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Kings and Queens (Aerosmith song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = Kings and Queens

| cover = Kings and Queens cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Aerosmith

| album = Draw the Line

| B-side = Critical Mass

| released =

| recorded = JuneOctober 1977

| studio = Cenacle, Armonk, New York & Record Plant, New York City

| venue =

| genre =

| length =

| label = Columbia

| writer =

| producer = Jack Douglas, Aerosmith

| prev_title = Draw the Line

| prev_year = 1977

| next_title = Get It Up

| next_year = 1978

}}

"'Kings and Queens'" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, and Jack Douglas, their producer, who helped the band write many of the songs on 'Draw the Line'. Douglas also played the mandolin featured in the song. The song first appeared on the album 'Draw the Line' in December 1977 and was released as a single on February 21, 1978. The song was also used as a B-side to Aerosmith's version of The Beatles' "Come Together", released to promote the 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' film and soundtrack.

Lyrical meaning



Steven Tyler said of "Kings and Queens" in the liner notes to 'Pandora's Box':

Reception



'Cash Box' said it has "a big production, driving beat and cymbal work, tight vocals, guitars and a piano-bass interlude."

Charts



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!scope="col"|Chart (1978)

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position

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|Canada ('RPM'100 Top Singles)

|style="text-align:center;"|76

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|US 'Billboard' Hot 100

|style="text-align:center;"|70

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|}

In concert



The song was a staple of Aerosmith concerts in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and was included on the album 'Classics Live!'. This version was also included on 'Pandora's Box.' The band brought the song back into the set list during shows in Providence, Rhode Island and Anaheim, California in 2005 and 2006 on the Rockin' the Joint Tour, and in So Paulo, Brazil and Slvesborg, Sweden in 2010 on the Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock Tour. It was played during the 2014 Jones Beach show. The band usually performs 'Draw the Line's other single, the title track, which has become a live staple as of late.

Covers and other versions



The song was included on the albums 'Aerosmith's Greatest Hits' in 1980 and 'Greatest Hits 19731988' in 2004, but was considerably edited, with many of the guitar parts removed. This edited version is sometimes heard on radio, although many rock stations do play the full version.

"Kings and Queens" is a master track in the game 'Guitar Hero: Aerosmith' and is unlocked upon beating the last song, "Train Kept A-Rollin".

Glenn Hughes recorded a version of the song in 2011.

References



Category:1977 songs

Category:1978 singles

Category:Aerosmith songs

Category:Columbia Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Jack Douglas (record producer)

Category:Songs written by Brad Whitford

Category:Songs written by Jack Douglas (record producer)

Category:Songs written by Joey Kramer

Category:Songs written by Steven Tyler

Category:Songs written by Tom Hamilton (musician)

Category:American heavy metal songs

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