</s> ▁" You ▁Can ▁Le ave ▁Your ▁Hat ▁On " ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁written ▁by ▁R andy ▁New man ▁and ▁appearing ▁on ▁his ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁album ▁S ail ▁A way . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁All Music ▁review ▁by ▁Mark ▁Dem ing , ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁a ▁" pot ent ▁mid - tem po ▁rock ▁t une " ▁and ▁a ▁" w itt y ▁and ▁will fully ▁per verse ▁bit ▁of ▁er otic ▁abs urd ity ". ▁New man ▁later ▁admitted ▁the ▁song ▁was , ▁" to o ▁low ▁for ▁me ▁to ▁sing ▁it . ▁I ▁can ' t ▁rock ▁it ▁too ▁hard , ▁which ▁maybe ▁I ▁should ▁have ... or ▁maybe ▁not ." ▁ ▁Joe ▁C ocker ' s ▁version ▁ ▁Joe ▁C ocker ▁recorded ▁" You ▁Can ▁Le ave ▁Your ▁Hat ▁On " ▁for ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁album ▁C ocker . ▁Re leased ▁as ▁a ▁single , ▁C ocker ' s ▁version ▁pe aked ▁at ▁# 3 5 ▁on ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁Main stream ▁Rock ▁Tra cks , ▁ ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Ad rian ▁Ly ne ▁film ▁ 9 ½ ▁We eks ▁during ▁the ▁strip te ase ▁scene . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁popular ▁single ▁in ▁Australia ▁( where ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁imm ens ely ▁popular ), ▁reaching ▁Number ▁ 2 3 . ▁ ▁A ▁music ▁video ▁was ▁released ▁which ▁featured ▁foot age ▁of ▁the ▁strip te ase ▁scene ▁from ▁ 9 ½ ▁We eks