He's the King

"He's the King"

Single by Bonnie Tyler

from the album All in One Voice

Released

December 1997

Length

4:42

Writer(s)

Harold Faltermeyer, Gernot Rothenbach

Producer(s)

Harold Faltermeyer, Gernot Rothenbach

Bonnie Tyler singles chronology

"Limelight"
(1996)

"He's the King"
(1997)

"Heaven"
(1998)

"He's the King" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for her twelfth studio album, All in One Voice (1998). It was released in December 1997 by EastWest Records as the lead single of the album. The song was written by German songwriters Harold Faltermeyer and Gernot Rothenbach.

"He's the King" charted at number 95 in the German Top 40 Singles Chart, released a year before the album. The song appeared on the 1997 German film Der König von St. Pauli, where Tyler can be seen performing the song in a nightclub. It was also featured on the film's soundtrack.

Background

The song was recorded at the Red Deer Studio in Berlin.^[1]

Track listing

"He's the King" was released on a maxi CD in December 1997. The fourth track is the theme to Der König von St. Pauli, composed by Harold Faltermeyer. Tyler's vocals do not feature on this track.

"He's the King (Radio Version)" – 3:45
"He's The King (Extended Version)" – 4:43
"He's The King (Acoustic Mix)" – 4:12
"Der König von St. Pauli (Theme)" – 3:55

Chart performance

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Germany (Official German Charts)^[2]	95

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from album liner notes.^[1]

Bonnie Tyler – lead vocals
Harold Faltermeyer – writer, producer, keyboards, accordion
Gernot Rothenbach – writer, producer
Wesley Plass – electric guitar
Andreas Linse – keyboards
Miriam Stockley – backing vocalist
Tessa Niles – backing vocalist
Lance Ellington – backing vocalist

References

1 2 "Liner notes". He's the King (Booklet). Bonnie Tyler. Berlin: EastWest Records. 1997. p. 2.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bonnie Tyler – He's The King". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

Bonnie Tyler songs

Discography

The World Starts Tonight	"Lost in France" "More Than a Lover"

Natural Force	"It's a Heartache" "Living for the City" "Heaven" "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" "Here Am I"

Diamond Cut	"Too Good to Last" "My Guns Are Loaded"

Goodbye to the Island	"I'm Just a Woman" "Sometimes When We Touch" "A Whiter Shade of Pale" "Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean" "I Believe in Your Sweet Love"

Faster Than the Speed of Night	"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" "Faster Than the Speed of Night" "Total Eclipse of the Heart" "Straight from the Heart"

Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire	"If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" "Band of Gold" "Lovers Again" "Holding Out for a Hero"

Hide Your Heart	"Hide Your Heart" "Don't Turn Around" "Save Up All Your Tears" "To Love Somebody" "The Best"

Bitterblue	"Against the Wind" "Bitterblue" "Where Were You"

Angel Heart	"Fools Lullaby" "I Cry Myself to Sleep at Night"

Silhouette in Red	"You Are So Beautiful"

Free Spirit	"You're the One" "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" "Bridge over Troubled Water" "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"

All in One Voice	"Angel of the Morning" "I Put a Spell on You" "The Rose" "He's the King" "Silent Night"

Heart Strings	"Human Touch" "Everybody Hurts" "Amazed" "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" "Lean on Me" "In My Life" "Learning to Fly" "Right Here Waiting" "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" "I Can't Make You Love Me" "Need Your Love So Bad" "It's Over"

Simply Believe	"Si demain... (Turn Around)" "Si tout s'arrête (It's a Heartache) "Darlin'"

Wings	"Louise"

Rocks and Honey	"This Is Gonna Hurt" "Believe in Me" "What You Need from Me" "Love Is the Knife" "Mom"

Collaborations	"A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)" "Islands" "Vergiß Es (Forget It)" "Amour Éternel (Eternal Flame)"

Other songs	"Sayonara Tokyo" "Here She Comes" "The Desert Is in Your Heart" "I Don't Know How to Love Him"

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