"Crown of Thorns" is a song by English singer-songwriter Clark Datchler, which was released in 1990 as the lead single from his debut solo studio album Raindance.

[1] Speaking of the song's lyrical message, Datchler told Simon Mayo for the Reading Evening Post in 1990: "It's about the way we no longer respect the roots of religion, especially Christianity, and the way it's become commercialised.

In a 2013 interview with Paul Sinclair for Super Deluxe Edition, Datchler said how he felt the song was "a bit of a heavy subject for a pop single".

[3] A music video was filmed to promote the single, which features Datchler performing the song, interspersed with effects and scenes relating to the lyrics.

[6] Bob Eborall of the Ealing Leader considered the song "a tuneful, pleading track" which "could score [Datchler a hit]".