Larks' Tongues in Aspic (instrumental)

"Larks' Tongues in Aspic"
Promotional artwork for "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two"
Composition by King Crimson
from the album Larks' Tongues in Aspic Three of a Perfect Pair The Construkction of Light The Power to Believe
Released	23 March 1973 (parts I and II) 27 March 1984 (part III) 23 May 2000 (part IV) 4 March 2003 (part V)
Genre	Progressive rock progressive metal
Length	47:18 (43:37) Individual parts 13:36 (part I) 7:19 (part II) 6:05 (part III) 13:03 (inc' Coda) 9:07 (without Coda)(part IV) 7:15 (part V)
Label	Island E.G. Virgin Sanctuary
Songwriter(s)	Various Part I Robert Fripp, David Cross, John Wetton, Bill Bruford, Jamie Muir Part II Fripp Part III Fripp, Bruford, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin Parts IV and V Fripp, Belew, Trey Gunn, Pat Mastelotto
Producer(s)	King Crimson Machine David Singleton

"Larks' Tongues in Aspic" is a musical suite by the English progressive rock band King Crimson. Spanning thirty years and four albums, the series comprises five parts, all of which carry unifying musical motifs. Parts I and II were released as the introductory and final tracks on King Crimson's 1973 album of the same name, part III was featured on their 1984 album Three of a Perfect Pair, part IV (itself divided into three identically titled parts) appeared on 2000's The Construkction of Light, and the final part, "Level Five", was included on the 2003 album The Power to Believe. Despite breaking the naming convention, Robert Fripp, King Crimson founder and only constant contributor to the suite, insists that "Level Five" is part of the pentalogy.

In 2011, PopMatters ranked the first part of "Larks' Tongues in Aspic" as the eighth best progressive rock song ever.