: Res p ir atory ▁system ▁surg ery ▁Category : Th or ac ic ▁surg ical ▁procedures ▁Category : P ul mon ary ▁thor ac ic ▁surg ery <0x0A> </s> ▁" K ing ▁For ▁A ▁Day " ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁song ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁band ▁the ▁Thompson ▁Tw ins . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁single ▁from ▁the ▁band ' s ▁fifth ▁album ▁Here ' s ▁To ▁Future ▁Days . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Tom ▁Ba iley , ▁Al ann ah ▁C urr ie , ▁and ▁Joe ▁Le ew ay . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁with ▁various ▁ed its ▁and ▁rem ix es ▁of ▁the ▁two . ▁The ▁UK ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁has ▁alternate ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁is ▁more ▁synth ▁based . ▁The ▁U . S . A . ▁and ▁album ▁versions ▁contain ▁electric ▁guitar . ▁The ▁single ▁pe aked ▁at ▁# 2 2 ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁sp ending ▁six ▁weeks ▁on ▁the ▁chart ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁band ' s ▁final ▁UK ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁hit . ▁The ▁single ▁f ared ▁better ▁in ▁America ▁where ▁it ▁pe aked ▁at ▁# 8 ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁and ▁also ▁pe aked ▁at ▁# 1 3 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Ad ult ▁Contempor ary ▁chart . ▁ ▁The ▁B - side , ▁" R oll under ", ▁was ▁exclusive ▁to ▁this ▁single ▁with ▁two ▁versions ; ▁a ▁shorter ▁ 7 " ▁version ▁and ▁an ▁extended