King of the Rodeo

{{Short description|2005 single by Kings of Leon}}

{{About|the song|the 1920s rodeo promoter|Tex Austin}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = King of the Rodeo

| cover = KOL-King_of_the_Rodeo.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Kings of Leon

| album = Aha Shake Heartbreak

| B-side = {{ubl|"Taper Jean Girl"|"Soft"}}

| released = {{start date|2005|4|11}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=April 9, 2005}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 2:25

| label = Handmedown

| writer = Kings of Leon

| producer = Ethan Johns, Angelo Petraglia

| prev_title = Four Kicks

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = On Call

| next_year = 2007

| misc =

}}

"King of the Rodeo" is the third single taken from Kings of Leon's second album, Aha Shake Heartbreak. It was released in April 2005 and charted at number 41 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

All songs were written by Kings of Leon except where noted.

CD single

  1. "King of the Rodeo" – 2:25
  2. "Taper Jean Girl" (live in Belgium) – 3:13
  3. "Molly's Chambers" (live in Belgium) (Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Angelo Petraglia) - 2:40
  4. "King of the Rodeo" (video) - 3:10

7-inch vinyl

  1. "King of the Rodeo" – 2:25
  2. "Soft" – 3:02

Covers

The song has been covered by the Bamboos with Megan Washington.

References

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