The Court of the Crimson King

"The Court of the Crimson King"
Single by King Crimson
from the album In the Court of the Crimson King
A-side	"The Court of the Crimson King, Pt. 1"
B-side	"The Court of the Crimson King, Pt. 2"
Released	January 1970 (US)
Recorded	21–23 July 1969
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	9:25 (album version); 7:16 (edited version); 3:22 (single version, Part One); 4:25 (single version, Part Two);
Label	Island (UK WIP-6071); Atlantic (US 2703);
Composer(s)	Ian McDonald
Lyricist(s)	Peter Sinfield
Producer(s)	King Crimson
King Crimson singles chronology
In the Court of the Crimson King track listing
	5 tracks Side one "21st Century Schizoid Man"; "I Talk to the Wind"; "Epitaph"; Side two "Moonchild"; "The Court of the Crimson King";

"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. Also released as a single, it reached #80 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.^[2]

Charts

Chart (1970)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	80^[2]

^ Murphy, Sean (22 May 2011). "The 25 Best Progressive Rock Songs of All Time". PopMatters. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Hot 100 entry". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.