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"King's Lead Hat" is a song written by Brian Eno, released in 1977 as the fifth track from his album Before and After Science. The title is an anagram of "Talking Heads".[1] In 1978 a remixed version of the song was released as a single.

"King's Lead Hat"
Single by Brian Eno
from the album Before and After Science
B-side	"R.A.F." (with Snatch)
Released	December 1977 (1977-12) 27 January 1978 (1978-01-27) (single remix)
Recorded	1977
Genre	Rock[1] new wave[2]
Length	3:56
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Brian Eno
Producer(s)	Brian Eno
Official audio
"King's Lead Hat" (2004 Digital Remaster) on YouTube

Rock critic Lester Bangs described the song "King's Lead Hat" as a track that emphasises "Eno's affinities with new wave in its rushed mechanical rhythms".[2] Eno would later produce Talking Heads' second, third and fourth albums, including Remain in Light (1980).

B-side

"R.A.F.", a collaboration with Snatch, is a standalone track that uses samples of Baader-Meinhoff terrorists recorded from a German telephone announcement. R.A.F. stands for "Red Army Faction".[3]

Cultural influences

The film Survivor shows a London pub with the name "King's Lead Hat" at approximately 26 minutes into the film.^{[citation needed]}

Cover versions

• 1980 – Ultravox[4]

References

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