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"King Of Pain"
UK cover
Recorded by The Police
Released:	1983
Recorded:	1983
Length:	4:59
Album(s):	Synchronicity
Label(s):	A&M
Writer(s):	Sting
Producer(s):	Hugh Padgham & The Police
Studio(s):	AIR Studios, Montserrat
Released as single?	YES

"King Of Pain" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police in 1983.

About the song

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Personnel

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Release History

Albums

King Of Pain appears on the following album releases:

Cover art	Album title	Release date	Release country
	Synchronicity	1983-06-01	UK
	Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings	1993-MM-DD	UK

Singles

7" Singles

Catalog no.	A-side song/B-side song	Release date	Release country
AM 176	"King Of Pain"/"Tea In The Sahara (live)"	1984-01-06	UK
AM 2569	"King Of Pain"/"Someone To Talk To"	YYYY-MM-DD	USA
AMS 9722	"King Of Pain"/"Once Upon A Daydream"	YYYY-MM-DD	The Netherlands

12" Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	A-side song(s)/B-side song(s)	Release date	Release country
	AMX 176	"King Of Pain"/"Tea In The Sahara (live)" (add more songs as necessary)	1984-01-06	UK

Video

"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art	Video title	Release date	Release country
	Video or dvd title	YYYY-MM-DD	Country

Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year	Winner	Award	Category
YYYY	WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.)	AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)	CATEGORY

Nominations

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Year	Nominee	Award	Category
YYYY	NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)	AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)	CATEGORY

Certifications

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Country	Certifier	Classification	Certification
COUNTRY	CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...)	CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...)	CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.

There's a little black spot on the sun today
It's the same old thing as yesterday
There's a black hat caught in a high treetop
There's a flagpole rag and the wind won't stop
I have stood here before, inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles, running 'round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain

There's a little black spot on the sun today
(That's my soul up there)
It's the same old thing as yesterday
(That's my soul up there)
There's a black hat caught in a high treetop
(That's my soul up there)
There's a flagpole rag and the wind won't stop
(That's my soul up there)

I have stood here before, inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles, running 'round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain

There's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall
(That's my soul up there)
There's a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall
(That's my soul up there)
There's a blue whale beached by a springtime's ebb
(That's my soul up there)
There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web
(That's my soul up there)

I have stood here before, inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles, running 'round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain

There's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out
There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt
There's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread
King of pain

There's a red fox torn by a huntsman's pack
(That's my soul up there)
There's a black-winged gull with a broken back
(That's my soul up there)
There's a little black spot on the sun today
It's the same old thing as yesterday

I have stood here before, inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles, running 'round my brain
I guess I always thought you could end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain
King of pain
King of pain
King of pain
I'll always be king of pain
I'll always be king of pain
I'll always be king of pain
I'll always be king of pain
I'll always be king of pain...

Quotations and trivia

For this song Sting used the Van Zalinge bass, with the Fender Fretless Precision added later on.

UK ad:

Alternative and cover versions

In April 1984 "Weird Al" Yankovic released a parody of "King Of Pain" titled "King Of Suede."[1][2]

Cover versions of King Of Pain appear on the following album releases:

Cover art	Artist	Album title	Release date	Release country
	Inner Circle	Reggatta Mondatta Volume II	1998-06-30	??
	Brandtson	Policia! A Tribute To The Police	2005-MM-DD	USA

External links

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References

Police, The. Synchronicity. (1983) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
Police, The. King Of Pain.
Wikipedia. King Of Pain.

