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King of Sorrow

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Released
  
12 March 2001 (UK)

Length
  
4:53

Genre
  
Soul R&B

Label
  
Epic

Format
  
CD single CD maxi single 12" maxi single

Writer(s)
  
Sade Adu Stuart Matthewman Andrew Hale Paul Spencer Denman

"King of Sorrow" is the second single from the English group Sade's fifth studio album, Lovers Rock (2000).

Contents

Music video

The music video, directed by Sophie Muller, was filmed at and around the Normandie Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, one of the world's most famous examples of Art Deco architecture. It follows the dilemma of a single mother struggling to conciliate her children's needs with her dream of becoming a singer.

Track listings and formats

UK CD 1
  1. "King of Sorrow" (Radio Version) – 3:48
  2. "King of Sorrow" (Guru Remix) – 3:47
UK CD 2 and Dutch CD maxi single
  1. "King of Sorrow" (Radio Version) – 3:48
  2. "King of Sorrow" (Guru Remix) – 3:47
  3. "King of Sorrow" (Fun Lovin' Criminals Remix) – 4:32
  4. "King of Sorrow" (Cottonbelly Remix) – 5:57
  5. "King of Sorrow" (Video)
UK and European 12-inch maxi single
  • Side A:
    1. "King of Sorrow" (Guru Remix) – 3:47
    2. "King of Sorrow" (Fun Lovin' Criminals Remix) – 4:32
  • Side B:
    1. "King of Sorrow" (Cottonbelly Remix) – 5:57
    2. "King of Sorrow" (Radio Version) – 3:48
    UK 12-inch promo single
  • Side A:
    1. "King of Sorrow" (Yard Mix) – 3:59
  • Side B:
    1. "King of Sorrow" (Yard Mix Version) – 3:59

    References

    King of Sorrow Wikipedia
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