Show Biz Kids
| "Show Biz Kids" | ||||
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| Single by Steely Dan | ||||
| from the album Countdown to Ecstasy | ||||
| B-side | "Razor Boy" | |||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Genre | Rock, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Writer(s) | Donald Fagen, Walter Becker | |||
| Producer(s) | Gary Katz | |||
| Steely Dan singles chronology | ||||
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"Show Biz Kids" is a song composed by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen and performed by Steely Dan. It was the first single from Steely Dan's 1973 album Countdown to Ecstasy, and reached number 61 in the Billboard charts.[1]
The song features a slide guitar solo by Rick Derringer.
Credits
- Donald Fagen – acoustic and electric pianos, synthesizer, lead vocals
- Walter Becker – electric bass, harmonica, background vocals
- Denny Dias – electric guitar, Stereo Mixmaster General
- Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – electric and pedal steel guitars
- Jim Hodder – drums, percussion, background vocals
- Rick Derringer – slide guitar
Covers
The song was sampled by Super Furry Animals on their 1996 single "The Man Don't Give a Fuck".
The song was also covered by Rickie Lee Jones on her 2000 album It's Like This.
References
- ↑ Steely Dan USA chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
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