Song · Great Big Sea
“When I Am King” by Great Big Sea
From the album Something Beautiful* (2004)
“When I Am King” by Great Big Sea appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2004. It was first released in 2004 on the album Something Beautiful*. Its best result is #96 (tie) on the WBER Listener Countdown 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #398 alternative song of 2004.
"When I Am King" came out on Great Big Sea's sixth album, Something Beautiful, which reached Canadian shops on February 24, 2004, two weeks ahead of its American release. Alan Doyle wrote it, and Michael Phillip Wojewoda produced and engineered, with Chris Stringer assisting.
It was the band's first record without former member Darrell Power, and this song did plenty of the heavy lifting when awards season came round: at the 2005 East Coast Music Awards it was up for Single of the Year and Video of the Year, and Doyle landed a Songwriter of the Year nomination on the strength of it. The album drew five nominations in all and debuted in the Canadian top 10, the fifth Great Big Sea record to manage that.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 98 | The Bear Ottawa, ON | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2004 | 107 |
| 2004 | 96 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2004 | 227 |
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