Lola Montez (song)

"Lola Montez" is a song by Danish rock band Volbeat. The song was released as the third single from the band's fifth studio album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies. The song is about the famous dancer and Countess of Landsfeld, Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, with the lyrics referencing the spider dance and an incident with Henry Seekamp.

"Lola Montez"
Single by Volbeat
from the album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
Released14 June 2013
Length
  • 4:28 (album version)
  • 3:57 (radio edit)
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)Michael Poulsen
Producer(s)
Volbeat singles chronology
"The Hangman's Body Count"
(2013)		 "Lola Montez"
(2013)		 "The Nameless One"
(2013)

"Lola Montez" is the band's second straight single, and fourth overall, to peak at number one on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart in the United States.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Lola Montez" (radio edit)3:57

Charts
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[1] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[2] 84
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[3] 35
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[4] 16

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[5] Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[6] Gold 40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[7] Platinum 90,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[8] Platinum 300,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Volbeat Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. "Volbeat – Lola Montez" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. "Volbeat Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. "Volbeat Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  5. "Austrian single certifications – Volbeat – Lola Montez" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  6. "Canadian single certifications – Volbeat – Lola Montez". Music Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  7. "Danish single certifications – Volbeat – Lola Montez". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  8. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Volbeat; 'Lola Montez')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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