King of Pain

"King of Pain"
"King of Pain"
Single by Alanis Morissette
from the album MTV Unplugged
Released	19 April 2000
Recorded	18 September 1999
Genre	Acoustic rock
Length	4:05
Label	Maverick; Reprise;
Songwriter(s)	Sting
Producer(s)	Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette singles chronology

"King of Pain"
"King of Pain"
Single by the Police
from the album Synchronicity
B-side	"Tea in the Sahara" (live) (UK); "Someone to Talk To" (US);
Released	August 1983 (US) January 1984 (UK);
Recorded	December 1982, January–February 1983
Studio	AIR, Montserrat (basic tracks); Le Studio, Quebec, Canada (overdubs and mixing);
Genre	New wave
Length	4:59
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Sting
Producer(s)	The Police; Hugh Padgham;
Police UK singles chronology
Police US singles chronology
Alternative covers
Audio
	"King of Pain" at YouTube

"King of Pain" is a 1983 song by English band The Police. It is the fifth and final single from their fifth studio album Synchronicity. It went to number 1 in Canada, number 3 in the United States, number 7 in Ireland, number 17 in the United Kingdom and number 19 in Belgium.

Track listing[change | change source]

7": A&M / AM 176 (UK)[change | change source]

"King of Pain" – 4:59
"Tea in the Sahara" (Live) – 5:05

7": A&M / AM-2569 (US)[change | change source]

"King of Pain" – 4:59
"Someone to Talk To" – 3:08

7": A&M / AMS 9722 (NL)[change | change source]

"King of Pain" – 4:59
"Once upon a Daydream" – 3:28

12": A&M / AMX 176 (UK)[change | change source]

"King of Pain" – 4:59
"Tea in the Sahara" (Live) – 5:05

Alanis Morissette version[change | change source]

Canadian singer Alanis Morissette covered King of Pain for her 1999 live album MTV Unplugged. It was released as a single on 19 April 2000. It went to number 54 in Brazil and number 92 in the Netherlands.

Track listing[change | change source]

"King of Pain" (MTV Unplugged) – 4:05
Thank U (MTV Unplugged) – 4:11
Baba (MTV Unplugged) – 5:11
Your House (MTV Unplugged) – 4:37

References[change | change source]

↑ Buskin, Richard (March 2004). "Classic Tracks: The Police's 'Every Breath You Take'". Sound on Sound.

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[1] Buskin, Richard (March 2004). "Classic Tracks: The Police's 'Every Breath You Take'". Sound on Sound.

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