Cruise Control (Headless Chickens song)

"Cruise Control"
Single by Headless Chickens
from the album Body Blow
B-side	"I'm Talking to You"
Released	1991 (1991)
Recorded	1991
Studio	Incubator (Auckland, New Zealand)
Length	4:31
Label	Flying Nun Festival
Songwriter(s)	Chris Matthews Michael Lawry
Producer(s)	Rex Visible
Headless Chickens singles chronology
"Gaskrankinstation" / "Crash Hot" (1990) "Cruise Control" (1991) "Donde esta la pollo" (1992)
Audio
"Cruise Control" (original version) on YouTube

"Cruise Control (Eskimos in Egypt mix)"
Single by Headless Chickens
A-side	"George" (New Zealand only)
B-side	"Railway Surfing" (Octane mix) "Inside Track"
Released	1994 (1994)
Length	3:53
Label	Flying Nun Festival Mushroom
Songwriter(s)	Chris Matthews Michael Lawry
Producer(s)	Rex Visible
Headless Chickens singles chronology
"Mr. Moon" (1993) "George" / "Cruise Control" (1994) "Magnet" (1997)
Audio
"Cruise Control" (Eskimos in Egypt mix) on YouTube

"Cruise Control" is a song by New Zealand band Headless Chickens. Written by members Chris Matthews and Michael Lawry, the track was released as the second single from the band's second studio album, Body Blow (1991), in 1991 and reached number six on the New Zealand Singles Chart. Three years later, the song was remixed and re-released as the "Eskimos in Egypt" mix. This version of the song peaked at number 26 in Australia and topped the New Zealand chart as a double A-side with "George".

An accompanying video was made for the remix, featuring Headless Chickens riding in a Citroën DS car at night. Both versions of the track were produced by Rex Visible and included on the band's 2002 compilation album, ChickensHits.^[1] The song and its videos have received numerous accolades, including being named the 76th-greatest New Zealand song of all time by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).