Take the Money and Run (song)

"Take the Money and Run"
Single by Steve Miller Band
from the album Fly Like an Eagle
Released	April 1976
Genre	Rock
Length	2:50
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Steve Miller
Producer	Steve Miller
Steve Miller Band singles chronology
"The Joker" (1973) "Take the Money and Run" (1976) "Rock'n Me" (1976)

"Take the Money and Run" is a song recorded in 1976 by the Steve Miller Band. A song about two young bandits, it was one of the many hit singles produced by the Steve Miller Band in the 1970s and featured on Fly Like an Eagle. The song peaked at #11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

The two lines "They headed down to, ooh, old El Paso" and "Billie Mack is a detective down in Texas" are followed by claps in a manner similar to "Deep in the Heart of Texas".

The song also shares the same basic chordal structure with Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" and Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London".^{[citation needed]}

The song is about "Billy Joe and Bobby Sue", described in a similar manner to Bonnie and Clyde.

The Song is Available on Rock Band Downloadable Content In the Rock Band Music Store.^{[citation needed]}

Other versions

• Canadian country music singer Julian Austin recorded the song for his 2000 album Back in Your Life. His version peaked at #4 on the RPM country singles chart.
• The song was played by a part time Alabama employee before the 2010 Iron Bowl in reference to Auburn quarterback Cam Newton and the alleged "pay for play" scandal involving his father Cecil. The employee was later fired.