King for a Day is a song by American rock band Pierce the Veil, released on June 5, 2012, by Fearless Records.

[1] Because of the fans, the band contacted Kellin Quinn of Sleeping with Sirens asking if he was interested in being featured on the song.

[3] On June 25, 2012 Alternative Press announced Pierce the Veil started working on a new music video.

In doing this they discover that Mr. Smalls transferred more than $2,500,000 to an offshore bank in Switzerland (although it is written as "Switerland" in the music video), which was most likely the reason for the forced pay cut the employees had taken a week before.

At the beginning of the second verse, Quinn and Fuentes meet with other people (played by the other band members of Pierce the Veil) who plan to rob the bank.

When they're ready to flee, one of the robbers shoots Mr. Smalls with a water gun at which point he realizes they have cheated him.

[8] On August 6, 2012, the official music video was released and has garnered 168 million views as of December 4, 2023.

On May 12, 2015, it was revealed that "King for a Day" will be one of the playable songs in the video game Guitar Hero Live.

[11] It was also announced that King for a Day will be available for downloadable content for Rock Band 4 when pre-ordered digitally on Xbox One.