Cowboy (Kid Rock song)

Infobox Single
Name = Cowboy


Artist = Kid Rock
from Album = Devil Without a Cause
Released = October 19, 1999
Recorded = Temper Mill Studios Detroit, MI
Genre = Rap rock, southern rock
Length = 4:17
Writer = Kid Rock, Uncle Kracker, James Trombley
Label = Atlantic
Producer = John Travis
Last single = "Bawitdaba" (1999)
This single = "Cowboy" (1999)
Next single = "I Am the Bullgod" (1999)

"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, heavy metal, folk and southern rock. The song contains samples of The Allman Brothers "Midnight Rider" and the piano break of the Doors "L.A. Woman" in which during 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, No 34 on The Top 40, No 5 on Mainstream Rock Chart and No 10 on the Modern Rock charts. This song was featured for the first promotional commercial for WrestleMania XXV.

Versions

*"Cowboy" (Devil Without a Cause) - 4:17
*"Cowboy" (Devil Without a Cause Clean) - 4:17
*"Cowboy" ("American Bad Ass" single-live) - 5:12
*"Cowboy" (Neptune's Remix) - 4:47
*"Cowboy" (U.K. Edit) - 4:07
*"Cowboy" Intro-Cowboy ('Live' Trucker) - 7:58
*"Cowboy" Intro-Cowboy ('Live' Trucker Clean) - 7:58