The King and All of His Men

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"The King and All of His Men"
Single by Wolf Gang
from the album Suego Faults
Released2011
Genre
Length4:04
Label
Songwriter(s) Max McElligott
Producer(s)
  • Dave Fridmann
  • Max McElligott

"The King and All of His Men" is the second single released by the British alternative band, Wolf Gang, from their debut 2011 album, Suego Faults . The single was first released in the United Kingdom on 18 July 2011, seven days prior to the album. [1] It was later released in the United States on 15 November 2011 through Elektra Records. [2]

Contents

Music video

Two versions of the music video were filmed for this single. The Guardian premiered the second version on 24 May 2011. [3]

Chart performance

"The King and All of His Men" reached number 40 on the Billboard Alternative chart.[ citation needed ]

Other uses

The track's instrumental was used, as the title music for the BBC Sport's Final Score football results service, during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 football seasons.

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