Kenny Anderson, aka King Creosote: "I never tire of [the song], and yet I don't quite understand how they managed to make it sound like a musical version of that famous Escher staircase.

[12] In an interview on Italian TV in 1987, Hollis explained that the studies of Jean-Paul Sartre inspired the lyrics.

[citation needed] The illustration for the song continued the "moth" theme developed by James Marsh for the Colour of Spring album and singles.

[14] A promotional video for "Living in Another World" was directed by long-time collaborator Tim Pope.

It features the band being suspended 20ft in the air (shot upside down but filmed the right way round), hanging onto a grand piano whilst a wind machine blows violently in their faces.