Living in a House Divided
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| Single by Cher | ||||||||
| from the album Foxy Lady | ||||||||
| B-side | "One Honest Man" | |||||||
| Released | 1972 | |||||||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||
| Length | 2:57 | |||||||
| Label | MCA | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Bahler | |||||||
| Producer | Snuff Garrett | |||||||
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"Living in a House Divided" is a song released by Cher as the first single released from the album Foxy Lady. The song's lyrics discuss the separation of a couple. It peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart [1]. It reached number 21 on the Cash Box chart. "Living in a House Divided" was a Top 20 hit in Canada. The song did, however, fail to reach the success of "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves", despite the fact that this was also the first single to be lifted from a Cher album.
The song is a rather poignant descriptor of Cher's marriage to her husband, Sonny. Due to Cher's feelings of resentment of Sonny's control of both her life and her career, their marriage soured. They divorced two years after this song became a hit.
"Living in a House Divided" closely parallels I've Lost You, a Top 40 hit describing the break-up of yet another supercouple, Elvis and Priscilla Presley. The couples were contemporary, both together approximately 10 years, with Sonny and Elvis each being more than 10 years older than their wives. The songs were released less than two years apart, charted similarly, and foretold the struggles that the famous couples were facing.
Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 2 |
| Cash Box Chart | 21 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 17 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 54.
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