Song · Sting
“The Soul Cages” by Sting
From the album The Soul Cages (1991)
“The Soul Cages” by Sting appears on 8 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1991 and 2005. It was first released in 1991 on the album The Soul Cages. Its best result is #71 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #194 alternative song of 1991 and #1,827 alternative song of all time.
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The title track of Sting's third solo album, The Soul Cages, went out in April 1991 as the record's third single. Sting produced it with Hugh Padgham, who also mixed it, and it moves like a slow, heavy grind: Dominic Miller's thick electric guitar chords at the center, Branford Marsalis's saxophone snaking around them and David Sancious's organ swelling underneath.
One European trade magazine heard it as his most rocking single so far, and the Grammys went further: at the 34th ceremony it became the very first winner of Best Rock Song.
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 | 71 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 562 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 562 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 562 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 562 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 562 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 562 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 562 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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