Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner; CBE (born October 2; 1951); better known by his stage name Sting; is an Academy Award-nominated sixteen time Grammy-winning English musician from Wallsend in North Tyneside. Prior to starting his solo career; he was the principal songwriter.lead singer and bass guitar player of the rock band The Police. As a solo musician and member of The Police; Sting has sold over 100 million records; and received over sixteen Grammy Awards for his work; receiving his first Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1981; and receiving an Oscar nomination for best song. "King of Pain" is a song by The Police, originally released on their 1983 album Synchronicity.
It was released as a worldwide single by A&M Records. It was the second single from Synchronicity in the US and the fourth single in the UK.
Reaching #3 in the US charts in October 1983, and #1 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart for five weeks in August 1983, the single is The Police's most successful US single (together with "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic") after "Every Breath You Take" based on chart position. In the UK, it reached #17 in the charts in January.