It's Good to Be King (song)
| "It's Good to Be King" | ||||
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| Single by Tom Petty | ||||
| from the album Wildflowers | ||||
| Released | 1995 as a single, 1994 on the album | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, folk rock | |||
| Length | 5:10 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Petty | |||
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |||
| Tom Petty singles chronology | ||||
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"It's Good to Be King" is a song by American rock singer-songwriter Tom Petty, released as the third single from his 1994 album Wildflowers. It peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
Review
On AllMusic, reviewer Matthew Greenwald wrote about the song, "One if [sic] the most self-effacing and personal songs to reach the Top Ten charts in the 1990s, "It's Good to Be King" deals with the phenomenon of rock & roll stardom." He described the song's melody as "elegant and folk-rock-ish", and "buttressed" by a Michael Kamen string arrangement that he described as "absolutely stunning".
Personnel
- Tom Petty – lead & harmony vocals, electric guitar
- Mike Campbell – electric & bass guitar
- Benmont Tench – piano
- Howie Epstein – harmony vocals
- Steve Ferrone – drums
Additional musicians