"Ordinary People" is a song written by Jean-Marc Pisapia, and recorded by Canadian new wave group The Box.
It was released in July 1987 as the second single from their album Closer Together, and peaked at #16 in the RPM charts.
According to Pisapia, the song's content labelled them a politically oriented band, which wasn't the case.
He was inspired to write the song after hostile events taking place around the world at the time.
Pisapia cleared up any hints that the song was politically motivated, stating that regardless of what side of the world they lived on, they are all ordinary people who don't care about political issues and stances and just want to live in peace.