"Strangers Like Me" | ||||
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Single by Phil Collins | ||||
from the album Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack | ||||
Released | October 25, 1999 [1] | |||
Length | 3:00 | |||
Label | Walt Disney | |||
Songwriter(s) | Phil Collins | |||
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Phil Collins singles chronology | ||||
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Licensed audio | ||||
"Strangers Like Me" on YouTube |
"Strangers Like Me" is a song by the English drummer Phil Collins for the soundtrack of Disney's 1999 animated film Tarzan. The song peaked at number ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and received highly positive reviews. Collins also recorded the song in Spanish (Lo extraño que soy), Italian (Al di fuori di me), French (Je veux savoir) and German (Fremde wie ich).
This song has also appeared in the film's Broadway musical.
The song talks about Tarzan's fascination with Jane, Professor Porter, and Clayton, as well as the wider human world he has yet to see. The song has a verse describing Tarzan's feelings for Jane.
The music video for the song was directed by Dani Jacobs and features Collins performing the song in a jungle, intercut with clips from Tarzan.
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM) [2] | 7 |
Czech Republic ( IFPI) [3] | 26 |
Dutch Singles Chart | 75 |
German Singles Chart | 29 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 10 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [4] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States ( RIAA) [5] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |