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 album 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" (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)

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