King Midas (Army of Lovers song)

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"King Midas"
King Midas (Army of Lovers song).jpg
Single by Army of Lovers
from the album Les Greatest Hits
B-side"Remix"
ReleasedFebruary 1996
Genre
LabelStockholm Records
Songwriter(s)Jonas Berggren
Producer(s)Amadin
Army of Lovers singles chronology
"Venus and Mars / Mega Mix"
(1996)
"King Midas"
(1996)
"Let the Sunshine In"
(2001)
Music video
"King Midas" on YouTube
Music video
"King Midas" (US Only) on YouTube

"King Midas" is a 1996 song recorded by Swedish band Army of Lovers. Written by Jonas Berggren from Ace of Base, it was produced by Amadin and included on the group's greatest hits album, Les Greatest Hits (1996). It charted for 6 weeks on the singles chart in Sweden, peaking at number 31 and was also a Top-20 sales hit in Hungary, peaking at number 19 in June 1996.[1]

Music video[]

The music video of "King Midas" was directed by Swedish director Fredrik Boklund.[1] It was shot in black-and-white and features Army of Lovers performing the song in a night club. Boklund also directed the other music videos for Army of Lovers.

Track listing[]

12" maxi
No.TitleLength
1."King Midas" (Manhattan Massacre Mix)6:04
2."King Midas" (Bass Nation's 4 Seasons Mix)6:10
3."King Midas" (Radio Edit)3:57
4."Sexual Revolution" (Latin Club Mix)6:26
5."Sexual Revolution" (Latin Radio Edit)3:58
CD single
No.TitleLength
1."King Midas" (Radio Edit)3:57
2."Sexual Revolution" (Latin Radio Edit)3:58
CD maxi
No.TitleLength
1."King Midas" (Radio Edit)3:57
2."Sexual Revolution" (Latin Radio Edit)3:58
3."King Midas" (Manhattan Massacre Mix)6:04
4."King Midas" (Bass Nation's 4 Seasons Mix)6:10
5."Sexual Revolution" (Latin Club Mix)6:26

Charts[]

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[2] 31

References[]

  1. ^ "Army of Lovers: King Midas (1996)". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  2. ^ "ARMY OF LOVERS - KING MIDAS (SONG)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
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