Question: when did the song the joker come out?
Answer: October 1973, 1973

'' The Joker '' Cover of the 1973 single Single by Steve Miller Band from the album The Joker B - side '' ' see track listings ' '' Released October 1973 Format 7 '' Single , 12 '' single , Cassette single ( Original Releases ) , CD single and Digital download ( Post Releases ) . Genre Rock , blues rock , southern rock Length 4 : 26 ( Album version ) ; 3 : 35 ( 7 '' version / Radio edit ) and 6 : 20 ( Extended version ) Label Capitol Records ; EMI - Odeon ; London Records , Parlophone Records , EMI Bovema , Odeon Records . Songwriter ( s ) Eddie Curtis , Ahmet Ertegün , Steve Miller Producer ( s ) Steve Miller Steve Miller Band singles chronology '' Fandango '' ( 1972 ) '' The Joker '' ( 1973 ) '' Your Cash Ai n't Nothin ' But Trash '' ( 1974 ) '' Fandango '' ( 1972 ) '' The Joker '' ( 1973 ) '' Your Cash Ai n't Nothin ' But Trash '' ( 1974 ) '' Take the Money and Run '' / '' The Joker '' ( 1983 , double A-side , live ) Cover of the 1983 live single Steve Miller Band singles chronology '' Living in the U.S.A. '' ( live ) ( 1983 ) String Module Error : Match not found1983 '' Take the Money and Run '' ( live ) / '' The Joker '' ( live ) ( 1983 ) String Module Error : Match not found1983 '' Shangri - La '' ( 1984 ) Shangri - La1984 '' The Joker '' ( 1990 , reissue ) Cover of the 1990 reissue Steve Miller Band singles chronology '' Ya Ya '' ( 1988 ) Ya Ya1988 '' The Joker '' ( 1990 ) The Joker1990 '' Wide River '' ( 1993 ) Wide River1993