King of Wishful Thinking " is a 1990 song by the British pop duo Go West , written by Peter Cox , Richard Drummie and Martin Page . It was featured in the film '' Pretty Woman '' and appeared on its soundtrack . It was later featured on Go West 's fourth studio album , '' Indian Summer '' , in 1992 . The song reached number two in Canada , number six in Australia , number eight in the United States and number 18 in the United Kingdom . At the 1991 Brit Awards the song was nominated for the Brit Award for British Video of the Year
1991 Brit Awards
1991 Brit Awards
King of Wishful Thinking