King of Pain

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"King of Pain" is a melancholic, metaphor-rich rock song by The Police, written by Sting and known for its introspective lyrics and distinctive, haunting melody.

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King of Pain canonical 6

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Synchronicity ⓘ
artist The Police ⓘ
chronology The Police singles chronology ⓘ
composer Sting ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
followsSingle Every Breath You Take ⓘ
Wrapped Around Your Finger ⓘ
genre new wave ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasBandMember Andy Summers ⓘ
Stewart Copeland ⓘ
Sting ⓘ
hasCriticalReputation considered one of The Police's classic songs ⓘ
widely praised for its lyrics ⓘ
hasLyricFeature metaphor-rich lyrics ⓘ
hasLyricTheme introspection ⓘ
melancholy ⓘ
hasMelodyCharacteristic haunting melody ⓘ
hasNotableInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
hasNotablePerformer Sting ⓘ
hasSongStructureFeature verse-chorus form ⓘ
hasSongwriterRole Sting as primary songwriter ⓘ
hasSubgenreCharacteristic introspective rock ballad elements ⓘ
hasSubjectMatter emotional pain ⓘ
existential reflection ⓘ
personal suffering ⓘ
hasTimePeriod 1980s ⓘ
isAssociatedWithTour Synchronicity Tour ⓘ
isBestKnownFor distinctive, haunting melody ⓘ
introspective lyrics ⓘ
language English ⓘ
partOfAlbum Synchronicity ⓘ
performer The Police ⓘ
producer Hugh Padgham ⓘ
The Police ⓘ
recordingArtistNationality British ⓘ
recordLabel A&M Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1983 ⓘ
vocalist Sting ⓘ
writer Sting ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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Synchronicity → hasPart → King of Pain ⓘ
Synchronicity → hasSingle → King of Pain ⓘ
In 3-D → includesParodyOf → King of Pain ⓘ
Synchronicity → hasPart → King of Pain ⓘ
Synchronicity → notableSingle → King of Pain ⓘ