Tina Turner - One Of The Living (UK 12") (1985)

“One ofhe Living t” is a 1985 song recorded by the American singer Tina Turner and became a hit in North-America, peaking in the top 15 in both U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Singles chart. The theme is played over the “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome”‘s opening credits.

The track was one of two songs Turner recorded for the soundtrack for the Australian post-apocalyptic film (in which she also co-starred alongside Mel Gibson). The song was written by Holly Knight who also wrote The Best and Better Be Good To Me, two other mega hits for Tina Turner.

“One of the Living” won Turner a Grammy Award for “Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female”. The song enjoyed a moderate success in Europe and also appears on Turner’s UK hits compilation The Platinum Collection.


Tracks:

SIDE A:
One Of The Living (Special Club Mix) 7:38

SIDE B:
One Of The Living (Dub Version) 5:16
One Of The Living (Instrumental Version) 6:04