Katmandu (song)

"Katmandu"
Single by Bob Seger
from the album Beautiful Loser
B-side"Nutbush City Limits"
Released1975
GenreRock
Length6:09
3:16 (single edit)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Bob Seger
Producer(s)Bob Seger and Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
Bob Seger singles chronology
"Beautiful Loser"
(1975)
"Katmandu"
(1975)
"Nutbush City Limits"
(1976)

"Katmandu" is a song written and recorded by American rock artist Bob Seger. It was initially released on his 1975 studio album Beautiful Loser, which became the first of ten consecutive platinum albums for Seger.[1] The song was later featured on his live album Live Bullet. The single edit reached number 43 on the US Top 40, becoming Seger's most successful single since "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man".[2] The song was featured in the soundtracks of the 1985 film Mask, the 16th episode of Freaks and Geeks, the tenth episode of the eighth season of Supernatural, and in the 2009 documentary Journey to Everest.

  1. ^ "Bob Seger Highlights". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Inc. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Pop Songs: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 218.