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"King Without a Crown"
Single by ABC
from the album Alphabet City
B-side	"The Look of Love" (Live), "Poison Arrow" (Live)
Released	November 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Sophisti-pop blue-eyed soul
Length	4:41
Label	Neutron Mercury Vertigo Phonogram
Songwriter(s)	Martin Fry Mark White
Producer(s)	Martin Fry Mark White
ABC singles chronology
"The Night You Murdered Love" (1987) "King Without a Crown" (1987) "One Better World" (1989)
Music video
"King Without a Crown" on YouTube

"King Without a Crown" is a song by English band ABC, released as the third and final single from their fourth studio album, Alphabet City (1987). It peaked at No. 44 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

Upon its release as a single, Robin Smith of Record Mirror described "King Without a Crown" as another "goodie from the ABC chocolate box for those more tender moments" and also noted the "luscious production".

Track listing

• UK CD single

1. "King Without a Crown" – 4:40
2. "The Look of Love" (Live in Boston) – 6:02
3. "Poison Arrow" (Live in Boston) – 4:37
4. "King Without a Crown" (Monarchy Mix, Abridged Version) – 4:12

Chart performance

References

1. Stylusmagazine.com
2. AllMusic
3. Smith, Robin (21 November 1987). "Singles". Record Mirror. p. 13. ISSN 0144-5804.
4. "ABC - King Without a Crown - ultratop.be".
5. Steffen Hung. "ABC - King Without A Crown". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
6. "The Official Charts Company - King Without A Crown by ABC Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
7. ABC. "ABC - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2012.

• 1987 songs
• 1988 singles
• ABC (band) songs
• Songs written by Martin Fry
• Songs written by Mark White (musician)
• Mercury Records singles