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King of My Castle

{{Short description|1997 single by Wamdue Project}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = King of My Castle

| cover = Wamdue Project King of My Castle.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Wamdue Project

| album = Program Yourself

| released = {{start date|1997|5|24}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = House{{cite web|url=https://www.closermag.fr/people/que-sont-ils-devenus-kareen-antonn-toujours-en-bonne-voix-609938|title=Que sont-ils devenus ? – Kareen Antonn, toujours en bonne "voix"|website=Closermag.fr|date=April 22, 2016|access-date=August 26, 2017}}

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=40}} (original radio edit)

| label = * Eruption

| writer = Chris Brann

| producer = Chris Brann

| prev_title = The Deep EP

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = Program Yourself

| next_year = 1999

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|DXSyQjppqG0|"King of My Castle"}}}}

}}

"King of My Castle" is a song by American electronic music producer Chris Brann under his Wamdue Project alias, with vocals by Gaelle Adisson. It was originally released in 1997 as a downtempo song but became a worldwide club hit in 1999 when it was remixed by Italian house producer Roy Malone and included on the 1998 album Program Yourself. The song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart, topped the UK Singles Chart, and peaked within the top 10 in at least 12 other countries, including Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway.

Song information

The song's title and lyrics reference Sigmund Freud's theory of the unconscious which holds that the human ego is not free and is instead controlled by its own unconscious id{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}—in Freud's own words, "das Ich ist nicht Herr im eigenen Hause" ("the ego is not king of its own castle"). Hence, one of the song's two music videos consists of footage from the 1995 anime film Ghost in the Shell, where people with cyborg implants have their actions controlled against their will by a hacker criminal known in the film as "puppetmaster".

Track listings

=1998 release=

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UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=King of My Castle|others=Wamdue Project|year=1998|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Eruption Records, Strictly Rhythm|id=ERUPSCD005}}

  1. "King of My Castle" (original edit)
  2. "King of My Castle" (Beef Injection mix)
  3. "King of My Castle" (original version)
  4. "King of My Castle" (S' Man's Comin 4 Ya Castle mix)
  5. "King of My Castle" (Charles Schillings Toboggan mix)
  6. "King of My Castle" (Bronx Dogs mix)

UK 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=King of My Castle|others=Wamdue Project|year=1998|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Eruption Records, Strictly Rhythm|id=ERUPT005}}

:A1. "King of My Castle" (original version)

:B1. "King of My Castle" (S' Man's Comin 4 Ya Castle mix)

:B2. "King of My Castle" (Beef Injection mix)

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European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=King of My Castle|others=Wamdue Project|year=1998|type=Belgian CD single liner notes|publisher=Noise Traxx|id=2105952}}{{cite AV media notes|title=King of My Castle|others=Wamdue Project|year=1998|type=French CD single liner notes|publisher=Noise Traxx|id=910271}}

  1. "King of My Castle" (Roy Malone's King radio edit) – 3:40
  2. "King of My Castle" (S' Man's Comin 4 Ya Castle radio edit) – 3:11

Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=King of My Castle|others=Wamdue Project|year=1998|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Ultra Violet Recordings|id=PDJ100DS}}

  1. "King of My Castle" (Roy Malone's King edit)
  2. "King of My Castle" (Roy Malone's King mix)
  3. "King of My Castle" (original mix)
  4. "King of My Castle" (S' Man's Comin 4 Ya Castle mix)
  5. "King of My Castle" (Charles Schilling Toboggan mix)

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=1999 release=

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US 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=King of My Castle|others=Wamdue Project|year=1999|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Strictly Rhythm|id=SR 12583}}

:A1. "King of My Castle" (Roy Malone's King mix) – 4:56

:A2. "King of My Castle" (Armins Gimmick dub) – 6:19

:B1. "King of My Castle" (Bini & Martini 999 mix) – 6:27

:B2. "King of My Castle" (Bini & Martini 999 dub) – 7:44

UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=King of My Castle|others=Wamdue Project|year=1999|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=AM:PM Records, Strictly Rhythm|id=CDAMPM127, 562 488-2}}

  1. "King of My Castle" (Roy Malone's King radio edit) – 3:25
  2. "King of My Castle" (Armin van Buuren remix) – 6:22
  3. "King of My Castle" (Bini & Martini 999 mix) – 6:25
  4. "King of My Castle" (original radio edit) – 3:37

UK 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=King of My Castle|others=Wamdue Project|year=1999|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=AM:PM Records, Strictly Rhythm|id=12AMPM127, 562 488-1}}

:A1. "King of My Castle" (Bini & Martini 999 mix) – 7:44

:AA1. "King of My Castle" (Armin van Buuren remix) – 6:22

:AA2. "King of My Castle" (Roy Malone's King mix) – 4:56

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UK cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=King of My Castle|others=Wamdue Project|year=1999|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=AM:PM Records, Strictly Rhythm|id=MCAMPM127}}

  1. "King of My Castle" (Roy Malone's King radio edit)
  2. "King of My Castle" (Armin van Buuren remix)
  3. "King of My Castle" (S' Man's Comin 4 Ya Castle)

Dutch CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=King of My Castle|others=Wamdue Project|year=1999|type=Dutch CD single liner notes|publisher=Roadrunner Records|id=RR 2173-2}}

  1. "King of My Castle" (Roy Malone's King radio edit) – 3:42
  2. "King of My Castle" (original version) – 8:11

Australian and New Zealand CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=King of My Castle|others=Wamdue Project|year=1999|type=Australian & New Zealand CD single liner notes|publisher=Ultra Violet Recordings|id=PDJ156DS}}

  1. "King of My Castle" (Armin van Buuren radio edit) – 3:43
  2. "King of My Castle" (Roy Malone's King radio) – 3:33
  3. "King of My Castle" (Armin van Buuren remix) – 6:22
  4. "King of My Castle" (Bini & Martini 999 mix) – 6:25
  5. "King of My Castle" (original radio edit) – 3:37

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

Original version

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!Chart (1999–2000)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|26|artist=Wamdue Project|song=King of My Castle|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Austria|5|artist=Wamdue Project|song=King of My Castle|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Flanders|5|artist=Wamdue Project|song=King of My Castle|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Wallonia|3|artist=Wamdue Project|song=King of My Castle|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Belgium Dance (Ultratop){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/dance/1998/19981226|title=Ultratop Dance 26/12/1998|publisher=ultratop.be|access-date=May 21, 2018}}

|3

scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/wamdue-project/chart-history/cns/|title=Wamdue Project Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 9, 2019}}

|17

{{single chart|Canadadance|4|chartid=9727|rowheader=true|access-date=June 20, 2020}}
scope="row"|Denmark (IFPI){{cite magazine|url=https://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-08-28.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=16|issue=35|page=10|date=August 28, 1999|access-date=October 9, 2019}}

|3

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=16|issue=35|page=8|date=August 28, 1999}}

|9

{{single chart|Finland|15|artist=Wamdue Project|song=King of My Castle|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|France|6|artist=Wamdue Project|song=King of My Castle|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Germany|3|artist=Wamdue Project|song=King of My Castle|songid=3955|rowheader=true|access-date=March 27, 2019}}
scope="row"|Greece (IFPI){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-10-30.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=16|issue=44|page=29|date=October 30, 1999|access-date=June 26, 2018}}

|5

scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2988773#page/n7/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 338 Vikuna 26.8. – 2.9. 1999)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=8|date=August 27, 1999|access-date=July 13, 2018}}

|5

{{single chart|Ireland2|5|song=King of My Castle|rowheader=true|access-date=March 27, 2019}}
scope="row"|Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-12-26.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=52|page=9|date=December 26, 1998|access-date=November 27, 2019}}

|3

{{single chart|Dutch40|2|artist=Wamdue Project|song=King of My Castle|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|2|artist=Wamdue Project|song=King of My Castle|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|21|artist=Wamdue Project|song=King of My Castle|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Norway|2|artist=Wamdue Project|song=King of My Castle|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Scotland|1|date=19991121|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Sweden|31|artist=Wamdue Project|song=King of My Castle|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|7|artist=Wamdue Project|song=King of My Castle|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UK|1|date=19991127|rowheader=true|access-date=October 9, 2019}}
{{single chart|UKdance|1|date=19991127|rowheader=true|access-date=October 9, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Wamdue Project|rowheader=true}}

