"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 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" 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

‹See Tfd›
Region Certification Certified 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
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[10] 2× Platinum 16,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References