King's Lead Hat

"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". 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)
ReleasedDecember 1977 (1977-12)
27 January 1978 (1978-01-27) (single remix)
Recorded1977
Genre
  • Rock
  • new wave
Length3:56
LabelPolydor
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". Eno would later produce Talking Heads' second, third and fourth albums, including Remain in Light (1980).

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