Knights of Malta

"Knights of Malta"
Single by The Smashing Pumpkins
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Released	November 7, 2018
Studio sessions	January-February 2018 – Shangri La Studios January 2018 – The Village Recorder
Length	4:37
Songwriter(s)	Billy Corgan
Producer(s)	Rick Rubin
The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology
"Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)" (2018) "Knights of Malta" (2018) "Cyr" (2020)
Shiny and Oh So Bright - Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. Knights of Malta Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts) Travels Solara Alienation Marchin' On With Sympathy Seek and You Shall Destroy

"Knights of Malta" is a single by The Smashing Pumpkins off of their 2018 studio album, Shiny and Oh So Bright - Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. It was secretly released as a private YouTube video on November 7, 2018.

Videos

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on August 7, 2019

Billy Corgan solo, November 5, 2019

Lyrics

Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah
We're gonna make this happen
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah
I'm gonna fly forever
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah
We're gonna ride that rainbow
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah

Find that open road
Catch that blazing star
And climb out of that hole
To wonder where we are

Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah
We're gonna make this happen
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah
I'm gonna fly forever
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah
We're gonna ride that rainbow
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah

Where omens scar your door
Like a harvest
We're bound and set for war
But no soldier comes

A serpent for your fist
And a scarab for your mouth
The symptoms say persist
So resist
But a cure is not in doubt

Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah
We're gonna make this happen
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah
I'm gonna fly forever
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah
We're gonna ride that rainbow
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah

You'll just rise on forever
As my halo shines in you
When doldrums age in platinum
I've a starship you can use

Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah
We're gonna make this happen
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah
I'm gonna fly forever
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah
We're gonna ride that rainbow
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah
I'm gonna fly forever
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah
We're gonna make this happen
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah
I'm gonna fly forever
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah
We're gonna ride that rainbow
Woah-woah-woah-woah-woah, woah
We're gonna make this happen
I'm gonna fly forever
We're gonna ride that rainbow

Digital release

Digital download

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Knights of Malta"	Billy Corgan	4:37

Release history

Released	Label	Catalog ID	Format	Country	Discogs	MusicBrainz
November 9, 2018	Napalm		Digital	UK & Europe	12785242	95d5e15d-7cf6-496a-8580-d35489fc9d58	[1]

Additional personnel

• The Section Quartet – strings
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • Eric Forman – violin
  • Leah Katz – viola
• Charissa Nielsen, Briana Lee, Missi Hale – additional background vocals

Availability

Title	Notes	Type
Knights of Malta	Digital download	Single
Shiny and Oh So Bright - Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.	Main release	Studio

Tour stats

• Total plays: 45 plays , 2 artists
• First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2018-11-28 at The Sylvee, Madison, WI, US
• Last performance: Billy Corgan 2019-11-18 at Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY, US

External links

• "Knights of Malta" at SPFC