King of Sorrow

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“King of Sorrow”
“King of Sorrow” cover
Single by Sade
from the album Lovers Rock
Released 12 March 2001 (UK)
Format CD maxi single, 12" maxi single
Genre Soul
Length 4:53
Label Epic
Writer(s) Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale
Producer Sade Adu
Sade singles chronology
"By Your Side"
(2000)
"King of Sorrow"
(2001)
"Lovers Rock"
(2001)

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

[edit] Video

The music video, directed by Sophie Muller, was filmed at and around 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.

[edit] Track listing

Dutch CD maxi single [1]

Epic 670786 2

  1. "King of Sorrow" (Radio Version)
  2. "King of Sorrow" (Guru Remix)
  3. "King of Sorrow" (Fun Lovin' Criminals Remix)
  4. "King of Sorrow" (Cottonbelly Remix)
  5. "King of Sorrow" (Video)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 59
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles 1