"King Midas" is a 1996 song recorded by

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band

Army of Lovers Army of Lovers is a Swedish dance- pop group which formed in 1987 and had a number of hits in Europe throughout the 1990s. Some of their biggest successes include the song "Crucified", which was a big hit in Europe, charting 31 weeks in the Eu ...

. Written by

Jonas Berggren Jonas Petter Berggren (born 21 March 1967) is a Swedish musician and singer-songwriter and record producer, also known as Joker. He started writing songs when he was seven, and continues to write for the Swedish band Ace of Base, which he is a ...

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.

Music video

The

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of "King Midas" was directed by Swedish director Fredrik Boklund. It was shot in black-and-white and features Army of Lovers performing the song in a

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. Boklund also directed the other music videos for Army of Lovers.

Track listing and formats

* European CD maxi-single # "King Midas" (Radio Edit) – 3:57 # "Sexual Revolution" (Latin Radio Edit) – 3:58 # "King Midas" (Manhattan Massacre Mix) – 6:04 # "King Midas" (Bass Nation's 4 Seasons Mix) – 6:10 * Swedish 12-inch maxi-single :A1. "King Midas" (Manhattan Massacre Mix) – 6:04 :A2. "King Midas" (Bass Nation's 4 Seasons Mix) – 6:10 :A3. "King Midas" (Radio Edit) – 3:57 :B1. "Sexual Revolution" (Latin Club Mix) – 6:26 :B2. "Sexual Revolution" (Latin Radio Edit) – 3:58 * Swedish CD single # "King Midas" (Radio Edit) – 3:57 # "Sexual Revolution" (Latin Radio Edit) – 3:58 * Swedish CD maxi-single # "King Midas" (Radio Edit) – 3:57 # "Sexual Revolution" (Latin Radio Edit) – 3:58 # "King Midas" (Manhattan Massacre Mix) – 6:04 # "King Midas" (Bass Nation's 4 Seasons Mix) – 6:10 # "Sexual Revolution" (Latin Club Mix) – 6:26

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1996 singles 1996 songs Army of Lovers songs Black-and-white music videos English-language Swedish songs Music videos directed by Fredrik Boklund Songs written by Jonas Berggren Stockholm Records singles