns in switching between "active" when they are performing, and "inactive", where they stand perfectly still as if a colored statue, when they are not. The video was produced by Wally Badarou.
Notes
“Running in the Family” is a single released in 1987 by the British band Level 42, from the album Running in the Family. It was then popped up for the release of the single which had significant success, reaching #6 on the UK Singles Chart.
[Verse 1] Our dad would send us to our room He'd be the voice of doom He said that we would thank him later All day, he was solid as a rock But by eight o'clock We'd be crumbling [Verse 2] One night, my brother Joe and me Climbed down the family tree That grew outside our bedroom window We ran, though we knew it couldn't last Running from the past From things that we were born to be [Chorus] Looking back, it's so bizarre It runs in the family All the things we are On the back seat of the car With Joseph and Emily We only see so far And we all have our daddy's eyes Looking back, it's so bizarre See Level 42 Live Get tickets as low as $73 You might also like TIL FURTHER NOTICE Travis Scott PARASAIL Travis Scott Suddenly I See KT Tunstall [Verse 3] Dad rang the officer in charge A man so large He barely fit his circumstances He said two kids out on the street Were picked up on the beat And in the station [Verse 4] So there's me, with Emily and Joe Daddy driving home All heading in the same direction He knew, no matter what the breaks We'd make the same mistakes Couldn't take his eyes off Joe and me [Chorus] Looking back, it's so bizarre It runs in the family All the things we are On the back seat of the car With Joseph and Emily We only see so far And we all have our daddy's eyes Looking back, it's so bizarre It runs in the family All the things we are Looking back, it's so bizarre [Bridge] Like a dream within a dream We're all somewhere in between Like a drummer plays his drum Like a father, like a son You're gonna have to face the music, oh yeah Face the music Hey hey, we keep it running in the family Hey hey, we keep it coming in the family [Chorus] Looking back, it's so bizarre It runs in the family All the things we are On the back seat of the car With Joseph and Emily We only see so far 'Cause we all have our daddy's eyes Looking back, it's so bizarre, whoa yeah Running in the family Running in the family And we all have our daddy's eyes Looking back, it's so bizarre, whoa yeah Running in the family
Chart History (4 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 8, 1987 | 87 | 39 |
| 2 | Aug 15, 1987 | 87 | 39 |
| 3 | Aug 22, 1987 | 83 | 43 |
| 4 | Aug 29, 1987 | 100 | 26 |