The Joker (Steve Miller Band song)

"The Joker"
Single by Steve Miller Band
from the album The Joker
B-side"Something to Believe In"
ReleasedOctober 1973[1]
RecordedAugust 1973
StudioCapitol (Hollywood)[2]
Genre
Length
  • 4:26 (album version)
  • 3:36 (single version)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve Miller
Steve Miller Band singles chronology
"Fandango"
(1972)
"The Joker"
(1973)
"Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash"
(1974)
"Take the Money and Run"/"The Joker" (1983, double A-side, live)
Steve Miller Band singles chronology
"Living in the U.S.A." (live)"
(1983)
"Take the Money and Run" (live)/"The Joker" (live)"
(1983)
"Shangri-La"
(1984)
Steve Miller Band singles chronology
"Ya Ya"
(1988)
"The Joker"
(1990)
"Wide River"
(1993)

"The Joker" is a 1973 song by Steve Miller Band and is the title track to their eighth studio album The Joker. It went to number 1 in the United States and number 2 in Canada on its first release and in 1990 it topped the single charts in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the Netherlands and made number 2 in Norway after it used in a Levi's ad. It was covered by Fatboy Slim in 2005 and made number 32 in the United Kingdom and number 29 in Ireland.

  1. Dio, Ray (October 20, 1990). "Raydio" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 42. p. 25. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  2. Nichols, Paul (December 26, 2014). "The Joker". prsformusic.com. PRS for Music. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

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