"All the Kings" | ||||
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Single by Editors | ||||
from the album In Dream | ||||
Released | 16 June 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2014–2015 | |||
Studio | Crear Studio, Scotland | |||
Genre | Post-punk | |||
Length | 4:54 | |||
Label | PIAS Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tom Smith, Russell Leetch, Edward Lay, Justin Lockey and Elliott Williams | |||
Editors singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"All the Kings" on YouTube |
"All the Kings" is a single by British indie rock band, Editors. The song is the sixth and final single from the band's fifth studio album, In Dream . It is also the eighth track on the album. The single was released on 16 June 2016 through PIAS Recordings.
Rahi Rezvani, who directed the previous singles on In Dream also directed the music video for "All the Kings". The music video was recorded in the Dutch Spaarnwoude Park between Amsterdam and IJmuiden (at climbing wall / landArt) and released on 16 June 2016. [1] Leo Sigh described the song as "powerful, heart-grabbing Editors track that comes with a gorgeous video". [2]
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3] | 47 |
Poland (ZPAV) [4] | 31 |
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