King (UB40 song)

"King"
Single by UB40
from the album Signing Off
A-side"Food for Thought"
Released1 February 1980
Recorded21–24 December 1979[1]
StudioBob Lamb's "Home of the Hits", Moseley, Birmingham
Genre
Length4:31
LabelGraduate
Songwriter(s)UB40
Producer(s)
  • Bob Lamb
  • UB40
UB40 singles chronology
"King" / "Food for Thought"
(1980)
"My Way of Thinking" / "I Think It's Going to Rain Today"
(1980)

"King" is a song by British reggae band UB40, released as their debut single in February 1980 from their album Signing Off. It peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart as a double A-side single with "Food for Thought".[3]

  1. ^ Signing Off (sleeve). Graduate Records. 1980. GRADLP 2.
  2. ^ Harrington, Jim (2016). "UB40 - Signing Off". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 468.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference UK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).