"Strangers Like Me" is a song by the English singer 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. 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.
Lyrics
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.
Music video
The music video for the Radio Mix version can be found on the Tarzan DVD. It was directed by Dani Jacobs and features Collins performing the song, intercut with clips from Tarzan.
Track listings, formats, and versions
2004 CD
- "Strangers Like Me" (Phil Collins' Radio Mix Version)
- "Strangers Like Me" (Everlife Version) (From "Disney Mania 3")
- "Trashin' The Camp" (By: *NSYNC & Phil Collins)
- "Strangers Like Me" (Phil Collins' Radio Mix Version) (Video)
- "Strangers Like Me" (Everlife Version) (From "Disney Mania 3") (Video)
2004/1999 DVD Single
1999 Phil Colins' DVD Single
- "Strangers Like Me" (Phil Collins' Radio Mix Video)
- "Trashin' The Camp!" (Studio Session Music Video With *NSYNC & Phil Collins) (Video)
2004 Everlife DVD Single
- "Strangers Like Me" (Live) (From "Disney Mania 3") (Video)
- "Trashin' The Camp!" (Studio Session Music Video With *NSYNC & Phil Collins) (Repeat) (Video)
- Photo Gallery
2005 Enhanced VCD DualDisc Promo
- CD Side
- "Strangers Like Me" (Phil Collins Radio Mix)
- "Strangers Like Me" (Everlife Version)
- "Trashin' The Camp!" (By: *NSYNC & Phil Collins)
- DVD Side
- "Strangers Like Me" (Phil Collins Radio Mix' Version) (Music Video)
- "Strangers Like Me" (Everlife Version) (Live) (Music Video)
- "Trashin' The Camp!" (Studio Session Music Video With *NSYNC & Phil Collins)
Charts
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| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) |
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| Dutch Singles Chart |
75 |
| German Singles Chart |
29 |
| Polish Singles Chart |
47 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks |
10 |
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| Face Value |
- "In the Air Tonight"
- "I Missed Again"
- "If Leaving Me Is Easy"
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| Hello, I Must Be Going! |
- "Thru These Walls"
- "You Can't Hurry Love"
- "I Don't Care Anymore"
- "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away"
- "Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning"
- "I Cannot Believe It's True"
- "Like China"
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| No Jacket Required |
- "Sussudio"
- "One More Night"
- "Don't Lose My Number"
- "Take Me Home"
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| Buster |
- "A Groovy Kind of Love"
- "Two Hearts"
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| ...But Seriously |
- "Another Day in Paradise"
- "I Wish It Would Rain Down"
- "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven"
- "That's Just the Way It Is"
- "Do You Remember?"
- "Hang in Long Enough"
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| Serious Hits... Live! |
- "Do You Remember?" (live)
- "Who Said I Would" (live)
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| Both Sides |
- "Both Sides of the Story"
- "Everyday"
- "We Wait and We Wonder"
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| Dance into the Light |
- "Dance into the Light"
- "It's in Your Eyes"
- "No Matter Who"
- "Wear My Hat"
- "The Same Moon"
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| Testify |
- "Can't Stop Loving You"
- "Come with Me"
- "Wake Up Call"/"The Least You Can Do"
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| Going Back |
- "(Love Is Like a) Heatwave"
- "Going Back"
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- "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
- "Easy Lover"
- "Hero"
- "In the Air Tonite"
- "Home"
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- "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
- "Separate Lives"
- "Somewhere"
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| Other songs |
- "The Man with the Horn"
- "You Ought to Know..."
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24 main books by
Edgar Rice Burroughs
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- Tarzan of the Apes (1912)
- The Return of Tarzan (1913)
- The Beasts of Tarzan (1914)
- The Son of Tarzan (1915)
- Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916)
- Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1919)
- Tarzan the Untamed (1920)
- Tarzan the Terrible (1921)
- Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1922/23)
- Tarzan and the Ant Men (1924)
- Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1927/28)
- Tarzan and the Lost Empire (1928/29)
- Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929/30)
- Tarzan the Invincible (1930/31)
- Tarzan Triumphant (1931/32)
- Tarzan and the City of Gold (1932)
- Tarzan and the Lion Man (1933/34)
- Tarzan and the Leopard Men (1932/33)
- Tarzan's Quest (1935/36)
- Tarzan and the Forbidden City (1938)
- Tarzan the Magnificent (1939)
- Tarzan and the Foreign Legion (1947)
- Tarzan and the Madman (1964)
- Tarzan and the Castaways (1965)
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Other official works
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- Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins by ERB (1963)
- Tarzan and the Valley of Gold by Fritz Leiber (1966)
- Hadon of Ancient Opar by Philip José Farmer (1974)
- Flight to Opar by Farmer (1976)
- Tarzan: The Lost Adventure by ERB & Joe R. Lansdale (1995)
- Tarzan: The Epic Adventures by R. A. Salvatore (1996)
- the Dark Heart of Time by Philip José Farmer (1999)
- The Adventures of Tarzan by Maude Robinson Toombs (1921/2006)
- Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy by Andy Briggs (2011)
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Movies
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Silent movies (8)
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- Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
- The Romance of Tarzan (1918)
- The Revenge of Tarzan (1920)
- The Son of Tarzan (1920)
- The Adventures of Tarzan (1921)
- Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927)
- Tarzan the Mighty (1928)
- Tarzan the Tiger (1929)
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Johnny Weissmuller (12)
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Lex Barker (5)
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- Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)
- Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950)
- Tarzan's Peril (1951)
- Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952)
- Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)
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Gordon Scott (6)
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- Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955)
- Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957)
- Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)
- Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
- Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)
- Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)
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Jock Mahoney (2)
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- Tarzan Goes to India (1962)
- Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963)
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Mike Henry (3)
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- Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
- Tarzan and the Great River (1967)
- Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968)
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Related documentaries
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- Investigating Tarzan (1997)
- Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle (2004)
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Miscellaneous movies
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- Tarzan the Fearless (1933)
- The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935)
- Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938)
- Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
- Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
- Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970)
- Tarzan and the Brown Prince (1972)
- Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981)
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan (1984)
- Adventures of Tarzan (1985)
- Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)
- Tarzan (1999)
- Tarzan of the Apes (1999)
- Tarzan (2013)
- Tarzan (2016)
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Television
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series
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- Tarzan (1966/68)
- Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976/80)
- Tarzan in Manhattan (1989)
- Tarzán (1991/94)
- Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996/97)
- The Legend of Tarzan (2001) (episodes)
- Tarzan (2003)
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Episodes
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- "Tarzan and the Caged Fury"
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Characters
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- Cheeta
- Jad-bal-ja
- Kala
- Kerchak
- Korak
- La
- Mangani
- Meriem
- Muviro
- Nkima
- Jane Porter
- Harry Holt
- Sabor
- Tantor
- Tarzan
- Tublat
- Waziri
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Other articles
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Music
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- "Gitarzan" (1969)
- "Jungle Boogie" (1973)
- "Tarzan Boy" (1985)
- "Tarzan & Jane" (1998)
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Speech
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- Kreegah bundolo
- Tarzan yell
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Games
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- Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle
- Jungle Lord
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Comics
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General
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- Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
- Tarzanesque
- Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke
- Pellucidar
- Brothers of the Spear
- Opar
- Zone
- Bunduki
- The Eternal Lover
- Tarzana, Los Angeles
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| Related |
- Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
- Howard (2018)
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