The Joker

1973 Steve Miller Band song
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The Joker

Summary

The Joker is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (965 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Joker's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • The Joker's composer is recorded as Eddie Curtis[4].
  • The Joker's composer is recorded as Ahmet Ertegün[5].
  • The Joker's composer is recorded as Steve Miller[6].
  • The Joker's genre is rock music[7].
  • The Joker was followed by Don't Let the Man Get You Down[8].
  • The Joker was followed by Take the Money and Run[9].
  • The Joker was produced by Steve Miller[10].
  • The Joker was performed by Steve Miller Band[11].
  • The Joker's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[12].
  • The Joker is part of The Joker[13].
  • The Joker's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • The Joker was published on October 1973[15].
  • The Joker's lyricist is recorded as Steve Miller Band[16].
  • The Joker's official website is recorded as http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-joker-lyrics-fatboy-slim.html[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1da9d308-1777-3eef-ba78-0dc9bf995a9a[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Joker was Steve Miller Band[11]. It was produced by Steve Miller[10].

Publication

The Joker was released on October 1973[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is rock music[7]. It is part of it[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Successors include Don't Let the Man Get You Down[8] and Take the Money and Run[9].

Why It Matters

The Joker ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (965 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Steve Miller Band
    Official website http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-joker-lyrics-fatboy-slim.html
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