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Strangers Like Me

"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).

"Strangers Like Me"

October 25, 1999[1]

3:00

Phil Collins

This song has also appeared in the film's Broadway musical.

Lyrics[edit]

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[edit]

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.

– vocals, keyboards, drums, percussion

Phil Collins

– guitars

Michael Landau

– electric bass

Nathan East

– arrangements

Mark Mancina