Lola Montez (song)
Lola Montez is a song by Danish rock band Volbeat. It was released on June 14, 2013, as the third single from their fifth studio album, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies. The track runs 4:28 on the album (3:57 for the radio edit) and was released by Republic. It was written by Michael Poulsen and produced by Rob Caggiano, Volbeat, and Jacob Hansen.
The song is about the 19th-century dancer Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, better known as Lola Montez, who became a Countess after a relationship with King Ludwig I of Bavaria. In the lyrics, Volbeat references the "spider dance" and an incident with Henry Seekamp.
Lola Montez reached number one on the US Mainstream Rock chart, making it Volbeat's second straight single and fourth overall to top that chart.
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