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King of Pain
"King of Pain" 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, "King of Pain" conjures up symbols of pain and relates them to a man's soul. A&M Records released "King of Pain" as the album's fourth single in the UK, while in North America, it was released as the second single.
The song received acclaim from music critics, many of whom praised Sting's lyrics and cited the song as a highlight from ''Synchronicity''. 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 "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic") after "Every Breath You Take" based on chart position. In the UK, it reached number 17 in the charts in January 1984.
Multiple artists have covered "King of Pain". Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette covered the track for her ''MTV Unplugged'' album (1999) and released it as the second single from the album.
== Background and release ==
"King of Pain" was released as the second single in the US and the fourth single in the UK, taken from their fifth and final album, ''Synchronicity'' (1983). The song was released after "Every Breath You Take"'s eight-week appearance on top of the charts. Sting's fascination with Carl Jung and, to a greater extent, Arthur Koestler inspired him to write the track. As a Hungarian-born novelist who resided in England, Koestler was enthralled with parapsychology and the unexplained workings of the mind (he wrote the book titled The Ghost in the Machine in the late '60s, which the Police named their fourth album after).
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