"Living Type" is the third single released from Powderfinger's second album Double Allergic.

[1] The song, written by Bernard Fanning, the band's lead singer, concerned the victims of Charles Manson.

[4][5] Whilst there was some speculation that "Living Type" was "a cheesy, angsty love song", Powderfinger's lead singer, Bernard Fanning (who wrote the song), said it was actually about Charles Manson, and the people affected by his cult.

[6] In a subsequent interview, Fanning told Juice that people had been asking him if "Living Type" was about menstruation, which he dismissed as being "so stupid".

[7] The music video for "Living Type" was directed by David Barker,[8] and filmed in Harrisville, near Powderfinger's home town; Brisbane.