Sting - If I Ever Lose My Faith In You Fields Of Gold (Latest)
Released as the fourth single from the album in June 1993, this track is celebrated for its evocative, atmospheric quality.
Released as the album's on February 1, 1993, this track became one of Sting's definitive solo hits.
The song famously begins with a flattened fifth (tritone), a chord historically banned by the church as "the devil's music," which creates a sense of unease before transitioning into a melodic pop-rock track. Accolades & Charting: Grammy Award: Won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (1994). Sting - If I Ever Lose My Faith In You Fields of Gold
Reached #1 in Canada, #14 in the UK, and #17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 .
Following the introspective and somber The Soul Cages (1991), which focused on the death of his parents, Sting adopted a more musical tone for this album. The title is a pun on his surname, Gordon Sumner , and the Summoner character from Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales . 1. "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" Released as the fourth single from the album
This report explores two of Sting’s most enduring songs, and "Fields of Gold," both released in 1993 as part of his fourth solo studio album, Ten Summoner's Tales . Overview: Ten Summoner's Tales (1993)
Heavy metal band Disturbed released a popular cover version in 2020. 2. "Fields of Gold" Accolades & Charting: Grammy Award: Won Best Male
Sting describes the song as being in two parts: a specific list of institutions he has lost faith in (politics, media, science, technology) and a vague, undefined "You" in whom he still finds hope. This "You" could represent romantic love, God, a friend, or oneself.
