King of Pain
~ Recording by The Police
Annotation
differences among the ISRCs:
GB-AAM-83-00008, 1983 original version,
GB-AAM-02-01111, 2003 remastered;
GB-UM7-23-01476, 2023 remastered.
Annotation last modified on 2024-11-12 12:08 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | CD-3735 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | AMLX 63735 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 5:01 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 38XB-2 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album | A&M Records | 393 735-2 | |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:55 | The Police | Hot Tracks | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| K‐tel (international budget record label) | PTU 2994 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | D134070 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity (made in West Germany) | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | CD-3735 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records, Inc. | AMP-28075 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | AMLX 63735 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | CDA 63735 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | D32Y3026 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity (made in Japan) | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | CD-3735 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 393 735-1 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | SP-3735 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | RML 53102 |
| 1.1 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | King of Pain | The Police | Single |
| A&M Records | AM 176 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 38XB-2 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 4:55 | The Police | MTV’s Rock ’n’ Roll to Go | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) | 9-60399-4-E |
| 1.12 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation | A&M Records | 393 902-2 | |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 393 902-1 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | EVERY1 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | EVERC 1 |
| 1.12 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | EVECD 1 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | CD 3902/DIDY 824 |
| 1.12 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 397 062-2 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDCD 511 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity (Ultradisc) | The Police | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDCD 511 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 4:57 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | CD 3902, D 173924, DX 824 |
| 1.12 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 397 095-2 |
| 1.12 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Their Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, Ltd. | 397 096-2 |
| 1.12 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Their Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, Polystar (Germany) | 397 095-2 |
| 1.12 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Their Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | STARCD 5773 |
| 1.14 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Greatest Hits (BIEM/MCPS, “Made in France by PMDC”) | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 030-2 |
| 1.14 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540030-2 |
| 1.14 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 030-2 |
| 1.14 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 030-2 |
| 1.14 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 030-2 |
| 1.14 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 030-2, 5400302 |
| 1.14 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | STARCD6006 |
| 4.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 151-2, 540 152-2, 540 153-2, 540 154-2 |
| 4.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 91454 0150 2 |
| 4.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 150-2 |
| 4.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 31454 0150 2 |
| 4.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 31454 0150 2 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 5:00 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Classics (BMG club release) | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 31454 0380 2, D 103515 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 5:00 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Classics | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 31454 0380 2 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 5:00 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Classics (club edition) | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | CD 0380 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 75021 3735 2 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 5:00 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 380-2 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 380-2 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | POCM-2078 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 393 735-2 |
| 1.14 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.11 | King of Pain – Remastered 2003 | 4:59 | The Police | Every Breath You Take The Classics | The Police | Album + Compilation | A&M Records | ||
| 2.11 | King of Pain | 5:00 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Classics | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 493 698-2 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 5:00 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Classics | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 493 698-2 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | CD-3735 DIDX 1 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 069 493 606-2 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity (2003 remaster) | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 0694935992 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 493 656-2 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 5:02 | The Police | Every Breath You Take (The Classics) | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 069 493 607-2 |
| 2.11 | King of Pain | 5:00 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Classics | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, Inc., Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division) | 069 493 607-2 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 5:00 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Classics | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, Inc., Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division) | 069 493 607-2 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 5:00 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Classics | The Police | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.12 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 493 647-2 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 069 493 599-2 |
| 2.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 493 647-2 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity (remastered 2003) | The Police | Album |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 493 702-2 |
| 2.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 493 702-2 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 5:00 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Classics | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division) | B0003765-02 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 5:00 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Classics | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 069 493 607-2 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 5:00 | The Police | Every Breath You Take (deluxe box) | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | ?:?? | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Classics | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 9820175 |
| 4.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 06024 9841216 9, 060249841217 6, 060249841218 3, 060249841219 0, 060249841220 6 |
| 2.12 | King of Pain | 5:00 | The Police | The Police | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | B000908002 |
| 2.12 | King of Pain | 5:00 | The Police | The Police (pressed by Technicolor, Olyphant, Pa) | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | B0009080-02 |
| 2.13 | King of Pain | 5:00 | The Police | The Police | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 1736143, 1736145, 1736146 |
| 2.12 | King of Pain | 5:00 | The Police | The Police | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 1736149 |
| 1.14 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | UICY-90828 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity (limited edition) | The Police | Album |
| Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”) | UICY-90742 |
| 1.13 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | The 50 Greatest Songs | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, Cherrytree Records, Universal Music France | 530 105-7 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity (24bit/192kHz) | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | uml56224 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | UICY-40043 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”) | UIGY-9605 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | UIGY-15031 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity (mastered for iTunes) | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | UICY-40209 |
| 5.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), Universal UMC | 676 325-0 |
| 5.8 | King of Pain | ?:?? | The Police | Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases) | UICY-79024/9 |
| 5.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 00602577975776 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity (2018 remaster) | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 080 461-1 |
| 1.11 | King of Pain | 4:58 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles (2021 MQA x UHQCD) | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | UICY-40352 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity (2021 MQA x UHQCD) | The Police | Album |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | UICY-40351 |
| 4.4 | King of Pain | 4:56 | The Police | NOW Yearbook 1984 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Now That’s What I Call Music LLP | CDYBNOW84 |
| 2.6 | King of Pain | ?:?? | The Police | Greatest Hits (remastered) | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases) | 358 717-6 |
| 4.4 | King of Pain | 4:56 | The Police | NOW YEARBOOK 1984 ((special edition (with booklet)) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 0194398890821, CDYBXNOW84 |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | ?:?? | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| 5582179 | |
| 1.8 | King of Pain | 4:59 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 5541921 |
Relationships
| engineer: | Hugh Padgham |
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| producer: | Hugh Padgham The Police (British rock band) |
| drums (drum set): | Stewart Copeland |
| electric bass guitar: | Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) |
| electric guitar: | Andy Summers |
| vocals: | Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016) |
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| recorded at: | AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada |
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| has remixes: | King of Pain (5.1 mix) |
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| sampled by: | KinG of PaiN 83-13 (SXID SX210SYEJ9) by Top Jimmy Page (Top Jimmy) |
| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/1V15l05snHYHYVxerjMFGo [info] |
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| recording of: | King of Pain |
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Related works
King of Pain
| lyricist and composer: | Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) |
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| later parody versions: | King of Suede |
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