- For other uses, see King for a Day
| King for a Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single by XTC | ||
| Album | Oranges & Lemons, Coat of Many Cupboards, Fossil Fuel, Upsy Daisy Assortment | |
| Released | April 1989 | |
| Label(s) | Virgin | |
| Producer(s) | Paul Fox & XTC | |
A-and-B-sides:
- King For A Day
- Happy Families
Alternate singles featured these as B-sides:
- King For A Day (remix) / My Paint Heroes / Skeletons
- Toys
- Toys / Desert Island
- Happy Families / Generals And Majors / Towers Of London
Music Video: YouTube (live), trippy music video
Song Notes: One of the singles from Oranges & Lemons, it's not Colin Moulding's best cut on the album, but it's OK. It could definitely be worse, but it's not nearly as great as "Grass" or "The Meeting Place", his singles from the previous album Skylarking, nor as Andy Partridge's outstanding "The Mayor Of Simpleton" also from this record. Still, though, it's kind of interesting, and bears the odd distinction of being one of the few (if not the only) XTC song to be remixed as a dance remix by someone other than the band. - Rev. Syung Myung Me