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 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
-|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:45rpm.png|thumb|center|If song was released as a single, include single cover art. Otherwise, include album cover artwork to replace the 45 rpm, if available.]]
+|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:king_uk7.jpg|thumb|center|UK cover]]
 |- style="background-color: #E6E6E6;"
 !  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[The Police]]
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Released:</b>
-| [[YYYY]]
+| [[1983]]
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Recorded:</b>
-| RECORDED TIME PERIOD
+| [[1983]]
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Length:</b>
-| SONG LENGTH
+| 4:59
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Album(s):</b>
-| [[Synchronicity]]
+| [[Synchronicity (album)|Synchronicity]]
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Label(s):</b>
-| [[RECORD LABEL]]
+| [[A&M]]
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Writer(s):</b>
-| [[Sting]]
+| [[Sting (person)|Sting]]
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Producer(s):</b>
-| [[PRODUCER NAME(S)]]
+| [[Hugh Padgham]] & [[The Police]]
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Studio(s):</b>
-| [[RECORDING STUDIO(S)]]
+| [[AIR Studios]], Montserrat
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Released as single?</b>
-| YES, B-SIDE, or NO
+| YES
 |}
-'''"King Of Pain"''' is a song written by [[Sting]] and recorded by [[The Police]] in [[YYYY]].
+'''"King Of Pain"''' is a song written by [[Sting (person)|Sting]] and recorded by [[The Police]] in [[1983]].
 =About the song=
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 =Release History=
 ==Albums==
-[[Song]] appears on the following album releases:
+[[King Of Pain]] appears on the following album releases:
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-| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
+| [[Image:Police-album-synchronicity.jpg|40px]]
-| [[Album date]]
+| [[Synchronicity (album)|Synchronicity]]
-| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
+| [[1983-06-01]]
-| Country
+| UK
+|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
+| [[Image:Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings.jpg|40px]]
+| [[Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings]]
+| [[1993-MM-DD]]
+| UK
 |}
 ==Singles==
-===CD Singles===
+===7" Singles===
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-! Songs
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 ! Release date
 ! Release country
 |- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
-| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
+| [[Image:king_uk7.jpg|40px]]
-| Catalog no.
+| AM 176
-| "[[Song]]"(s)
+| "[[King Of Pain]]"/"[[Tea In The Sahara]] (live)"
+| [[1984-01-06]]
+| UK
+|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
+| [[Image:king_usa.jpg|40px]]
+| AM 2569
+| "[[King Of Pain]]"/"[[Someone To Talk To]]"
 | [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
-| Country
+| USA
-|}
-===7" Singles===
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-! Cover art
-! Catalog no.
-! A-side song/B-side song
-! Release date
-! Release country
 |- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
-| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
+| [[Image:king_nl.jpg|40px]]
-| Catalog no.
+| AMS 9722
-| "[[A-side song]]"/"[[B-side song]]"
+| "[[King Of Pain]]"/"[[Once Upon A Daydream]]"
 | [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
-| Country
+| The Netherlands
 |}
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 ! Release country
 |- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
-| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
+| [[Image:king_uk.jpg|40px]]
-| Catalog no.
+| AMX 176
-| "[[A-side song]]"/"[[B-side song]]" (add more songs as necessary)
+| "[[King Of Pain]]"/"[[Tea In The Sahara]] (live)" (add more songs as necessary)
-| [[1979-12-01]]
+| [[1984-01-06]]
-| Country
+| UK
 |}
@@ Line 164: / Line 166: @@
 =Lyrics=
+'''Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.'''
 <pre>
-This is a sample set of lyrics
+There's a little black spot on the sun today
-They should go here
+It's the same old thing as yesterday
+There's a black hat caught in a high treetop
+There's a flagpole rag and the wind won't stop
+I have stood here before, inside the pouring rain
+With the world turning circles, running 'round my brain
+I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
+But it's my destiny to be the king of pain
+There's a little black spot on the sun today
+(That's my soul up there)
+It's the same old thing as yesterday
+(That's my soul up there)
+There's a black hat caught in a high treetop
+(That's my soul up there)
+There's a flagpole rag and the wind won't stop
+(That's my soul up there)
+I have stood here before, inside the pouring rain
+With the world turning circles, running 'round my brain
+I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
+But it's my destiny to be the king of pain
-If a song is an instrumental
+There's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall
-Delete the Lyrics header
+(That's my soul up there)
-and this section
+There's a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall
-as well
+(That's my soul up there)
+There's a blue whale beached by a springtime's ebb
+(That's my soul up there)
+There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web
+(That's my soul up there)
+I have stood here before, inside the pouring rain
+With the world turning circles, running 'round my brain
+I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
+But it's my destiny to be the king of pain
+There's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out
+There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt
+There's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
+There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread
+King of pain
+There's a red fox torn by a huntsman's pack
+(That's my soul up there)
+There's a black-winged gull with a broken back
+(That's my soul up there)
+There's a little black spot on the sun today
+It's the same old thing as yesterday
+I have stood here before, inside the pouring rain
+With the world turning circles, running 'round my brain
+I guess I always thought you could end this reign
+But it's my destiny to be the king of pain
+King of pain
+King of pain
+King of pain
+I'll always be king of pain
+I'll always be king of pain
+I'll always be king of pain
+I'll always be king of pain
+I'll always be king of pain...
 </pre>
 =Quotations and trivia=
-''This section needs more information.''
+For this song [[Sting]] used the Van Zalinge bass, with the [[Fender Fretless Precision]] added later on.
+UK ad:
+[[Image:1984_01_05_Smash_Hits_King_Of_Pain_ad.jpg|80px]]
 =Alternative and cover versions=
-''This section needs more information.''
+* In April [[1984]] "Weird Al" Yankovic released a parody of "King Of Pain" titled "King Of Suede."[http://www.weirdal.com/parodypolkas.htm][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Suede]
+Cover versions of [[King Of Pain]] appear on the following album releases:
+{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
+! Cover art
+! Artist
+! Album title
+! Release date
+! Release country
+|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
+| [[Image:vinyl.png|40px]]
+| Inner Circle
+| [[Reggatta Mondatta Volume II]]
+| [[1998-06-30]]
+| ??
+|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
+| [[Image:Policia_cover.jpg|40px]]
+| Brandtson
+| [[Policia! A Tribute To The Police]]
+| [[2005-MM-DD]]
+| USA
+|}
 =See also=
@@ Line 188: / Line 272: @@
 =References=
 * Police, The. ''Synchronicity''. (1983) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
+* Police, The. [http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=172 King Of Pain].
+* Wikipedia. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Pain King Of Pain].
 [[Category:Songs (The Police)]][[Category:Songs (Sting)]]