The King Is Dead (Go West song)

"The King Is Dead"
Single by Go West
from the album Dancing on the Couch
B-side"Little Caesar"
Released24 August 1987
Length4:28
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gary Stevenson
Go West singles chronology
"I Want to Hear It from You"
(1987)
"The King Is Dead"
(1987)
"From Baltimore to Paris"
(1987)

"The King Is Dead" is a song by the English pop duo Go West, released in 1987 as the third single from their second studio album Dancing on the Couch. It was written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie, and produced by Gary Stevenson. "The King Is Dead" reached number 67 in the UK Singles Chart. The 12" version of the single featured a live version of "The King Is Dead" as the A-side, recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London.