Draft:King of Suede

"King of Suede"
"King of Suede"
Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic
from the album "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D
B-side	"Nature Trail to Hell" "Midnight Star (Japan)";
Released	April 1984
Genre	Comedy • Rock
Length	4:13
Label	Rock n' Roll • Scotti Brothers
Songwriter(s)	Gordon Summer • "Weird Al" Yankovic

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Declined by SafariScribe 3 months ago. Last edited by Newtatoryd222 3 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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"King of Suede" is a song by the American musician "Weird Al" Yankovic.

Background

Yankovic said that when writing the lyrics of the parody, he went to a couple of suede stores.^[1]

Track listing

US 7" single^[2]

"King of Suede" - 4:16
"Nature Trail to Hell" - 5:57

Japan 7" Single^[3]

"King of Suede" - 4:16
"Midnight Star" - 4:36

Credits and personnel

According to the liner notes of In 3-D^[4] and Ask Al^[5]

"Weird Al” Yankovic – arranger, lyricist, background vocals
Rick Derringer – producer, background vocals
Sting – composer
Tony Papa – engineer, mixing engineer
Pat Regan – keyboards

Charts


Chart	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	62

References

^ "Permanent Record: Al In The Box". dmdb.org. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
^ "King of Suede" (7" Single Liner Notes) United States: Rock 'N' Roll Records – ZS4 04451
^ "King of Suede" (7" Single Liner Notes) Japan: Rock 'N' Roll Records – 7Y0063
^ "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D (LP liner notes). "Weird Al" Yankovic. Rock 'n' Roll. 1984. BFZ 39221.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Yankovic, Weird Al. "Ask Al". "Weird Al" Yankovic. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
^ Yankovic, Weird Al. "Awards". "Weird Al" Yankovic. Retrieved 2024-08-01.

[1] "Permanent Record: Al In The Box". dmdb.org. Retrieved 2024-08-01.

[2] "King of Suede" (7" Single Liner Notes) United States: Rock 'N' Roll Records – ZS4 04451

[:0-3] "King of Suede" (7" Single Liner Notes) Japan: Rock 'N' Roll Records – 7Y0063

[4] "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D (LP liner notes). "Weird Al" Yankovic. Rock 'n' Roll. 1984. BFZ 39221.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[5] Yankovic, Weird Al. "Ask Al". "Weird Al" Yankovic. Retrieved 2024-08-01.

[6] Yankovic, Weird Al. "Awards". "Weird Al" Yankovic. Retrieved 2024-08-01.

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