King Without a Crown (Matisyahu song)

"King Without a Crown"
Single by Matisyahu
from the album Shake Off the Dust... Arise and Youth
Released	2005
Format	Vinyl, CD single
Recorded	2004
Genre	Reggae, alternative, reggae fusion
Length	5:19 (Shake Off the Dust... Arise version) 4:48 (Live at Stubb's version) 3:42 (Youth version)
Label	JDub
Producer(s)	Michael Caplan, Angelo Montrone, Jacob Harris
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Matisyahu singles chronology
"King Without a Crown" (2005) "Youth" (2006)

"King Without a Crown" is a song by Hasidic reggae singer Matisyahu. The song was originally from his 2004 debut studio album Shake off the Dust... Arise and then a shorter edited version was released as an official single in late 2005 in support of his second studio album, Youth. A live version of the song also appeared on his album Live at Stubb's (in Austin, Texas). The live version from Austin is the radio version. The song hit #28 on the Billboard Hot 100^[1] and #7 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, making it Matisyahu's biggest hit of his career. On some limited editions of Youth and on the "King Without a Crown" three-track EP, there is a bonus track of "King Without a Crown" remixed by Mike D of the Beastie Boys. Along with the song "Youth", "King Without a Crown" is different from other songs on the album Youth, in that it has a lengthy guitar solo more in the spirit of rock than of reggae. "King Without a Crown" was also played in the movie Knocked Up.

Charts

Chart (2005–2006)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	28
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	7
U.S. Billboard Pop Songs	37

References

1. "Matisyahu". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-02-15.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics