Song · KD Lang
“Constant Craving” by KD Lang
From the album Ingénue (1992)
“Constant Craving” by KD Lang appears on 19 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1992 and 2026. It was first released in 1992 on the album Ingénue. Its best result is #30 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #92 alternative song of 1992.
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Written by k.d. lang and Ben Mink for Ingénue, her second solo album, released in 1992, "Constant Craving" is a slow, swaying ache of a song, and lang sings it with a warmth that makes longing sound almost luxurious. She produced it with Mink and Greg Penny, and the arrangement is a small wonder of texture: Mink on guitars and violin, Teddy Borowiecki's accordion and piano, Gary Burton's shimmering vibraphone, David Piltch on electric bass, Randall Stoll on drums and Graham Boyle on percussion.
It won lang a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Mark Romanek's video took Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards. It also gave her her only US top-40 hit, reached number two on the adult contemporary chart and number eight in her native Canada, and a 1993 UK reissue lifted it to 15 there.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 63 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992 | 107 |
| 1992 | 63 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992 | 101 |
| 1992 | 72 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992 | 100 |
| 1993 | 30 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1412 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2004 | 484 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2009 | 55 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2009 | 675 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2016 | 716 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2019 | 471 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2019 | 471 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2021 | 653 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2022 | 187 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2022 | 1036 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
| 2023 | 151 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
| 2023 | 979 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2024 | 718 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2026 | 362 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
| 2026 | 651 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
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