The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)

"The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" is a single released in 1983 by English jazz-funk band Level 42. It is one of the few songs by the group which featured Mike Lindup on lead vocals (although Mark King did contribute as lead vocalist on this track). After the success of "The Chinese Way", and of the album The Pursuit of Accidents, this song featured on the newly released Standing in the Light album. The first single from the album, "Out of Sight, Out of Mind", did not obtain the expected success for the recording and for the members of the band, leaving the whole expectation for the second single.

"The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)"
Single by Level 42
from the album Standing in the Light
B-side	"Can't Walk You Home"
Released	22 July 1983[1]
Genre	Jazz-funk new wave
Length	3:44 (single edit) 4:15 (album version)
Label	Fontana Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Mike Lindup Mark King Phil Gould Wally Badarou
Producer(s)	Larry Dunn Verdine White
Level 42 singles chronology
"Out of Sight, Out of Mind" (1983) "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" (1983) "Micro-Kid" (1983)
Music video
"The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" on YouTube

Reaching No. 10 in the UK charts in the summer of 1983, it became their first single to reach the top ten. It was later included in the collection Level Best, (shortened to 3 minutes and 44 seconds long) and features on other compilation albums released by the band.

Production

The song was produced by Larry Dunn and Verdine White.^[2]

Track listing

UK (Polydor; POSP 622) picture sleeve

• A. "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" – 3:44
• B. "Can't Walk You Home" – 4:16

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[3]	10

Personnel

Level 42

• Mike Lindup – keyboards, lead vocals
• Mark King – bass, co-lead vocals, backing vocals
• Boon Gould – guitars
• Phil Gould – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Wally Badarou – keyboards