It's Good to Be King (song)
| "It's Good to Be King" | ||||
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| Single by Tom Petty | ||||
| from the album Wildflowers | ||||
| Released | 1995 as a single, 1994 on the album | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, folk rock[1] | |||
| Length | 5:10 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Petty | |||
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |||
| Tom Petty singles chronology | ||||
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It's Good to Be King is a song by American rock singer/songwriter Tom Petty, from his 1994 album Wildflowers. In 1995, it was released as the third single from the album. It charted at #68[2] on the Billboard Hot 100, and at #6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[3]
Review[]
On Allmusic, reviewer Matthew Greenwald wrote about the song "One if the most self-effacing and personal songs to reach the Top Ten charts in the 1990s, It's Good to Be King deals with the phenomenon of rock & roll stardom." He described the song's melody as "elegant and folk-rock-ish", and also buttressed by a Michael Kamen string arrangement that he described as "absolutely stunning".[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "It's Good to Be King - Tom Petty | Song Info". AllMusic.
- ^ Rock, the AP before co-founding Something Else! Nick is now associate editor of Ultimate Classic (November 19, 2013). "Almost Hits: Tom Petty, "It's Good To Be King" (1995)".
- ^ "All of Tom Petty's Record 28 Mainstream Rock Songs Top 10s". www.billboard.com.
Categories:
- 1994 songs
- Songs written by Tom Petty
- Tom Petty songs