Speed King
| "Speed King" | ||||
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Dutch release picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Deep Purple | ||||
| from the album Deep Purple in Rock | ||||
| B-side | "Into the Fire" | |||
| Released | May 1970 | |||
| Recorded | January 1970 | |||
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| Length | 5:55 | |||
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| Producer | Deep Purple | |||
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"Speed King" is a song by the English rock band Deep Purple, from their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock. The song has been cited as an influence in the development of speed metal.
Although released as B-side to the "Black Night" single in the United Kingdom and many other countries, "Speed King" was released as a single in its own right in The Netherlands and Germany, ahead of the Deep Purple In Rock album.