The Joker (Steve Miller Band song)

"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.

"The Joker"
Single by Steve Miller Band
from The Joker"
B-side	"Something to Believe In"
Released	October 1973
Recorded	August 1973
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Rock blues rock psychedelic rock
Length	4:26 (album version) 3:36 (single version)
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Eddie Curtis Ahmet Ertegun Steve Miller
Producer(s)	Steve Miller
Steve Miller Band singles chronology
""Fandango" (1972) The Joker ""Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash" (1974)
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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