hyped by journalists as the next big thing in 1978. The lyric concludes that the new groups are in it only for money and fame. The final lines refer to right wing politics, noting sardonically that things were getting to the point where even Adolf Hitler could expect to be sent a limousine if he “flew in today”. The single was issued in June 1978 with four different colour sleeves – blue, green, yellow and pink. This song was one of Joe Strummer's favourites. He continued to play it live with his new band the Mescaleros and it was played at his funeral. The song is used in the 2017 film T2 Trainspotting. Critical reception "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" helped the Clash assert themselves as a more versatile band musically and politically than many of their peers, and it broke the exciting but limiting punk mould that had been established by the Sex Pistols; from now on the Clash would be "the thinking man's yobs". The song immediately became a firm favourite of Clash fans. In the 1978 NME end of year readers poll it was voted the single of the year. It was number 7 in John Peel’s Festive Fifty in 1978, voted by listeners to the show. “The song remains the ultimate embodiment of everything that was so great about the group” (Kris Needs, Zigzag magazine). “Maybe the greatest record ever written by white men” (Alan McGee, Creation Records). Robert Christgau recommended the single in his Consumer Guide published by The Village Voice on 4 September 1978, and described the song as "a must". Denise Sullivan of AllMusic wrote that "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" "may have actually been the first song to merge punk and reggae." Consequence of Sound described it as "one of Strummer’s greatest lyrical compositions". The song was ranked at No. 8 among the top "Tracks of the Year" for 1978 by NME. In 2004, Rolling Stone rated the song as No. 430 in its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In December 2003, the British music magazine Uncut ranked the song No. 1 on their "The Clash's 30 best songs" list. The list was chosen by a panel including former band members Terry Chimes, Mick Jones, and Paul Simonon In 2015, the Guardian ranked it No. 2 on Dave Simpson's "The Clash: 10 of the best" list, and in