Kid Charlemagne

"Kid Charlemagne"
The cover of the "Kid Charlemagne" single features Fagen (top) and Becker (bottom)
Single by Steely Dan
from the album The Royal Scam
B-side"Green Earrings"
ReleasedJune 1976
Genre
Length4:38 (album version)
3:56 (single version)
LabelABC
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gary Katz
Steely Dan singles chronology
"Bad Sneakers"
(1975)
"Kid Charlemagne"
(1976)
"The Fez"
(1976)
Official audio
"Kid Charlemagne" on YouTube

"Kid Charlemagne" is a song by American rock band Steely Dan, released in 1976 as the opening track on their album The Royal Scam. An edited version was released as a single, reaching number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100. Larry Carlton's guitar solo on the song was ranked #80 in a 2008 list of the 100 greatest guitar solos by Rolling Stone.