King's Lead Hat
| "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 |
| Recorded | 1977 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:56 |
| Label | Polydor |
| Songwriter(s) | Brian Eno |
| Producer(s) | Brian Eno |
| Official audio | |
| "King's Lead Hat" (2004 Digital Remaster) on YouTube | |
"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". On 27 January 1978 a remixed version of the song was released as a single.
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). Guitarist Robert Fripp, a frequent collaborator with Eno, performs a solo on the track.