Conquistador (Procol Harum song)

"Conquistador"
Song by Procol Harum
from the album Procol Harum
ReleasedSeptember 1967 (1967-09)
RecordedJune 1967
StudioOlympic, London
GenrePsychedelic rock
Length2:42 (original album version) 4:14 ("Live" hit version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Denny Cordell

"Conquistador" is a song by the English rock band Procol Harum. Written by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid, it originally appeared on the band's 1967 self-titled debut album. It was later released as a single from the band's 1972 live album Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. It is one of the band's most famous and popular songs and their third Top 40 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (after 1967's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and "Homburg"), peaking at number 16.