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  • King Of Pain
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  • eng
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  • Alanis Morissette songs
  • RPM Top Singles number-one singles
  • A&M Records singles
  • Songs written by Sting (musician)
  • 1983 singles
  • 1983 songs
  • Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one singles
  • The Police songs
  • Song recordings produced by Hugh Padgham
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  • %22King of Pain%22 is a song by English rock band The Police, released as the final single from their fifth and final studio album Synchronicity (1983). The song was written by the band's lead singer and bassist Sting as a post-separation song from his wife, %22King of Pain%22 conjures up symbols of pain and relates them to a man's soul. A&M Records released %22King of Pain%22 as the album's fourth single in the UK, while in North America, it was released as the second single.The song received critical acclaim from music critics, who praised Sting for his writing on the song, as well as the song's melody, while most critics agreed it was a highlight from the album. Reaching number 3 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in October 1983, and number 1 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart for five weeks in August 1983, the single is The Police's most successful US single (together with %22Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic%22) after %22Every Breath You Take%22 based on chart position. In the UK, it reached number 17 in the charts in January 1984.Multiple artists have covered %22King of Pain%22. Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette covered the track for her MTV Unplugged album (1999) and released it as the second single from the album.
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  • Sting (musician)
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  • USUM71025666
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  • Alanis Morissette
  • Hugh Padgham
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  • 368
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  • 7521165
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  • english
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  • Reprise Records
  • A&M Records
  • Maverick Records
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  • 1999-09-18
  • December 1982 at AIR Studios, Montserrat for basic tracks, then January–February 1983 at Le Studio, Quebec, Canada for overdubs and mixing
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  • King Of Pain
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