Constant Craving

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"Constant Craving" peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached #2 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] Much to Lang's surprise, the video won Best Female Video at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards.

The inspiration for the main chord sequence of the song was the title music for the ERE Informatique game Spidertronic, which Lang had been playing on the Atari ST computer used as a MIDI controller in her recording studio around the time of the song's composition. The Rolling Stones used a refrain very similar to that of "Constant Craving" in their 1997 single "Anybody Seen My Baby?." They later 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

  1. "Constant Craving" (Vocal Version)
  2. "Constant Craving" (Instrumental)
  3. "Don't Tell Me Why" (Vocal Version)
  4. "Don't Tell Me Why" (Instrumental)

CD Maxi Single released in 1993 by Klone Records

  1. "Constant Craving" (Radio Version) - 4:06
  2. "Constant Craving" (Original Mix) - 6:24
  3. "Constant Craving" (Trade Mix) - 9:34
  4. "Don't Tell Me Why" - 4:50

12" Vinyl Single released by ZYX Music in 1995 (title was changed to Constant Craving '95)

  1. "Constant Craving '95" (Illusive Mix) - 8:01
  2. "Constant Craving '95" (Gailforce Mix) - 8:01
  3. "Constant Craving '95" (Original Mix)
  4. "What Goes Around Comes Around" (Ace Mix) - 6:03

CD Maxi Single released in 1995 by ZYX Music

  1. "Constant Craving '95" (Radio Edit) - 4:04
  2. "Constant Craving '95" (Illusive Mix) - 8:01
  3. "Constant Craving '95" (Gailforce Mix) - 8:01
  4. "What Goes Around Comes Around" (Ace Mix) - 6:03

Cover versions

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Blair Jackson. "Classic Track: “Constant Craving,” k.d. lang" - MixOnline.com - Aug 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Billboard chart info from allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  5. ↑ UK Singles Chart info from chartstats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  6. ↑ Director's commentary on The Work of Director Mark Romanek DVD.
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