 "European Son" was first released in Japan as the B-side of the single "I Second That Emotion" and on a Canadian Special Edition EP.In 1981 it was released as the B-side of the UK single "Life in Tokyo" and was included on the album "Assemblage".Later that year a version remixed by Steve Nye was released as a single and became a hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 31.