King Midas (Army of Lovers song)

"King Midas" is a 1996 song recorded by Swedish band Army of Lovers. The single was included on the group's greatest hits album, Les Greatest Hits. It was written by Jonas Berggren from Ace of Base, and produced by Amadin. "King Midas" charted for 6 weeks on the singles chart in Sweden and peaked at number 31. The single was also a Top-20 sales hit in Hungary, peaking at number 19 in June 1996.

"King Midas"
Single by Army of Lovers
from the album Les Greatest Hits
B-side	"Remix"
Released	February 1996
Genre	Disco eurodance
Label	Stockholm Records
Songwriter(s)	Jonas Berggren
Producer(s)	Amadin
Army of Lovers singles chronology
"Venus and Mars / Mega Mix" (1996) "King Midas" (1996) "Let the Sunshine In" (2001)
Music video
"King Midas" on YouTube
Music video
"King Midas" (US Only) on YouTube

Music video

The music video of "King Midas" was directed by Swedish director Fredrik Boklund.[1] It was shot in black-and-white and features Army of Lovers performing the song in a night club. Boklund also directed the other music videos for Army of Lovers.

Track listing

12" maxi

No.	Title	Length
1.	"King Midas" (Manhattan Massacre Mix)	6:04
2.	"King Midas" (Bass Nation's 4 Seasons Mix)	6:10
3.	"King Midas" (Radio Edit)	3:57
4.	"Sexual Revolution" (Latin Club Mix)	6:26
5.	"Sexual Revolution" (Latin Radio Edit)	3:58

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"King Midas" (Radio Edit)	3:57
2.	"Sexual Revolution" (Latin Radio Edit)	3:58

CD maxi

No.	Title	Length
1.	"King Midas" (Radio Edit)	3:57
2.	"Sexual Revolution" (Latin Radio Edit)	3:58
3.	"King Midas" (Manhattan Massacre Mix)	6:04
4.	"King Midas" (Bass Nation's 4 Seasons Mix)	6:10
5.	"Sexual Revolution" (Latin Club Mix)	6:26

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[2]	31

References

1. "Army of Lovers: King Midas (1996)". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
2. "ARMY OF LOVERS - KING MIDAS (SONG)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-04-22.