King Tut (song)

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"King Tut"
Martin King Tut.jpg
Single by Steve Martin
and the Toot Uncommons
from the album A Wild and Crazy Guy
B-side
  • "Sally Goodin"
  • "Hoedown At Alice's"
  • "Excuse Me"
ReleasedApril 28, 1978 (1978-04-28)
Genre
Length2:10 (Single Version) 3:40 (Album Version)
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Steve Martin
Producer(s) William E. McEuen
Steve Martin singles chronology
"Grandmother's Song"
(1977)
"King Tut"
(1978)
"Cruel Shoes"
(1979)

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