King of Rock (song)


"King of Rock" is a 1985 single by Run–D.M.C. and the title track from their album King of Rock. It was featured on the video games ', ', , and is a downloadable track on Rock Band 3. The song was sampled for Michael Jackson's song "2 Bad" and was performed by the group at the 1985 Live Aid concert. Eddie Martinez is the song's lead guitarist and appears in the video.
The music video featured Calvert DeForest as a security guard.

Cover versions

In 1996, the song was covered by Institute of Technology for the electro-industrial various artists compilation Operation Beatbox.

Track listing

  1. "King of Rock" – 4:38
  2. "King of Rock " – 4:10
  1. "King of Rock" – 6:15
  2. "King of Rock " – 6:34

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