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“King of Emotion” by Big Country
From the album Peace in Our Time (1988)
“King of Emotion” by Big Country appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1988 and 2003. It was first released in 1988 on the album Peace in Our Time. Its best result is #71 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #229 alternative song of 1988 and #5,355 alternative song of all time.
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Stuart Adamson wrote "King of Emotion," and the Scottish rock band Big Country sent it out in 1988 as the first single from Peace in Our Time, their fourth studio album, with Peter Wolf producing. Adamson later owned up to where the strut came from: the Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women" had a groove that suited the band, so he went all in and wrote one of their own.
It reached 16 on the UK singles chart, and in America it landed at 11 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks and 20 on Album Rock Tracks. Richard Lowenstein shot the video out in Wittenoom, Western Australia, and MTV gave it breakout rotation.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 71 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1041 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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