King of the Mountain (Kate Bush song)
"King of the Mountain" | ||||
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Single by Kate Bush | ||||
from the album Aerial | ||||
B-side | "Sexual Healing" | |||
Released | 24 October 2005 | |||
Recorded | 1994–2005[1] | |||
Length | 4:26 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kate Bush | |||
Producer(s) | Kate Bush | |||
Kate Bush singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"King of the Mountain" on YouTube |
"King of the Mountain" is a song by British singer-songwriter Kate Bush. Taken from her eighth album, Aerial (2005), it was released on 24 October 2005 as the album's only single. It became her biggest hit in over a decade, peaking at number four in the United Kingdom and reaching the top 20 in several other European countries and Canada.
Overview
"King of the Mountain" was released as a single by EMI Records on 24 October 2005,[2] Bush's first single since "And So Is Love", which had been released 11 years before. It was first played on BBC Radio 2 on 21 September 2005.
Written about ten years before most of the songs on Aerial,[1] the lyrics enquire whether Elvis Presley might still be alive someplace, "...looking like a happy man..." and playing with "Rosebud", Kane's childhood's sled, and comment on the pressures of extreme fame and wealth. In a November 2005 interview with BBC Four's Front Row Bush said, "I don't think human beings are really built to withstand that kind of fame."[1]
Sung in a slightly slurred Elvis-type manner,
The
Chart performance
Upon its release, the single entered the
Music video
The music video received its first airing on the UK's
Live performances
The track was performed live at the
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "King of the Mountain" | 4:53 |
2. | "Sexual Healing" | 5:58 |
Charts
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] | 71 |
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[7] | 5 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] | 12 |
Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista)[9]
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3 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] | 42 |
Greece (IFPI Greece)[11] | 31 |
Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 13 |
Italy (FIMI)[13] | 24 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] | 13 |
Scotland (OCC)[15] | 4 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 47 |
4 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Gaffaweb – Kate Bush – REACHING OUT – BBC4 "Front Row"". Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 22 October 2005. p. 33.
- ^ King of the Mountain (UK CD single liner notes). Kate Bush. EMI Records. 2005. CDEM 674, 0946 343524 2 0.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ King of the Mountain (Canadian CD single liner notes). Kate Bush. EMI Records. 2005. 09463435242 8.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Kate Bush – King of the Mountain" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Kate Bush Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 46. 12 November 2005. p. 55. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Kate Bush: King of the Mountain" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Kate Bush – King of the Mountain" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Top 50 Singles: Eβδομάδα 11-17/12" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 17 December 2005. Retrieved 17 December 2005.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – King of the Mountain". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Kate Bush – King of the Mountain". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Kate Bush – King of the Mountain" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Kate Bush – King of the Mountain". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 April 2020.