| What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me) | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Jerry Lee Lewis |
| Album: | Another Place, Another Time |
| B-Side: | All the Good Is Gone |
| Released: | May 1968 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:35 |
| Label: | Smash |
| Producer: | Jerry Kennedy Eddie Kilroy |
| Prev Title: | Another Place Another Time |
| Prev Year: | 1968 |
| Next Title: | She Still Comes Around (to Love What's Left of Me) |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
"What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" is a song written by Glenn Sutton. The song's title is a reference to beer, specifically Schlitz beer, which for many years was advertised with the slogan, "The beer that made Milwaukee famous."[1]
In 1968, Jerry Lee Lewis released his version as a single. It became a top-ten hit on Billboard's country chart and made a minor impact on the Billboard Hot 100.
| Chart (1968) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles | 94 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 2 | |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Johnny Bush released a version of the song on his 1968 album, Undo the Right.
In the United Kingdom, a version by Rod Stewart charted at No. 4 in 1972 as a double A-side with "Angel."
The Texas band What Made Milwaukee Famous takes its name from this song.
Irish-American Celtic punk band Flogging Molly included a live cover of the song on their 1997 debut album, Alive Behind the Green Door.
American country singer Charley Crockett released a cover of the song on his 2016 album, In the Night.