Livin' Thing

"Livin' Thing"
Single by Electric Light Orchestra
from the album A New World Record
B-side	"Fire On High" (UK) "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (US)
Released	29 October 1976[1]
Studio	Musicland, Munich
Genre	Pop rock • orchestral pop
Length	3:32
Label	Jet United Artists (UK) United Artists (US)
Songwriter(s)	Jeff Lynne
Producer(s)	Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology
"Nightrider" (1976) "Livin' Thing" (1976) "Rockaria!" (1977)
A New World Record track listing
9 tracks Side one "Tightrope" "Telephone Line" "Rockaria!" "Mission (A World Record)" Side two "So Fine" "Livin' Thing" "Above the Clouds" "Do Ya" "Shangri-La"
Audio sample
"Livin' Thing" file help
Music video
"Livin' Thing" on YouTube
45 RPM blue vinyl issue
Limited edition release

"Livin' Thing" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It appears on ELO's 1976 album A New World Record and was also released as a single. Patti Quatro sang uncredited vocals, particularly the "higher and higher" parts.^[2]

The original single had "Fire On High" on the flip side, a tune that became the band's most popular instrumental piece. The UK version was released in a blue vinyl format.