Constant Craving

"Constant Craving"
Single by k.d. lang
from the album Ingénue
Released	1992 (original release) 1993 (re-release)
Format	5", CD
Recorded	1991
Genre	Pop
Length	4:37
Label	Sire Records
Writer(s)	k.d. lang Ben Mink
Producer	k.d. lang Ben Mink Robert Penny
k.d. lang singles chronology
"Trail of Broken Hearts" (1990) "Constant Craving" (1992) "Miss Chatelaine" (1992)

"Constant Craving"
Single by Abigail
from the album Feel Good
B-side	Don't Tell Me Why
Released	1993
Format	12" maxi single
Genre	Hi-NRG
Length	4:06 (radio version)
Label	Klone Records
Abigail singles chronology
"Could It Be Magic" (1992) "Constant Craving" (1993) "Losing My Religion" (1993)
12" vinyl cover

"Constant Craving"
Single by Abigail
from the album Feel Good
B-side	What Goes Around Comes Around
Released	1993, 1995
Format	12" maxi single
Genre	Hi-NRG
Length	4:04 (radio edit)
Label	ZYX Music
Abigail singles chronology
"Don't You Wanna Know?" (1992) "Constant Craving 95'" (1993) "Night Moves" (1993)

"Constant Craving" is a song written by k.d. lang and Ben Mink, and performed by k.d. lang on her album, Ingénue. The song first made the charts in 1992, and won her the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1993^[1] and an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video. The track also appears on the 2008 compilation album, Northern Songs: Canada's Best and Brightest, which highlights some of Canada's best musicians from a variety of genres.

"Constant Craving" peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached #2 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4] The video won the award for Best Female Video at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards much to Lang's surprise.

The Rolling Stones later unwittingly used a refrain very similar to that of "Constant Craving" in their 1997 single "Anybody Seen My Baby?". After discovering this, they 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 (titled 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

• Montreal based electropunk band Lesbians on Ecstasy reworked the song as "Kündstant Krøving" on their 2004 album Lesbians on Ecstasy.

Charlotte Martin has also recorded a cover of the song on her album Reproductions.

References

1. ^ "Past Winners Search | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1992&genre=All. Retrieved 4 August 2011. 
2. ^ Billboard chart info from allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
3. ^ UK Singles Chart info from chartstats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
4. ^ Director's commentary on The Work of Director Mark Romanek DVD.