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“Living in Oblivion” by Anything Box
From the EP Soul on Fire (1990)
“Living in Oblivion” by Anything Box appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1990 and 2002. It was first released in 1990 on the EP Soul on Fire. Its best result is #43 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #127 alternative song of 1990 and #4,008 alternative song of all time.
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"Living in Oblivion" lived twice before most people heard it. Anything Box, an American synth-pop band, first pressed it themselves as a 12-inch in 1988, backed with "Time to Go" and a slowed-down mix of the title track, and then Epic Records reissued it in 1990 as the band's first major-label single.
That second push turned it into their first chart hit and their only trip onto the Billboard Hot 100, where it got as far as No. 65, while it climbed to No. 10 on the dance club chart. The band never let go of it: in 1996 they cut a new version, "Living in Oblivion (MCMXCVI A.D.)," on their own Orangewerks label, stacked with remixes by Digital 3, Paul Robb, Rythmus and Seven Red Seven.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) | 299 |
| 2002 | 1425 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
Also listed as: Living In Oblivion.
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