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It was done as a duo by [[Barry Gibb]] and [[Cliff Richard]] appearing in Richard's 2006 album ''[[Two's Company The Duets]]''. The Croatian music duo [[2Cellos|2CELLOS]] played a melody version live at Arena di Verona in 2017.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STBa_TmxgK4 2CELLOS YouTube page: Fields Of Gold [Live at Arena di Verona]]</ref>
It was done as a duo by [[Barry Gibb]] and [[Cliff Richard]] appearing in Richard's 2006 album ''[[Two's Company The Duets]]''. The Croatian music duo [[2Cellos|2CELLOS]] played a melody version live at Arena di Verona in 2017.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STBa_TmxgK4 2CELLOS YouTube page: Fields Of Gold [Live at Arena di Verona]]</ref>


The song is popular with musical reality television contests. It was interpreted by Swedish contestant [[Robin Bengtsson]] in 2008 during [[Idol 2008 (Sweden)|season 5]] of the Swedish ''[[Idol (Swedish TV series)|Idol]]'' series with the ensuing single peaking at #15 on [[Sverigetopplistan]], the official Swedish Singles Chart.<ref>[http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Robin+%5BSE%5D&titel=Fields+Of+Gold&cat=s SwedishCharts.com Robin Bengtsson - "Fields of Gold"]</ref> The Welsh contestant Bronwen Lewis sang it in the blind auditions of [[The Voice UK (series 2)|season 2]] of ''[[The Voice UK]]'' in 2013 as a bilingual rendition in English ansd Welsh.<ref>[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/bronwen-lewis-turned-rejection-voice-7762679 WalesOnline: How Welsh singing starlet Bronwen Lewis turned rejection on The Voice into big screen Pride]</ref> The American contestant Joshua Davis interpreted it in 2015 during [[The Voice (U.S. season 8)|season 8]] of the U.S. ''[[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|The Voice]]''.
The song is popular with musical reality television contests. It was sung by [[Nadine Coyle]], a contestant in ''[[Popstars The Rivals]]'' in 2002, by Danielle Tedford, a contestant on [[Pop Idol (series 2|series 2]] of ''[[Pop Idol]]'' in 2003, by [[Niki Evans]], contestant in British ''[[The X Factor (UK series 4)season 4]] of the 2007 UK series of ''[[The X Factor]]'' and by Lauren Talbot, a contestant in ''[[Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 4)|season 4]] of ''[[Deutschland sucht den Superstar]]'' in 2007. It was interpreted by Swedish contestant [[Robin Bengtsson]] in 2008 during [[Idol 2008 (Sweden)|season 5]] of the Swedish ''[[Idol (Swedish TV series)|Idol]]'' series with the ensuing single peaking at #15 on [[Sverigetopplistan]], the official Swedish Singles Chart.<ref>[http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Robin+%5BSE%5D&titel=Fields+Of+Gold&cat=s SwedishCharts.com Robin Bengtsson - "Fields of Gold"]</ref> The Welsh contestant Bronwen Lewis sang it in the blind auditions of [[The Voice UK (series 2)|season 2]] of ''[[The Voice UK]]'' in 2013 as a bilingual rendition in English ansd Welsh.<ref>[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/bronwen-lewis-turned-rejection-voice-7762679 WalesOnline: How Welsh singing starlet Bronwen Lewis turned rejection on The Voice into big screen Pride]</ref> The American contestant Joshua Davis interpreted it in 2015 during [[The Voice (U.S. season 8)|season 8]] of the U.S. ''[[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|The Voice]]''.


On March 14, 2016, [[Ellie Goulding]] performed it live at [[Westminster Abbey]] as part of the Commonwealth Day celebrations in presence of Queen [[Elizabeth II]].<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7262658/ellie-goulding-performs-fields-of-gold-queen-of-england ''Billboard'': Ellie Goulding Perform Sting's 'Fields of Gold' for the Queen of England]</ref>
On March 14, 2016, [[Ellie Goulding]] performed it live at [[Westminster Abbey]] as part of the Commonwealth Day celebrations in presence of Queen [[Elizabeth II]].<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7262658/ellie-goulding-performs-fields-of-gold-queen-of-england ''Billboard'': Ellie Goulding Perform Sting's 'Fields of Gold' for the Queen of England]</ref>

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For other uses of "Fields of Gold", see "Fields of Gold" (disambiguation).

"Fields of Gold"
Song

"Fields of Gold" is a 1993 song written and performed 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

Covers and performances

The song was covered by the US singer Eva Cassidy. It first appeared in her 1996 live album Live at Blues Alley and later on in the 1998 album Songbird and the 2012 compilation album The Best of Eva Cassidy.

The song has been covered extensively with some notable covers by the Irish singer Lee Mulhern in his 1996 album Hey Good Looking, Mary Black on the 1999 album Speaking with the Angel, by Gregorian in their 2002 album Masters of Chant Chapter III, by Celtic Woman soloist Lisa Kelly on the Celtic Woman album Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart broadcast on a special on PBS (2010).

It was done as a duo by Barry Gibb and Cliff Richard appearing in Richard's 2006 album Two's Company The Duets. The Croatian music duo 2CELLOS played a melody version live at Arena di Verona in 2017.[5]

The song is popular with musical reality television contests. It was sung by Nadine Coyle, a contestant in Popstars The Rivals in 2002, by Danielle Tedford, a contestant on series 2 of Pop Idol in 2003, by Niki Evans, contestant in British The X Factor (UK series 4)season 4 of the 2007 UK series of The X Factor and by Lauren Talbot, a contestant in season 4 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar in 2007. It was interpreted by Swedish contestant Robin Bengtsson in 2008 during season 5 of the Swedish Idol series with the ensuing single peaking at #15 on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart.[6] The Welsh contestant Bronwen Lewis sang it in the blind auditions of season 2 of The Voice UK in 2013 as a bilingual rendition in English ansd Welsh.[7] The American contestant Joshua Davis interpreted it in 2015 during season 8 of the U.S. The Voice.

On March 14, 2016, Ellie Goulding performed it live at Westminster Abbey as part of the Commonwealth Day celebrations in presence of Queen Elizabeth II.[8]

Charts

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Official Charts > Sting". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Billboard > Artists / Sting > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Billboard > Artists / Sting > Chart History > Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Sting CD Singles, Sting CDs, Buy Rare Sting CDs". Mattscdsingles.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  5. ^ 2CELLOS YouTube page: Fields Of Gold [Live at Arena di Verona]
  6. ^ SwedishCharts.com Robin Bengtsson - "Fields of Gold"
  7. ^ WalesOnline: How Welsh singing starlet Bronwen Lewis turned rejection on The Voice into big screen Pride
  8. ^ Billboard: Ellie Goulding Perform Sting's 'Fields of Gold' for the Queen of England
  9. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  10. ^ "lescharts.com (French charts)". lescharts.com. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  11. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Sting - Fields of Gold (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  12. ^ "The Irish Charts (search by artist: Sting)". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "dutchcharts.nl (Dutch charts)". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  14. ^ "hitparade.ch (Swiss charts)". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  15. ^ "Billboard > Artists / Sting > Chart History > Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  16. ^ "Billboard > Artists / Sting > Chart History > Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

External links

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