Katmandu (song)

"Katmandu" is a song written and recorded by American rock artist Bob Seger. It was initially released on his 1975 studio album Beautiful Loser, which became the first of ten consecutive platinum albums for Seger.^[1] The song was later featured on his live album Live Bullet. The single edit reached number 43 on the US Top 40, becoming Seger's most successful single since "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man".^[2] The song was featured in the soundtrack to the 1985 film Mask starring Cher and Eric Stoltz. The song was also featured as a part of the soundtrack in the 16th episode of the television series Freaks and Geeks. It also appeared in the tenth episode on the eighth season of the television series Supernatural.

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The song refers to the city Kathmandu, the capital of the republic of Nepal, although there is no evidence that Seger ever actually went to Kathmandu. After the Nepali earthquake of 2015, Seger said his "heart went out" to the city.

Chart performance

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Top Singles	57
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	43

References

↑ "Bob Seger Highlights". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Inc. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Pop Songs: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 218.

Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Bob Seger Craig Frost Chris Campbell Alto Reed Drew Abbott Charlie Allen Martin Dave Teegarden Rick Manasa Robyn Robbins Dawayne Bailey
The Bob Seger System albums	Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (1969) Noah (1969) Mongrel (1970)
Bob Seger solo albums	Brand New Morning (1971) Smokin' O.P.'s (1972) Back in '72 (1973) Seven (1974) Beautiful Loser (1975) Face the Promise (2006) Ride Out (2014)
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band albums	Night Moves (1976) Stranger in Town (1978) Against the Wind (1980) The Distance (1982) Like a Rock (1986) The Fire Inside (1991) It's a Mystery (1995)
Live albums	Live Bullet (1976) Nine Tonight (1981)
Compilations	The Bob Seger Collection (1979) Greatest Hits (1994) Greatest Hits 2 (2003) Early Seger Vol. 1 (2009) Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets (2011)
Singles	"The Lonely One" (1961) "TGIF" (1965) "Ballad of the Yellow Beret" (1966) "East Side Story" (1966) "Sock It to Me Santa" (1966) "Persecution Smith" (1966) "Vagrant Winter" (1967) "Heavy Music" (1967) "2 + 2 = ?" (1968) "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" (1969) "Ivory" (1969) "Noah" (1969) "Innervenus Eyes" (1969) "Lucifer" (1970) "Lookin' Back" (1971) "If I Were a Carpenter" (1972) "Who Do You Love" (1972) "Midnight Rider" (1973) "Turn the Page" (1973) "Back in '72" / "Rosalie" (1973) Need Ya / Seen Alot of Floors (1973) "UMC (Upper Middle Class)" (1974) "Get Out of Denver" (1974) "Beautiful Loser" (1975) "Katmandu" (1975) "Nutbush City Limits" (live) (1976) "Travelin' Man" (1976) "Night Moves" (1976) "Mainstreet" (1976) "Rock and Roll Never Forgets" (1976) "The Fire Down Below" (1977) "Sunspot Baby" (1977) "Hollywood Nights" (1978) "We've Got Tonite" (1978) "Still the Same" (1978) "Old Time Rock and Roll" (1979) "Fire Lake" (1980) "Against the Wind" (1980) "You'll Accomp'ny Me" (1980) "The Horizontal Bop" (1980) "Her Strut" (1980) "Tryin' to Live My Life Without You" (1981) "Feel Like a Number" (live) (1981) "Hollywood Nights" (live) (1981) "We've Got Tonite" (live) (1982) "Shame on the Moon" (1982) "Even Now" (1983) "Roll Me Away" (1983) "Understanding" (1984) "American Storm" / "Fortunate Son" (1986) "Like a Rock" (1986) "It's You" (1986) "Miami" (1986) "Shakedown" (1987) "Blue Monday" (1989) "Take a Chance" (1991) "The Real Love" (1991) "The Fire Inside" (radio edit) (1991) "In Your Time" (1994) "C'est La Vie" / "Night Moves" (1994) "Lock and Load" (rock mix) (1995) "Manhattan" (1995) "Hands in the Air" (1996) "Chances Are" (with Martina McBride) (1998) "Landing in London" (with 3 Doors Down) (2005) "Wait for Me" (2006) "Wreck This Heart" (2006) "Downtown Train" (2011) "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey (Going Back to Birmingham)" (2011) "Detroit Made" (2014) "You Take Me In" (2014) "Glenn Song" (2017)
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