Growing Up Live
Video by
Peter Gabriel
Released3 November 2003
Recorded8 and 9 May 2003
VenueFila Forum (Milan, Italy)
GenreRock
Length133:54
Label
DirectorHamish Hamilton
ProducerIan Stewart
Peter Gabriel chronology
Secret World Live
(1993) 		Growing Up Live
(2003) 		Growing Up: A Family Portrait
(2005)
Growing Up Live
Live album by
Peter Gabriel
Released8 February 2019
Recorded8 and 9 May 2003
VenueFila Forum (Milan, Italy)
GenreRock
Length127:43
Label
Peter Gabriel chronology
Back to Front: Live in London
(2014) 		Growing Up Live
(2019) 		Rated PG
(2019)

Growing Up Live is a concert film by Hamish Hamilton and Peter Gabriel. It features a live performance from Gabriel's 2003 "Growing Up" tour. The concert is notable for its dynamic set design by Robert Lepage. Also of note is the inclusion of Melanie Gabriel, his daughter, for backing vocals during these concerts. Bonus features include Tony Levin's photo album selections and an interview with Peter Gabriel about the story of Growing Up.

Audio album

In 2019, the film was released as a live album for the first time ever on music streaming platforms and on vinyl.[1]

Background

Gabriel spent part of 2002–2003 on tour in support of his album Up.[1] The tour, called the "Growing Up" tour, visited 32 cities across North America and Europe.[1] The concert video and live album were taken from the performances over two nights in Milan in May 2003.[1] Gabriel described the idea behind the staging of the concert: "Last time [for the Secret World tour] we had two stages, a male stage and a female stage, and they were representing different things, urban, rural and this time we have moved the axis vertically, and it’s a sky stage and an earth stage. The album title had been UP, so there was a certain logic to this vertical translation onto the stage."[1] Performing guests for the show included The Blind Boys of Alabama, Dr Hukwe Zawose, Charles Zawose, Sevara Nazarkhan and the voice of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.[1]

Track listing

All songs are written by Peter Gabriel

  1. "Here Comes the Flood" – 8:37
  2. "Darkness" – 8:39
  3. "Red Rain" – 6:14
  4. "Secret World" – 9:06
  5. "Sky Blue" – 7:47
  6. "Downside Up" – 7:36
  7. "The Barry Williams Show" – 9:19
  8. "More Than This" – 6:09
  9. "Mercy Street" – 7:39
  10. "Digging in the Dirt" – 7:36
  11. "Growing Up" – 6:14
  12. "Animal Nation" – 8:12
  13. "Solsbury Hill" – 4:45
  14. "Sledgehammer" – 4:59
  15. "Signal to Noise" – 9:39
  16. "In Your Eyes" – 11:34
  17. "Father, Son" – 6:15

Personnel

Guest musicians

Charts

Chart performance for Growing Up Live
Chart (2003–05) Peak
position
Dutch Music DVD (MegaCharts)[2] 12
New Zealand Music DVD (RMNZ)[3] 1
Portuguese Music DVD (AFP)[4] 1
UK Music Videos (OCC)[5] 10

Certifications

Certifications for Growing Up Live
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[6] Platinum 8,000^
France (SNEP)[7] Platinum 20,000*
Germany (BVMI)[8] Platinum 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[3] Platinum 5,000^
Portugal (AFP)[9] Platinum 8,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Gold 25,000*
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Growing Up Live". 8 February 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Dutch DVD Music Top 30 – 15/11/2003" (in Dutch). Steffen Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006. Maurienne House. ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8.
  4. ^ "Top 30 DVD's Musicais – Semana 22 de 2004" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Official Music Video Chart Top 50: 09 November 2003 – 15 November 2003". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. ^ Discos de Oro y Platino at archive.today (archived 31 May 2011)
  7. ^ "French video certifications – Peter Gabriel – Growing Up Live" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Peter Gabriel; 'Growing Up')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Portuguese video certifications – Peter Gabriel – Growing Up" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010.
  10. ^ "British video certifications – Peter Gabriel – Growing Up - Live". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  11. ^ "American video certifications – Peter Gabriel – Growing Up Live". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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