The Joker (Steve Miller Band song)
1973 song by Steve Miller Band / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"The Joker" is a song by American rock band Steve Miller Band from their eighth studio album, The Joker (1973). Released as a single in October 1973, the song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1974 and reached the top 20 in Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands.
"The Joker" | ||||
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Single by Steve Miller Band | ||||
from the album The Joker | ||||
B-side | "Something to Believe In" | |||
Released | October 1973 30 July 1990 (UK reissue)[1] | |||
Studio | Capitol (Hollywood)[2] | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
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Label | Capitol | |||
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Producer(s) | Steve Miller | |||
Steve Miller Band singles chronology | ||||
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"The Joker" on YouTube | ||||
"Take the Money and Run"/"The Joker" (1983, double A-side, live) | ||||
![]() Cover of the 1983 live single | ||||
Steve Miller Band singles chronology | ||||
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Steve Miller Band singles chronology | ||||
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More than 16 years later, in September 1990, "The Joker" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks after being used in "Great Deal", a television advertisement for clothing company Levi's, and caused controversy for keeping Deee-Lite's "Groove Is in the Heart" off the number-one spot. This reissue of "The Joker" also topped the Irish Singles Chart, the New Zealand Singles Chart, the Dutch Nationale Top 100, and the Dutch Top 40.