Strange World (Ké song)

"Strange World"
Single by Ké
from the album I am [ ]
Released 1995
Format vinyl single, 12"; CD maxi-single
Genre Alternative rock (original)
Dance-pop (remix)
Length 4:32 (album version)
Label RCA
Writer(s) Ké, M. Prendergast
Producer(s) Rick Neigher, Ké
Ké singles chronology
– "Strange World'"
(1995)		 "Someday"
(1996)

"Strange World" is a song by American recording artist Ké and the lead single from his debut album I am [ ]. It was produced by Rick Neigher and Ké and written by Ké and Michael Prendergast. The song was released in 1995 by RCA Records and became a smash hit in Europe that year, topping the airplay charts in countries such as Italy and Germany. A dance remix of the track by Junior Vasquez topped the Billboard Dance/Club Play chart in 1996. The single sold around 3 million copies worldwide. Also, the Finnish love metal band HIM released a cover of this song for their compilation album XX - Two Decades of Love Metal.

Track listings and formats

  1. A1 - "Strange World (Album Version)" – 4:32
  2. A2 - "Strange World (Junior's Sound Factory Mix)" – 9:45
  3. B1 - "Strange World (Tribalistic Dub)" – 8:09
  4. B2 - "Strange World (Junior's Strange Mix Edit)" – 11:27
  1. A1 - "Strange World (Junior's Sound Factory Mix)" – 9:45
  2. A2 - "Strange World (LP Version)" – 4:32
  3. B1 - "Strange World (Tribalistic Mix)" – 8:10
  4. B2 - "Strange World (Padapella)" – 6:07
  1. A1 - "Strange World (LP Version)" – 9:45
  2. A2 - "Strange World (Junior's Sound Factory Mix)" – 4:32
  3. B1 - "Someday (LP Version)" – 8:10
  4. B2 - "Someday (Alternate Radio Mix)" – 6:07
  5. B3 - "Someday (Harder Dance Mix)" – 6:07
  1. "Strange World (Edit)" - 4:01
  2. "Strange World (Chris Shaw Edited Mix)" - 3:53
  3. "Strange World (Album Version)" - 4:32
  1. "Strange World (Junior's Sound Factory Mix)" - 9:45
  2. "Strange World (LP Version)" - 4:32
  3. "Strange World (Tribalistic Mix)" - 8:10
  4. "Strange World (Padapella)" - 6:07
  1. "Strange World (Radio Edit)" - 3:53
  2. "Strange World (Padapella)" - 6:07
  3. "Strange World (Junior's Sound Factory Mix)" - 9:45
  4. "All You Ever Wanted" - 4:27
  1. "Strange World (Short)" - 3:53
  2. "Strange World (Long)" - 4:32
  3. "All You Ever Wanted" - 4:27

Cover by HIM

"Strange World"
Single by HIM
from the album
XX - Two Decades of Love Metal
Released September 2012
Format Digital Single
Recorded 2012
Genre Rock (see HIM's genre)
Length 4:10
Producer(s) HIM
HIM singles chronology
"Scared to Death"
(2010)		 "Strange World"
(2012)		 "Into The Night"
(2013)

In 2012, the Finnish band HIM covered "Strange World" for their second compilation album, XX - Two Decades of Love Metal. It is the only previously unreleased track on the album. It was released as a single and has a music video.