Song · Sting
“Mad About You” by Sting
From the album The Soul Cages (1991)
“Mad About You” by Sting appears on 7 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1991 and 2004. It was first released in 1991 on the album The Soul Cages. Its best result is #53 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #174 alternative song of 1991 and #3,752 alternative song of all time.
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Sting reached back to the Old Testament for "Mad About You", building its story on the tale of King David from the book of Samuel, and made it the second single from The Soul Cages, his third solo album, in 1991. He wrote it alone and produced it with Hugh Padgham, who mixed it too, and it's a hushed, brooding midtempo number that Billboard praised for its delicate touch and careful words, adding that the single mix gave it "a beefier backbeat".
Music & Media went further and called it the best thing on the album. It couldn't match the pull of "All This Time" on the singles charts, but Sting still had it in his repertoire in March 2026, when he played it at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 53 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1577 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1577 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1577 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1570 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1574 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1574 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
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