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Mad About You (Sting song)

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"Mad About You"
Single by Sting
from the album The Soul Cages
Released1 March 1991[1]
Genre
Length3:53
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Sting
Producer(s)Sting and Peter Smith
Sting singles chronology
"All This Time"
(1990)
"Mad About You"
(1991)
"The Soul Cages"
(1991)
Music video
Mad About You on YouTube

"Mad About You" is song by English artist Sting. It was released in March 1991 as the second single from his third studio album The Soul Cages.

The song’s lyrics are based on the story of King David from the book of Samuel.[2] The single did not match the success of its predecessor, only reaching number 56 on the UK Singles Chart[3] and missing the Billboard Hot 100 completely.

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 109
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 71
Germany (GfK)[6] 59
Italy (FIMI)[7] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 44
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 56

References

  1. ^ "Sting singles".
  2. ^ "'The Soul Cages': How Personal Tragedy Led Sting to an Artistic Triumph". 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Canada Top Singles RPM
  6. ^ "Sting – Mad About You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Sting – Mad About You". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Sting – Mad About You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2022.