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| Single by Dave Gahan from the album Hourglass |
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| B-side | "Tomorrow" | ||||
| Released | October 8, 2007
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| Format | CD single Digital download 7" picture disc |
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| Recorded | 2007 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 4:34 (album version) 3:33 (single mix) |
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| Label | Mute Virgin |
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| Writer | Dave Gahan, Andrew Phillpott, Christian Eigner | ||||
| Producer | Gahan, Phillpott, Eigner | ||||
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Alternate CD single cover
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"Kingdom" is a song performed by Depeche Mode's singer Dave Gahan. The song was written and produced by Gahan, Andrew Phillpott, and Christian Eigner for Gahan's second solo album Hourglass (2007). The song was released as the album's first single in October 2007. It was also featured in the episode "The Ringer" of the CBS show Moonlight, which first aired on November 10, 2007.
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Airplay
The song has received increasing airplay on US alternative rock radio throughout the month of September and became one of the 100-most-played modern rock songs in the US in mid-September. Major support has come from WEQX (Albany, New York) and KNRK (Portland, Oregon). In late September 2007, Alt Nation (Sirius Satellite Radio), Ethel (XM Satellite Radio), and KDLD (Los Angeles) have offered airplay to the song. As of late September 2007, the song was receiving airplay from 21 US modern rock stations.[1] By mid-October, the number had grown to 29 stations and the song had become one of the 75-most-played. In the UK, however, a week after release on CD, the single only reached a chart peak of #44 (as of 15/10/07), meaning that it charted lower than any of Dave's CD-format singles from his first album, Paper Monsters.
Promotion
Jaron Albertin has directed the video for "Kingdom".[2] The single was played on radio stations from August 27, 2007 , the day the track was available for digital download from iTunes. Clips of the song were first broadcast on Dave's YouTube channel during his 2nd web greeting on the August 21, 2007 .
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of minor single releases of "Kingdom".
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European CD single
Enhanced European CD single
European 7" picture disc
Released as a limited edition single European 12" single
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Digital download single
Digital download single
Digital EP
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Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position[3][4][5] |
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| Austrian Singles Chart | 41 |
| German Singles Chart | 10 |
| Greek Singles Chart | 18 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 37 |
| UK Singles Chart | 44 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Club Play[6] | 1 |
Notes
- ^ http://w2.mediabase.com/mmrweb/AllAccess/jump.asp?chart=R3
- ^ http://www.depeche-mode.com/home/
- ^ "Kingdom World Charts". aCharts.us. Retrieved November 2 2007.
- ^ "Italian Singles Chart (October 15 - 21, 2007)". AllCharts.org. Retrieved November 2 2007.
- ^ "Spanish Singles Chart (November 01 - 08, 2007)". AllCharts.org. Retrieved November 2 2007.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Hot+Dance+Club+Play
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| Studio albums | Paper Monsters • Hourglass |
| Singles | "Dirty Sticky Floors" • "I Need You" • "Bottle Living / Hold On" • "A Little Piece" • " Kingdom" • "Saw Something / Deeper and Deeper" |
| Video | Live Monsters |
| Collaborators | Knox Chandler • Victor Indrizzo • Vincent Jones • Martyn LeNoble • Christian Eigner • Andrew Phillpott |
| Related | Dave Gahan discography • Depeche Mode |
| Preceded by "Keep Your Body Working" by Tony Moran featuring Martha Wash |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single January 5, 2008 |
Succeeded by "No, No, No" by Ono |
