King of Rock and Roll (song)

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"King of Rock and Roll"
Single by Dio
from the album Sacred Heart
B-side	"Sacred Heart"
Released	1986
Recorded	1985 Rumbo Studios, Los Angeles, California, US
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	3:49
Label	Vertigo
Songwriter(s)	Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
Producer(s)	Ronnie James Dio
Dio singles chronology
"Dio Live" (1985) "King of Rock and Roll" (1986) "I Could Have Been a Dreamer" (1987)

"King of Rock and Roll" is the first track and third single released from heavy metal band Dio's 1985 LP, Sacred Heart. The band's ninth single, it was released only in Spain in 1986. The sleeve that the single came in was black and white with the same picture on both the A and B sides. Although the track features crowd noise, it is not a live recording. The noise was dubbed in when the track was recorded in the studio.

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