The end of the song includes a segment of a news report of the war, which was originally a recording error but Phillips decided to keep it. Upon finishing the album, management of Street Tunes Records, the UK label that released it in the country, deemed "Exocet" too political and ordered its removal.
The conclusion of the song features a snippet of a news broadcast about the war, which was initially an error but Phillips chose to retain it. After completing the album, Street Tunes Records' management in the UK decided that "Exocet" was too contentious and ordered its removal from the release.