"Running in the Family" is a single by the English jazz-funk band Level 42, released on 2 February 1987 by Polydor Records, from their seventh studio album Running in the Family. It was then popped up for the release of the single which had significant success, reaching #6 on the UK singles chart and #9 in New Zealand, but only reaching #83 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was part of a series of single successes by the group and brought Level 42 fame in countries where they were previously little-known, such as the United States, Germany and Norway.
The music video was recorded on a multi-coloured platform, which rotated in the same manner as a vinyl record. It features all the contemporary members of the band: Mark King, Mike Lindup, Boon Gould and Phil Gould. The musicians take turns in switching between "active" when they are performing, and "inactive", where they stand perfectly still as if a colored statue, when they are not. The video was directed by Stuart Orme and produced by Wally Badarou.
In 2007, Spanish singer José Galisteo covered the song on his debut studio album Remember.