"Living In A House Divided" is a song by American entertainer

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, released as the lead single from her album ''

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''. The song's lyrics discuss the separation of a couple, as a rather poignant descriptor of Cher's marriage to then-husband, Sonny. Due to Cher's feelings of resentment over Sonny's control of both her life and her career, their marriage soured. They divorced two years after this song became a hit. The record peaked at number 22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 2 on the

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chart. It reached number 21 on the ''

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'' chart. "Living in a House Divided" was a Top 20 hit in

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. The song did, however, fail to reach the success of " Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves", despite the fact that this was also the first single to be lifted from a Cher album. "Living in a House Divided" closely parallels "

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", a Top 40 hit describing the break-up of yet another

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and

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. The couples were contemporary, both together approximately 10 years, with Sonny and Elvis each being more than 10 years older than their wives. The songs were released less than two years apart, charted similarly, and foretold the struggles that the famous couples were facing. An Italian version of the song, called ''Stare Insieme Separati'' is included in ''Primo Incontro'', the debut album of the Italian singer Marisa Sacchetto. Allmusic editor Joe Viglione noted that this song stands the test of time.Review by Joe Viglione of Allmusic
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* 1972 songs 1972 singles Cher songs Song recordings produced by Snuff Garrett Articles containing video clips {{1970s-pop-song-stub