The King and Queen of America

"The King and Queen of America"
Single by Eurythmics
from the album We Too Are One
B-side "See No Evil"
Released January 1990
Format 7", 12", cassette single, CD-single
Recorded September 1988
Genre Pop rock
Length 4:31
Label RCA Records
Songwriter(s) Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart,
Producer(s) David A. Stewart
Jimmy Iovine
Eurythmics singles chronology
"Don't Ask Me Why"
(1989)		 "The King and Queen of America"
(1990)		 "Angel"
(1990)

"Don't Ask Me Why"
(1989)		 "The King and Queen of America"
(1990)		 "Angel"
(1990)

"The King and Queen of America" is a song recorded by pop music duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart with Jimmy Iovine. The track appears on their album We Too Are One and was released as the album's third UK single in January 1990.

The song's music video showed Lennox and Stewart in a variety of costumes and settings which parodied various aspects of American pop culture, including a game show host and hostess, singing cowboy and cowgirl à la Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, and Ronald and Nancy Reagan.

Although not released as a single in the United States, "The King and Queen of America" received a fair amount of airplay on MTV.

Speaking to Stephen Holden of the Chicago Tribune in September 1989, Lennox spoke about the song and its message:

"It's an angry song that stems from one of my pet hates, which is the cult of personality. In America in particular, people want to invite the media into their living rooms and show off their love lives. The couple in the song are completely sold on all the glittering icons that are supposed to mean success and the attainment of the American dream. I`m very curious about what success is and wonder why people won't look at it more critically."[1]

Track listings

CD Single

  1. "The King And Queen Of America" (Album Version) - 4:31
  2. "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)" (Live) - 6:30*
  3. "I Love You Like A Ball And Chain" (Live) - 4:41*
  4. "See No Evil" (Non-LP Track) - 4:10
*same recording found on Live 1983–1989

7" Single

12" Single

12" Single

Chart performance

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Chart)[2] 72
Belgian Singles Chart 16
Dutch Singles Chart[3] 38
French Singles Chart[4] 98
German Singles Chart[5] 51
Irish Singles Chart[6] 23
Japanese Singles Chart 62
Polish Singles Chart 31
UK Singles Chart[7] 29

References

  1. ↑ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-09-21/features/8901150020_1_king-and-queen-royal-couple-arista-records
  2. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - The King And Queen Of America". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  4. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
  5. ↑ musicline.de / PhonoNet GmbH. "Chartverfolgung / Eurythmics / Single". musicline.de. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  6. ↑ Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  7. ↑ "EURYTHMICS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-11-09.

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