"The King and Queen of America" is a song recorded by

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duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and

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and produced by Stewart with

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. The track appears on their album '' We Too Are One'' and was released as the album's third UK single in January 1990. The song's

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showed Lennox and Stewart in a variety of costumes and settings which parodied various aspects of American pop culture, including a game show host and hostess, singing cowboy and cowgirl à la

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and

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, and Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Although not released as a single in the United States, "The King and Queen of America" received a fair amount of airplay on MTV.

Background

Speaking to the ''

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'' in 1989, Lennox spoke about the song and its message:

Track listings

CD single

# "The King And Queen of America" (Album Version) - 4:31 # "There Must Be An Angel (Playing with My Heart)" (Live) - 6:30* # "I Love You Like A Ball And Chain" (Live) - 4:41* # "See No Evil" (Non-LP Track) - 4:10 * same recording found on ''

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7" single

*A: "The King And Queen of America" (Album Version) - 4:31 *B: "See No Evil" (Non-LP Track) - 4:10

12" single

*A: "The King And Queen of America" (Dance Remix) - 6:11 *B1: "The King And Queen of America" (Dub Remix) - 4:52 *B2: "See No Evil" (Non-LP Track) - 4:10

12" single

*A: "The King And Queen of America" (Dub Remix) - 4:52 *B1: "The King And Queen of America" (Album Version) - 4:31 *B2: "The King And Queen of America" (Dance Remix) - 6:11

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:King And Queen Of America, The 1989 songs 1990 singles Eurythmics songs RCA Records singles Songs written by David A. Stewart Songs written by Annie Lennox Song recordings produced by Jimmy Iovine Song recordings produced by Dave Stewart (musician and producer)