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"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

"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. An instrumental version of this song was used by Jeff Jarrett in WCW

In 2000 Kid Rock and the Neptune's made a rap single version of the song. There was a live version released on the American Bad Ass single in 2000 as well.

[edit] Parodies

Cledus T. Judd parodied the song as "Plowboy" on his album Just Another Day in Parodies

Christian parody band Apologetix did a parody called "Choirboy" on their compilation album New & Used Hits (The Best of ApologetiX Vol 1 & 2)

[edit] Cover versions

Country singer Kenny Chesney and former Kid Rock DJ Uncle Kracker have covered the song in concert.

[edit] Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	36
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	82
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	10
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	5
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	34