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Country: US |
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Label/Number:
Columbia |
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Release
date: September 27, 2005 |
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Chronology:
Kate's 8th US single -- an internet-only release (in the US); the lead
single from Aerial. |
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Highest
chart position: TBA |
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Cover drawing by
Bertie (Kate's son) |
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King Of The
Mountain Lyrics |
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What
it's about: A lament about the loneliness and the loss of innocence and anonymity one
suffers when they become famous. (But after seeing the video, it
could just be "a song about Elvis"...) |
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Running
time: 4:45 |
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Etc: King Of
The Mountain marked Kate's return from a 9 year, 4 month
drought. It was her first new material since Mná
na hÉireann in May, 1996. |
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Etc2: It was an
even longer drought for US fans. Her last release on this side
of the Atlantic was The Man I Love (11 years, 2 months
earlier). |
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Etc3: For
reasons unknown, King Of The Mountain was released in the US
first -- nearly a full month earlier than the "official"
commercial release in her native country. |
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Etc4: On its day
of release, it could only be downloaded from US-based internet sites
with US-based credit cards. Due to worldwide demand (or some
other inexplicable marketing strategy), it was available for download
around the globe within 48 hours. |
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Etc5: UK (and internet) fans
actually got the FIRST listen 6 days earlier -- on the
Ken Bruce radio show on BBC2, at 10:08AM (UK time) on September 21. |
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Etc6: The US
issue has no picture cover (since it was an internet-only
release). The image shown above is from the UK CD single. |
