| "Cowboy" | ||||
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| Single by Kid Rock | ||||
| from the album Devil Without a Cause | ||||
| Released | October 19, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Temper Mill Studios, Detroit, Michigan | |||
| Genre | Rap rock, Southern rock | |||
| Length | 4:17 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Writer(s) | R. J. Ritchie, M. Shafer, J. Trombly, J. Travis | |||
| Producer | John Travis, Kid Rock | |||
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"Cowboy" is a single by Kid Rock from his album Devil Without a Cause.
He describes the song as "Lynyrd Skynyrd meets Run-D.M.C.." The song is a genre all to itself fusing elements of rap, folk and southern rock. The song contains samples of The Allman Brothers "Midnight Rider" and the piano break of the Doors "L.A. Woman", during which, in the video, Joe C. and Gary Coleman duel it out while porn star Ron Jeremy rocks the piano.
The song was about how Kid Rock had foreseen his move to Hollywood to become a star. "Cowboy" peaked at 82 on the Billboard Hot 100, 34 on The Top 40, 5 on Mainstream Rock Chart, and 10 on the Modern Rock charts. The song is used as the walk-in music for UFC fighter Donald Cerrone. This song was used for the first promotional commercial for WrestleMania XXV. An instrumental version of this song was used by Jeff Jarrett in WCW .
In 2000, Kid Rock and the Neptunes made a rap single version of the song. There was also a live version released on the "American Bad Ass" single in 2000.
Cledus T. Judd parodied the song as "Plowboy" on his album Just Another Day in Parodies. Christian parody band ApologetiX recorded a parody called "Choirboy" on their album Spoofernatural.
Country singers Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean as well as former Kid Rock DJ Uncle Kracker have performed the song in concert.
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| British Singles Chart | 36 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 82 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 34 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 52 |
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