<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> `` The Joker '' </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Cover of the 1973 single </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Single by Steve Miller Band </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> from the album The Joker </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> B - side </Th> <Td> `` ' see track listings ' '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> October 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Format </Th> <Td> 7 '' Single , 12 '' single , Cassette single ( Original Releases ) , CD single and Digital download ( Post Releases ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Rock , blues rock , southern rock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 4 : 26 ( Album version ) ; 3 : 35 ( 7 '' version / Radio edit ) and 6 : 20 ( Extended version ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Capitol Records ; EMI - Odeon ; London Records , Parlophone Records , EMI Bovema , Odeon Records . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter ( s ) </Th> <Td> Eddie Curtis , Ahmet Ertegün , Steve Miller </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> Steve Miller </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Steve Miller Band singles chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> `` Fandango '' ( 1972 ) </Td> <Td> `` The Joker '' ( 1973 ) </Td> <Td> `` Your Cash Ai n't Nothin ' But Trash '' ( 1974 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> `` Fandango '' ( 1972 ) </Td> <Td> `` The Joker '' ( 1973 ) </Td> <Td> `` Your Cash Ai n't Nothin ' But Trash '' ( 1974 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> `` Take the Money and Run '' / `` The Joker '' ( 1983 , double A-side , live ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Cover of the 1983 live single </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Steve Miller Band singles chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> `` Living in the U.S.A. '' ( live ) ( 1983 ) String Module Error : Match not found1983 </Td> <Td> `` Take the Money and Run '' ( live ) / `` The Joker '' ( live ) ( 1983 ) String Module Error : Match not found1983 </Td> <Td> `` Shangri - La '' ( 1984 ) Shangri - La1984 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> `` The Joker '' ( 1990 , reissue ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Cover of the 1990 reissue </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Steve Miller Band singles chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> `` Ya Ya '' ( 1988 ) Ya Ya1988 </Td> <Td> `` The Joker '' ( 1990 ) The Joker1990 </Td> <Td> `` Wide River '' ( 1993 ) Wide River1993 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did the song the joker come out
October 1973