| "King's Lead Hat" | ||||
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| Song by Brian Eno | ||||
| from the album Before and After Science | ||||
| Released | December 1977 1978 (single remix) |
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| Recorded | 1977 | |||
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| Length | 3:56 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brian Eno | |||
| Producer(s) | Brian Eno | |||
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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". In 1978, a remixed version of the song was released as a single backed by "R.A.F.", a collaboration with Snatch.
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).