| "Republican Party Reptile" | ||||
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| Single by Big Country | ||||
| from the album No Place Like Home | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Stuart Adamson Bruce Watson | |||
| Producer(s) | Pat Moran | |||
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"Republican Party Reptile" is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country, released by Vertigo in 1991 as an extended play from their fifth studio album No Place Like Home. It was written by Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson, and produced by Pat Moran. The "Republican Party Reptile" EP reached No. 37 in the UK and remained in the charts for two weeks.[1] A music video was filmed to promote the EP.[2]
P. J. O'Rourke's 1987 essay collection, Republican Party Reptile, served as inspiration for the song and O'Rourke is mentioned by name in the song's first verse.
- ^ "BIG COUNTRY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ "Big Country - Republican Party Reptile (1991) | BFI". www.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019.