"Lola Montez" | ||||
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Single by Volbeat | ||||
from the album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies | ||||
Released | 14 June 2013 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
Length |
4:28 (album version) 3:57 (radio edit) |
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Label | Republic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Michael Poulsen | |||
Producer(s) | Rob Caggiano, Volbeat, Jacob Hansen | |||
Volbeat singles chronology | ||||
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"Lola Montez" is a song by Danish heavy metal band Volbeat. The song was released as the third single from the band's fifth studio album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies. The song is about the famous dancer and Countess of Landsfeld, Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, with the lyrics referencing the spider dance and an incident with Henry Seekamp.
"Lola Montez" is the band's second straight single to peak at number one on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart in the United States.