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 end of the song includes a piece of a news report about the war, which was initially an oversight but Phillips decided to keep it. After completing the album, Street Tunes Records' management in the UK considered "Exocet" too provocative and asked for its removal from the release.