The Cover of "Rolling Stone"

"The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'"
Single by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
from the album Sloppy Seconds
B-side	"Queen of the Silver Dollar"
Released	October 26, 1972[1]
Recorded	1972
Genre	Skiffle, pop rock, country rock,[2] comedy
Length	2:53
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Shel Silverstein
Producer(s)	Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show singles chronology
"Carry Me, Carrie" (1972) "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" (1972) "Roland the Roadie and Gertrude the Groupie" (1973)

"The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" is a song written by Shel Silverstein and first recorded by American rock group Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. Produced by Ron Haffkine and released in 1972, it was the band's third single and peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. pop chart for two weeks on March 17–24, 1973. The song satirically laments that the band had not appeared on the cover of the Rolling Stone, a magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. The song's success led to the band appearing on the cover of the March 1973 issue of Rolling Stone , albeit in caricature.