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
Songwriter(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 100 Singles Chart, released a year before the album. The song appeared on the 1997 German film The King of St. Pauli [de], 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 The King of St. Pauli [de], composed by Harold Faltermeyer. Tyler's vocals do not feature on this track.

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

Chart performance

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