Fields of Gold

"Fields of Gold"
Single by Sting
from the album Ten Summoner's Tales
Released	May 1993
Format	Compact disc
Genre	Soft rock
Length	3:42 (Album Version)
Label	A&M
Writer(s)	Sting
Producer(s)	Sting & Hugh Padgham
Sting singles chronology
"Seven Days (1993) "Fields of Gold" (1993) "Shape of My Heart" (1993)

"Fields of Gold" is a 1993 song by Sting from his album Ten Summoner's Tales. "Fields of Gold" and all the other album tracks were recorded at Lake House, Wiltshire, mixed at The Townhouse Studio, London, England and mastered at Masterdisk, New York City. The harmonica solo is played by Brendan Power, and the Northumbrian smallpipes are played by Kathryn Tickell. The music video was directed by Kevin Godley. The cover of the album was photographed at Wardour Old Castle in Wiltshire, as was the cover for the album Ten Summoner's Tales.

"Fields of Gold" was the second single released from the album after "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You". The single reached No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart,^[1] No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100^[2] and No. 2 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart.^[3] It was a hit in Ireland, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland and many other countries.

The song was included in Sting's first compilations album issued by Sting under the title Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994 and released in 1994 and in a later compilation The Very Best of Sting & The Police in 1997. It was re-recorded by Sting in 2006 as a bonus track for his classical album Songs from the Labyrinth, in which the song was accompanied entirely by a lute.

Track listing

• UK 4-track CD single^[4]

1. "Fields of Gold"
2. "King of Pain" – Live
3. "Fragile" – Live
4. "Purple Haze" – Live

• Rare UK limited edition 4-track gatefold CD single^[4]

1. "Fields of Gold"
2. "Message in a Bottle" – Live
3. "Fortress Around Your Heart" – Live
4. "Roxanne" – Live

Mixes

• On Dancemania Speed 9 (2002)

Charts

Year	Single	Peak chart positions												Album
		UK [1]	AUS [5]	FRA [6]	GER [7]	IRE [8]	NET [9]	SWI [10]	US [2]	US AC [3]	US Adult	US Rock [11]	US Mod [12]
1993	"Fields of Gold"	16	85	—	52	22	44	25	23	2	—	24	12	Ten Summoner's Tales

References

1. "Official Charts > Sting". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
2. "Billboard > Artists / Sting > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
3. "Billboard > Artists / Sting > Chart History > Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
4. "Sting CD Singles, Sting CDs, Buy Rare Sting CDs". Mattscdsingles.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
6. "lescharts.com (French charts)". lescharts.com. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
7. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Sting - Fields of Gold (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
8. "The Irish Charts (search by artist: Sting)". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
9. "dutchcharts.nl (Dutch charts)". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
10. "hitparade.ch (Swiss charts)". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
11. "Billboard > Artists / Sting > Chart History > Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
12. "Billboard > Artists / Sting > Chart History > Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

External links

• Second Hand Songs: "Fields of gold" song page
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics