Fields Of Gold

Album

Ten Summoner's Tales

Label

A&M Records

Genre

Adult contemporary

Media Type

45s

Duration

3:42

Composer(s)

Sting

Entered Chart

Jun 5, 1993

Peak Date

Jul 24, 1993

Released

7 June 1993

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

A&M 0258

"Fields of Gold" is a song written and performed by English musician Sting. It first appeared on his fourth studio album, Ten Summoner's Tales (1993). The song, co-produced by Sting with Hugh Padgham, was released as a single on 7 June 1993 by A&M Records. Sting was inspired to write the song by the sights he could see from his manor house, which was surrounded by fields of barley. It was moderately commercially successful, reaching number 16 on the UK Singles Chart and number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was more successful elsewhere, reaching number 2 in Canada and number 6 in Iceland. It received certifications in Denmark, Italy and Spain among other countries. In 1994, it was awarded one of BMI's Pop Songs Awards.[2] The song received positive reviews from music critics who praised its balladry and Sting's vocals, predicting it would be successful with his listeners. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Kevin Godley and was released on the same day as the song. It features Sting singing the song as a gold silhouette walking in a dark village. It features references to common British objects such as a red telephone box. To promote the song, Sting included it on the set list of his concert tours and performed it live during televised appearances. The song was covered by several artists, most notably Eva Cassidy whose version was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It was also covered by artist Katie Melua, American singer Michael Bolton, Italian artist Zucchero, English recording artist Ellie Goulding and Jamaican reggae band Third World.

You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we walk in fields of gold

So she took her love
For to gaze a while
Upon the fields of barley
In his arms she fell as her hair came down
Among the fields of gold

Will you stay with me?
Will you be my love?
Upon the fields of barley
We'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we lie in fields of gold

See the west wind move like a lover so
Upon the fields of barley
Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth
Among the fields of gold

I never made promises lightly
And there have been some that I've broken
But I swear in the days still left
We'll walk in fields of gold
We'll walk in fields of gold

Many years have passed since those summer days
Among the fields of barley
See the children run as the sun goes down
Among the fields of gold

You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
You can tell the sun in his jealous sky
When we walked in fields of gold
When we walked in fields of gold
When we walked in fields of gold