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)
  • Eddie Curtis
  • Ahmet Ertegun
  • Steve Miller
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.

Track listings

7-inch single (1973)

  1. "The Joker" – 3:36
  2. "Something to Believe In" – 4:40

7-inch single (1983 – live version)

  1. "The Joker" (live) – 2:55
  2. "Take the Money and Run" (live) – 3:49

7-inch single (1990)

  1. "The Joker" (single version) – 3:34
  2. "Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around" – 2:27

12-inch maxi (1990)

  1. "The Joker" (LP version) – 4:22
  2. "Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around" – 2:27
  3. "Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma" – 5:39

CD maxi (1990)

  1. "The Joker" (single version) – 3:34
  2. "Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around" – 2:27
  3. "Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma" – 3:33
  4. "Living in the U.S.A." – 3:59

References

  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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