Lola Montez (song)

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"Lola Montez"
Lola Montez (Volbeat).jpg
Single by Volbeat
from the album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
Released14 June 2013
Length
  • 4:28 (album version)
  • 3:57 (radio edit)
Label Republic
Songwriter(s) Michael Poulsen
Producer(s)
Volbeat singles chronology
"The Hangman's Body Count"
(2013)
"Lola Montez"
(2013)
"The Nameless One"
(2013)

"Lola Montez" is a song by Danish rock band Volbeat. The song was released as the third single from the band's fifth studio album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies . The song is about the famous dancer and Countess of Landsfeld, Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, with the lyrics referencing the spider dance and an incident with Henry Seekamp.

Contents

"Lola Montez" is the band's second straight single, and fourth overall, to peak at number one on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart in the United States.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Lola Montez" (radio edit)3:57

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [1] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [2] 84
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 35
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [4] 16

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [5] 2× Platinum60,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [6] Platinum80,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [7] Platinum90,000
Germany (BVMI) [8] Platinum300,000
United States (RIAA) [9] Gold500,000
Streaming
Sweden (GLF) [10] 2× Platinum16,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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