"Joey Killer" is a song written and recorded by Magnus Uggla for his 1986 studio album Den döende dandyn.
The song's lyrics depict an era where heavy metal had become popular, and shows a typical "metalhead" trying to act tough, really wanting to be with his mother.
Many people thought Joey Killer was intended to be Joey Tempest from the band Europe, but Uggla said that he got the idea from seeing Ola Håkansson during a rehearsal with Noice, playing "I natt e hela stan vår" loud, when the door suddenly was opened up, and his mother stood there with buns and chocolate.
[2] With the song, Uggla had reached both Svensktoppen and Trackslistan for the first time.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.