Lola Montez (song)

"Lola Montez"
Single by Volbeat
from the album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
Released	14 June 2013
Length	4:28 (album version) 3:57 (radio edit)
Label	Republic
Songwriter(s)	Michael Poulsen
Producer(s)	Rob Caggiano Volbeat Jacob Hansen
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.	Title	Length
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	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

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.
9. "American single certifications – Volbeat – Lola Montez". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
10. "Volbeat – Lola Montez" (in Swedish). Grammofonleverantörernas förening. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.