King Midas in Reverse

E794476
single song

"King Midas in Reverse" is a 1967 baroque pop single by The Hollies, noted for its sophisticated orchestral arrangement and reflective lyrics that marked a stylistic shift for the band.

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King Midas in Reverse (live) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist The Hollies NERFINISHED ⓘ
chartPositionUK 18 ⓘ
chartPositionUS 51 ⓘ
chronology The Hollies singles chronology ⓘ
composer Allan Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ
Graham Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tony Hicks NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
era 1960s ⓘ
followsSingle Carrie Anne NERFINISHED ⓘ
format 7-inch single ⓘ
genre baroque pop ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ
hasBside Everything Is Sunshine NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCoverArt King Midas in Reverse single sleeve ⓘ
hasCriticalReception considered a creative high point for Graham Nash ⓘ
praised for experimentation ⓘ
hasLyricalTheme failure ⓘ
introspection ⓘ
self-doubt ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature complex harmonies ⓘ
dynamic tempo changes ⓘ
orchestral arrangement ⓘ
hasOrchestralArrangement true ⓘ
hasSubject man whose touch ruins things instead of improving them ⓘ
hasTitleCharacter King Midas NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedCareerEvent Graham Nash departure from The Hollies ⓘ
inspiredBy Greek myth of King Midas ⓘ
label Epic Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Parlophone NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 3 minutes ⓘ
lyricist Allan Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ
Graham Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor reflective lyrics ⓘ
sophisticated orchestral arrangement ⓘ
stylistic shift for The Hollies ⓘ
partOf The Hollies discography ⓘ
performer The Hollies NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedesSingle Jennifer Eccles NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer Ron Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordedBy The Hollies NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordedIn 1967 ⓘ
releaseDate 1967 ⓘ
writer Allan Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ
Graham Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tony Hicks NERFINISHED ⓘ

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The Hollies → notableWork → King Midas in Reverse ⓘ
4 Way Street → includesSong → King Midas in Reverse ⓘ
4 Way Street → includesAdditionalTracks → King Midas in Reverse ⓘ
subject surface form: 4 Way Street (1992 CD reissue)
this entity surface form: King Midas in Reverse (live)