The Soul Cages (song)

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"The Soul Cages"
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Single by Sting
from the album The Soul Cages
Released22 April 1991 [1]
Genre Rock [2]
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Hugh Padgham
Sting singles chronology
"Mad About You"
(1991)		"The Soul Cages"
(1991)		"Why Should I Cry for You"
(1991)
Music video
"The Soul Cages" on YouTube

"The Soul Cages" is a song by English singer-songwriter Sting, released as the third commercial single from his 1991 album The Soul Cages . It became the first song ever to win the Best Rock Song Grammy award. [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Pan-European magazine Music & Media called it the "most rocking release so far", while noting the "occasional heavy guitar gives the song an extra dimension." [2] In a retrospective review of The Soul Cages for Ultimate Classic Rock, Anne Zaleski called it a "hulking dirge with an '80s AOR hangover, courtesy of Dominic Miller's sturdy electric guitar strokes, evocative sax from Branford Marsalis and organ from David Sancious". [5]

Track listings

According to the 12" single liner notes: [6]

  1. "The Soul Cages" – 5:51
  2. "Walking In Your Footsteps" (live) – 4:51
  3. "Don't Stand So Close to Me" (live) – 4:59
  4. "Ooh La La Hugh" – 2:46

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [7] 135
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [8] 77
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 57
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [10] 7

Awards

Awards and nominations for "The Soul Cages"
YearAwardResultRef.
1992 Best Rock Song Won [3]

References

  1. ↑ "New Singles". Music Week . 20 April 1991. p. 23.
  2. 1 2 New Releases: Singles (PDF). Music & Media. 25 May 1991. p. 14.
  3. 1 2 "Sting Grammy nominations and wins". grammy.com. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Soul Cages by Sting: Track Listing and Information on AllMusic" . Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Zaleski, Anna. "How Sting Faced Mortality on 'The Soul Cages'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Townsquare Media . Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  6. ↑ The Soul Cages (12" single liner sleeve). A&M. 1991.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 295. ISBN   0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
  8. ↑ "Sting – The Soul Cages" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Sting Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
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