King of Emotion

"King of Emotion"
Single by Big Country
from the album Peace in Our Time
Released8 August 1988 (UK)[1]
Length4:50
LabelMercury
Reprise (US)
Songwriter(s)Stuart Adamson
Producer(s)Peter Wolf
Big Country singles chronology
"Hold the Heart"
(1986)
"King of Emotion"
(1988)
"Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)"
(1988)

"King of Emotion" is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country, released in 1988 as the lead single from their fourth studio album Peace in Our Time. It was written by Stuart Adamson and produced by Peter Wolf.[2] "King of Emotion" reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart.[3] In the US, it reached number 11 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 20 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.[4][5]

  1. ^ Smith, Robin (6 August 1988). "News: So Emotional". Record Mirror. p. 5. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ William Ruhlmann. "Peace in Our Time - Big Country | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  3. ^ "BIG COUNTRY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  4. ^ Billboard. "Big Country King Of Emotion Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  5. ^ Billboard. "Big Country King Of Emotion Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-04.