2009 version

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!Chart (2008–2009)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Flanders|10|artist=Wamdue Project|song=King of My Castle 2009|rowheader=true|refname="fla2009"}}
{{single chart|Wallonia|15|artist=Wamdue Project|song=King of My Castle 2009|rowheader=true|refname="wal2009"}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|14|artist=Wamdue Project|song=King of My Castle 2009|rowheader=true|refname="d402009"}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|37|artist=Wamdue Project|song=King of My Castle 2009|rowheader=true|refname="d1002009"}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (1999)

!Position

scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1999|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1999|language=de|access-date=October 9, 2019}}

|32

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1999|title=Jaaroverzichten 1999|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=October 9, 2019}}

|36

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1999|title=Rapports annuels 1999|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=October 9, 2019}}

|14

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-01-01.pdf|title=Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1999|magazine=Music & Media|volume=17|issue=1|page=11|date=January 1, 2000|access-date=February 7, 2020}}

|15

scope="row"|France (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=1999|title=Tops de L'année {{!}} Top Singles 1999|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=September 6, 2020}}

|27

scope="row"|Germany (Media Control){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1999|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1999|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=April 21, 2018}}

|10

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1999|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1999|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=March 17, 2020}}

|21

scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1999&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1999|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=October 9, 2019}}

|24

scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1999|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1999|language=de|access-date=October 9, 2019}}

|37

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/assets/files/yearly%20best%20selling%20singles.pdf|title=Yearly Best Selling Singles|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924031612/http://bpi.co.uk/assets/files/yearly%20best%20selling%20singles.pdf|archive-date=September 24, 2010|access-date=October 9, 2019}}

|28

scope="row"|UK Club Chart (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2000/Music-Week-2000-01-22.pdf#page=54|title=Most Broadcast of 1999: Club Chart Top 50 of 1999|magazine=Music Week|page=32|date=January 22, 2000|access-date=April 24, 2022}}

|21

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!Chart (2000)

!Position

scope="row"|US Dance Club Play (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 2000: Hot Dance Club-Play Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=53|page=YE-59|date=December 30, 2000}}

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2009 version

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!Chart (2008)

!Position

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2008|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2008|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=April 15, 2020}}

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|award=Platinum|certyear=1999|relyear=1999}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|artist=Wamdue Project|title=King of My Castle|award=Gold|relyear=1998|certyear=1999}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|type=single|artist=Wamdue Project|title=King of My Castle|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=2000}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=single|award=Gold|certyear=1999|relyear=1999|nosales=true}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Wamdue Project|title=King of My Castle|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|id=3634-116-1}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Worldwide|type=single|artist=Wamdue Project|title=King of My Castle|nocert=true|relyear=1999|salesamount=2,000,000|salesref={{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a166918/whatever-happened-to-wamdue-project/|website=Digital Spy|title=Whatever Happened To... Wamdue Project?|date=July 27, 2009|first=David|last=Balls|accessdate=March 4, 2023}}}}

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Release history

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!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

!scope="col"|Label(s)

!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"|United States

|May 24, 1997

|{{n/a}}

|Strictly Rhythm

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://edmhousenetwork.com/released-23-years-ago-wamdue-project-king-of-my-castle/|title=Released 24 Years Ago: Wamdue Project – King of My Castle|last=Smith|first=Dylan|publisher=EDM House Network|date=June 7, 2021|access-date=August 7, 2021}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|June 22, 1998

|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD}}

|Eruption

|align="center"|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-06-20.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=25|date=June 20, 1998|access-date=August 7, 2021}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom (re-release)

|November 15, 1999

|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|AM:PM

|align="center"|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1999/Music-Week-1999-11-13.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 15 November, 1999: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=November 13, 1999|access-date=August 7, 2021}}

scope="row"|United States

|July 5, 2000

|{{hlist|Rhythmic contemporary|contemporary hit radio}}

|{{hlist|Republic|Universal}}

|align="center"|{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1357|pages=50, 60|date=June 30, 2000}}{{cite magazine|title=Gavin Top 40/Rhythm Crossover|magazine=Gavin Report|issue=2311|page=8|date=June 30, 2000}}

References

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