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"Follow the Leaders"
Single by Killing Joke
from the album What's THIS For...!
B-side	"Follow the Leaders (Dub)", "Tension"
Released	May 1981
Genre	Post-punk
Length	14:02
Label	E.G., Malicious Damage
Songwriter(s)	Jaz Coleman, Kevin "Geordie" Walker, Martin "Youth" Glover, Paul Ferguson
Producer(s)	Killing Joke
Killing Joke singles chronology
"Requiem" (1980) "Follow the Leaders" (1981) "Empire Song" (1982)
7" Italian release
Side A
Alternative cover
Side B

"Follow the Leaders" is a song by the English post-punk band Killing Joke. It was released in May 1981 by E.G. Records as the only single from the band's second studio album, What's THIS For...!.

Release

"Follow the Leaders" was backed by the B-sides "Follow the Leaders (Dub)" and "Tension". It reached No. 55 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1981 and No. 25 in the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs.

A 7" single was released by Polydor in Italy and E.G. Records in Spain, each with a different version of "Follow the Leaders" from the 10".

Track listing

7"

Side A

1. "Follow the Leaders" – 4:05

Side B

1. "Tension" – 4:27

10"

Side A

1. "Follow the Leaders" – 5:30

Side B

1. "Follow the Leaders (Dub)" – 4:04
2. "Tension" – 4:28

Charts

References

1. ^ "Killing Joke". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
2. ^ "Killing Joke". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

• Killing Joke songs
• 1981 songs
• Songs written by Paul Ferguson
• Songs written by Youth (musician)
• Songs written by Geordie Walker
• Song recordings produced by Nick Launay
• Songs written by Jaz Coleman
• E.G. Records singles