The King of Rock 'n' Roll

For other uses, see King of Rock and Roll (disambiguation).
"The King of Rock 'n' Roll"
Single by Prefab Sprout
from the album From Langley Park to Memphis
B-side"Moving the River"
ReleasedMarch 1988 (1988-03)
Genre
Length4:26
LabelKitchenware
Songwriter(s)Paddy McAloon
Producer(s)Thomas Dolby
Prefab Sprout singles chronology
"Cars and Girls"
(1988) 		"The King of Rock 'n' Roll"
(1988) 		"Hey Manhattan!"
(1988)

"The King of Rock 'n' Roll" is a single by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released by Kitchenware Records in March 1988. It was the second single taken from their album of that year, From Langley Park to Memphis. It remains the band's biggest chart success in their native UK, reaching number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, where it spent 11 weeks.[1]

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 433. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.