Patterns (Small Faces song)

"Patterns" is a song written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane and originally recorded by their band Small Faces. The band had split with manager Don Arden and Decca Records, instead signing with Immediate Records. To cash in on the loss of their band, Arden and Decca planned to issue material by the group concurrently with their Immediate releases. "Patterns" was one of the few unreleased Small Faces songs still in Arden's possession. It is an R&B and beat song with influences from freakbeat. Lyrically, the song is more complex than the Small Faces' previous work. "Patterns" is unusually sung by Lane.

Decca released "Patterns" as a single on 27 May 1967 with "E Too D" on the B-side. The single was unauthorized by the band, who were furious about the release and publicly denounced it and refused to promote it. As such, "Patterns" became a commercial failure, peaking at number 51 on the Record Retailer chart and being surpassed by "Here Come the Nice", which Immediate issued a week later. Contemporary reception was mixed, with critics noting the song's driving beat but dismissing it as unimportant. As a direct result of its chart failure, Decca released the compilation album From the Beginning a week after the single.