"Living in a House Divided" is a song released by Cher

Cher

Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...

 as the first single released from the album Foxy Lady. The song's lyrics discuss the separation of a couple. It peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 and number 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart . It reached number 21 on the Cash Box chart. "Living in a House Divided" was a Top 20 hit in Canada

Canada

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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.

The song is a rather poignant descriptor of Cher's marriage to her husband, Sonny. Due to Cher's feelings of resentment of Sonny's control of both her life and her career, their marriage soured. They divorced two years after this song became a hit.

"Living in a House Divided" closely parallels I've Lost You

I've Lost You

I've Lost You is a hit song covered by Elvis Presley. It was released in August, 1970, and reached number 32 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. On the Cash Box chart, however, it reached as high as number 18. It also charted at number five on the Adult Contemporary chart."I've Lost You" was...

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

Supercouple

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, Elvis

Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....

 and Priscilla Presley

Priscilla Presley

Priscilla Presley is an American actress and businesswoman. She is the ex-wife of singer Elvis Presley, and the mother of singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley....

. 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.

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...  Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	22
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...	2
Cash Box Chart	21
Canadian Singles Chart	17