- Constant Craving
-
"Constant Craving" Single by k.d. lang from the album Ingénue Released 1992 (original release)
1993 (re-release)Format 5", CD Recorded 1991 Genre Pop Length 4:37 Label Sire Records Writer(s) k.d. lang
Ben MinkProducer k.d. lang
Ben Mink
Robert Pennyk.d. lang singles chronology "Trail of Broken Hearts"
(1990)"Constant Craving"
(1992)"Miss Chatelaine"
(1992)"Constant Craving" Single by Abigail from the album Feel Good B-side Don't Tell Me Why Released 1993 Format 12" maxi single Genre Hi-NRG Length 4:06 (radio version) Label Klone Records Abigail singles chronology "Could It Be Magic"
(1992)"Constant Craving"
(1993)"Losing My Religion"
(1993)12" vinyl cover"Constant Craving" Single by Abigail from the album Feel Good B-side What Goes Around Comes Around Released 1993, 1995 Format 12" maxi single Genre Hi-NRG Length 4:04 (radio edit) Label ZYX Music Abigail singles chronology "Don't You Wanna Know?"
(1992)"Constant Craving 95'"
(1993)"Night Moves"
(1993)"Constant Craving" is a song written by k.d. lang and Ben Mink, and performed by k.d. lang on her album, Ingénue. The song first made the charts in 1992, and won her the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1993[1] and an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video. The track also appears on the 2008 compilation album, Northern Songs: Canada's Best and Brightest, which highlights some of Canada's best musicians from a variety of genres.
"Constant Craving" peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached #2 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[2] In the UK, the song was initially a modest hit when released in 1992, but after being re-released in 1993 in the wake of its American success, it peaked at #15 on the UK Singles Chart in its fourth week.[3]
The music video was filmed in black-and-white. It presents a fanciful recreation of the premiere of Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot in Paris, 1953. Here, she is depicted singing backstage while the actors perform. The director, Mark Romanek, says the song's lyrics of desperation and waiting fit well with the themes of Beckett's play.[4] The video won the award for Best Female Video at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards much to Lang's surprise.
The Rolling Stones later unwittingly used a refrain very similar to that of "Constant Craving" in their 1997 single "Anybody Seen My Baby?". After discovering this, they gave writing credits on that song to k.d. lang and Mink, shared with the original authors Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
Abigail version
12" Vinyl Single released in 1993 by Klone Records
- "Constant Craving" (Vocal Version)
- "Constant Craving" (Instrumental)
- "Don't Tell Me Why" (Vocal Version)
- "Don't Tell Me Why" (Instrumental)
CD Maxi Single released in 1993 by Klone Records
- "Constant Craving" (Radio Version) - 4:06
- "Constant Craving" (Original Mix) - 6:24
- "Constant Craving" (Trade Mix) - 9:34
- "Don't Tell Me Why" - 4:50
12" Vinyl Single released by ZYX Music in 1995 (titled was changed to Constant Craving '95)
- "Constant Craving '95" (Illusive Mix) - 8:01
- "Constant Craving '95" (Gailforce Mix) - 8:01
- "Constant Craving '95" (Original Mix)
- "What Goes Around Comes Around" (Ace Mix) - 6:03
CD Maxi Single released in 1995 by ZYX Music
- "Constant Craving '95" (Radio Edit) - 4:04
- "Constant Craving '95" (Illusive Mix) - 8:01
- "Constant Craving '95" (Gailforce Mix) - 8:01
- "What Goes Around Comes Around" (Ace Mix) - 6:03
Cover versions
- Montreal based electropunk band Lesbians on Ecstasy reworked the song as "Kündstant Krøving" on their 2004 album Lesbians on Ecstasy.
Charlotte Martin has also recorded a cover of the song on her album Reproductions.
References
- ^ "Past Winners Search | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1992&genre=All. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ Billboard chart info from allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ^ UK Singles Chart info from chartstats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ^ Director's commentary on The Work of Director Mark Romanek DVD.
k.d. lang Studio albums with The ReclinesSolowith The Siss Boom BangSing It LoudCoversSoundtrackswith Tony BennettLive and compilation albums Singles "Hanky Panky" • "Rose Garden" • "Tune into My Wave" • "Crying" • "Honky Tonk Angels Medley" (w/ Brenda Lee, Loretta Lynn, and Kitty Wells) • "I'm Down to My Last Cigarette" • "Lock, Stock, and Teardrops" • "Full Moon Full of Love" • "Three Days" • "Luck in My Eyes" • "Big Boned Gal" • "Pulling Back the Reins" • "Trail of Broken Hearts" • "Ridin' the Rails" • "Constant Craving" • "Calling All Angels" (w/ Jane Siberry) • "Miss Chatelaine" • "The Mind of Love" • "Just Keep Me Moving" • "Hush Sweet Lover" • "Lifted by Love" • "If I Were You" • "You're Okay" • "Sexuality" • "The Joker" • "Theme from the Valley of the Dolls" • "Fado Hilario" • "Anywhere But Here" • "Summerfling" • "The Consequences of Falling" • "Helpless" • "I Dream of Spring" • "I Confess"Featured songs "So in Love" • "Summerfling" • "Helpless" • "Hallelujah" • "Constant Craving" • "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch (with Matthew Morrision)"Related Categories:- 1992 singles
- 1993 singles
- 1995 singles
- K.d. lang songs
- Abigail songs
- MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video
- Music videos directed by Mark Romanek
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.