King of New Orleans
{{Infobox song
| name = King of New Orleans
| cover = King of New Orleans.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Better Than Ezra
| album = Friction, Baby
| released = September 17, 1996
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| genre = Alternative rock
| length =
| label = Elektra Records
| writer = Kevin Griffin
| producer =
| prev_title = Rosealia
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Desperately Wanting
| next_year = 1996
}}
"King of New Orleans" is the lead single from the 1996 Better Than Ezra studio album Friction, Baby. It was released as a commercial single in 1996.
Reception
"King of New Orleans" spent seventeen weeks on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at No. 5.{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=better than ezra|chart=Alternative Songs}} |title=Better Than Ezra Song Chart History: Alternative Songs |work=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=2011-04-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/628q51XQN?url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/Rihanna/chart-history/658897?f=793&g=Singles |archivedate=2011-10-02 }} The single also reached No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart.
Chart performance
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!Chart (1996) !Peak |
| align="left"|Canada Alternative 30 (RPM){{cite magazine |date= |title=Rock/Alternative -Volume 64, No. 7, September 30 1996 |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9925&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9925.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9925 |access-date=2024-01-07 |magazine=RPM |accessdate=}}
|align="center"|3 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[http://www.billboard.com/charts/1995-09-16/alternative-songs Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks - Better Than Ezra - "In the Blood"]. Billboard.com. Retrieved on June 17, 2009.
|align="center"|5 |
| U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=better than ezra|chart=Mainstream Rock Tracks}} Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - Better Than Ezra - "In the Blood"]. Billboard.com. Retrieved on June 17, 2009.
|align="center"|7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay
|align="center"|62 |
References
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Category:Better Than Ezra songs
Category:Songs written by Kevin Griffin
Category:Elektra Records singles
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