Living in a Box
British synth-pop group, formed in 1985 in Sheffield as the successor of Typhoon Saturday, disbanded in 1990
Living in a Box are a British band founded in 1985. The group's 1987 eponymous debut single reached No. 5 on the UK singles chart and was a top-20 hit in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100. Their 1989 single "Room in Your Heart" also reached No. 5 in the UK.
The group, which formerly included vocalist Richard Darbyshire, currently consists of founding members Anthony "Tich" Critchlow (drums) and Marcus Vere (keyboards, synthesizers) along with new vocalist Bryan Chambers.
Career
Formation and split
Living in a Box were formed in 1985 in Sheffield. The group named themselves after the first song they had recorded together in the studio. Vere and Critchlow were recording the demo version of the tune in a studio also being visited by Richard Darbyshire, an independent recording artist at the time. Darbyshire was invited to join his two future bandmates in the studio to record vocals for the track, and the three officially became a band.
Released two years later, "Living in a Box" was their most commercially successful single, peaking at No.
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