Cowboy (song)

"Cowboy"
Single by Kid Rock
from the album Devil Without a Cause
Released	October 19, 1999
Recorded	Temper Mill Studios, Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Rap rock, Southern rock
Length	4:17
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	R. J. Ritchie, M. Shafer, J. Trombly, J. Travis
Producer	John Travis, Kid Rock
Kid Rock singles chronology
"Bawitdaba" (1999) "Cowboy" (1999) "Wasting Time" (2000)

"Cowboy" is a single by Kid Rock from his album Devil Without a Cause.

He describes the song as "Lynyrd Skynyrd meets Run-D.M.C.." The song is a genre all to itself fusing elements of rap, folk and southern rock. The song contains samples of The Allman Brothers "Midnight Rider" and the piano break of the Doors "L.A. Woman", during which, in the video, Joe C. and Gary Coleman duel it out while porn star Ron Jeremy rocks the piano.

The song was about how Kid Rock had foreseen his move to Hollywood to become a star. "Cowboy" peaked at 82 on the Billboard Hot 100, 34 on The Top 40, 5 on Mainstream Rock Chart, and 10 on the Modern Rock charts. The song is used as the walk-in music for UFC fighter Donald Cerrone. This song was used for the first promotional commercial for WrestleMania XXV. An instrumental version of this song was used by Jeff Jarrett in WCW .

In 2000, Kid Rock and the Neptunes made a rap single version of the song. There was also a live version released on the "American Bad Ass" single in 2000.

Parodies

Cledus T. Judd parodied the song as "Plowboy" on his album Just Another Day in Parodies. Christian parody band ApologetiX recorded a parody called "Choirboy" on their album Spoofernatural.

Cover versions

Country singers Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean as well as former Kid Rock DJ Uncle Kracker have performed the song in concert.

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
British Singles Chart	36
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	82
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	5
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	5
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	34
Australian Singles Chart	52