ith ▁Pal ais " ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁punk ▁rock ▁band ▁the ▁Cl ash . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁ 7 - inch ▁single , ▁with ▁the ▁b - side ▁" The ▁Pr ison er ", ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁through ▁CBS ▁Records . ▁ ▁Produ ced ▁by ▁The ▁Cl ash ▁and ▁engine ered ▁by ▁Simon ▁Hum ph ries , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁recorded ▁for ▁( but ▁not ▁included ▁on ) ▁the ▁group ' s ▁second ▁studio ▁album ▁Give ▁' Em ▁En ough ▁Ro pe ; ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁version ▁of ▁their ▁debut ▁studio ▁album ▁The ▁Cl ash ▁between ▁the ▁single ▁version ▁of ▁" White ▁Ri ot " ▁and ▁" Lond on ' s ▁Burn ing ". ▁ ▁In sp iration ▁and ▁composition ▁The ▁song ▁showed ▁considerable ▁musical ▁and ▁lyr ical ▁m atur ity ▁for ▁the ▁band ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Comp ared ▁with ▁their ▁other ▁early ▁singles , ▁it ▁is ▁sty list ically ▁more ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁their ▁version ▁of ▁Junior ▁Mur vin ' s ▁" Pol ice ▁and ▁Th ieves " ▁as ▁the ▁powerful ▁guitar ▁intro ▁of ▁"( White ▁Man ) ▁In ▁Hamm ers m ith ▁Pal ais " ▁desc ends ▁into ▁a ▁slower ▁s ka ▁rh ythm , ▁and ▁was ▁dis orient ing ▁to ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁the ▁fans ▁who ▁had ▁grown ▁used ▁to ▁their ▁earlier ▁work . ▁" We ▁were ▁a ▁big ▁fat ▁r iff ▁group ", ▁Joe ▁Str um mer ▁noted ▁in ▁the ▁Cl