Stuck in the Middle

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"Stuck in the Middle With You" is a song by Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty and performed by their band Stealers Wheel. The song was released on their 1972 self-titled debut album Stealers Wheel.^[1] The single sold over one million copies, eventually peaking in 1973 at #6 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and #8 in the UK pop charts.

The song is notorious for being used during a gruesome scene in the film Reservoir Dogs, in which Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen) cuts off the ear of tied up police officer Marvin Nash (Kirk Baltz).

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Jeff Healey recorded a cover version of Stuck in the Middle With You in 1995. Juice Newton also covered the song twice: once in 1985 on her album "Old Flame" and re-recorded it in 2004 for her "Collection" CD. Susanna Hoffs covered the song on her eponymous 1996 release. British singer Louise Redknapp also recorded a cover version, which reached #4 in the UK in 2001. ^[2] The Ranch, a short-lived country band fronted by Keith Urban, recorded the song for a re-release of their 1997 self-titled debut. Canadian singer Sylvain Cossette recorded a cover version of this song in 2007 on his album "70's".

Serbian hard rock band Cactus Jack recorded a version on their live cover album DisCover in 2002. The song (retitled "Stuck in the Metal") was covered by Eagles of Death Metal on their 2004 album Peace, Love, Death Metal. The band Lazlo Bane, known for the theme song for Scrubs, "Superman", recorded a version on their CD Guilty Pleasures. It was also covered by Michael Bublé, David Love, Da Vinci's Notebook and Country duo Hometown News. Roger Clyne of Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers has performed an acoustic version in solo shows. Most recently, Colin James recorded a cover as a bonus track on his 2009 album Rooftops and Satellites.

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