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| "Stool Pigeon" | ||||
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| Single by Kid Creole & The Coconuts | ||||
| from the album Tropical Gangsters | ||||
| B-side | "In the Jungle (Remixed Version)" | |||
| Released | July 9, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981–1982 | |||
| Studio | Blank Tapes and Electric Lady Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Pop, Latin pop | |||
| Length | 5:00 (album version), 3:25 (7"), 6:20 (12") | |||
| Label | ZE Records, Island Records, Sire Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | August Darnell | |||
| Producer(s) | August Darnell | |||
| Kid Creole & The Coconuts singles chronology | ||||
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"Stool Pigeon" is a 1982 song by Kid Creole & The Coconuts. It was the second single to be released from the group's third studio album Tropical Gangsters. It reached a peak of #7 on the UK Singles Chart and #25 on the US US Club Play Chart. August Darnell, the lead singer of Kid Creole & The Coconuts, was a great fan of the 1940s dress style, which for gangsters was double breasted pinstriped suits and hats. "Stool Pigeon", which Darnell wrote, was a tribute to this whole genre.
The 12" remix of "Stool Pigeon" features a guitar solo by Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers.