The Court of the Crimson King
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| Single by King Crimson from the album In the Court of the Crimson King |
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| A-side | "The Court of the Crimson King, Pt. 1" | ||||
| B-side | "The Court of the Crimson King, Pt. 2" | ||||
| Released | October 12, 1969 (album) | ||||
| Format | 7", 45rpm | ||||
| Recorded | 1969 | ||||
| Genre | Progressive rock | ||||
| Label | Island Records WIP-6071, Atlantic Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield | ||||
| Producer | Robert Fripp, Peter Sinfield | ||||
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Music sample:
"The Court of the Crimson King" (1969)
37 second sample from "The Court of the Crimson King".
Problems listening to the file? See media help."The Court of the Crimson King" is the fifth and final track from the British progressive rock band King Crimson's debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King. It was also released as a single.
The track was used in the 2006 dystopian film Children of Men, appearing on its soundtrack.
The song was featured in the set list on the 2001 tour of the Seventh Edition of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band.
[edit] Covers
- It has been covered by British heavy metal band Saxon on their 2001 album Killing Ground.
- The song has been covered by Asia on their 2006 reunion tour.
- The song was covered by King Crimson members Ian McDonald and John Wetton with Steve Hackett on Hackett's Tokyo Tapes.
- The song was covered live by Howard Stern's in-studio band The Losers in a Battle of the Bands contest with Tina Yothers and her band Jaded, who sang an original song. The Losers won the contest.
