Leila (song)

{{Distinguish|Layla}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Leila

| cover = ZZ Top Leila.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = ZZ Top

| album = El Loco

| B-side = Don't Tease Me

| released = 1981

| format =

| recorded = 1981

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 3:13

| label = Warner Bros.

| writer = Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard

| producer = Bill Ham

| prev_title = Cheap Sunglasses

| prev_year = 1980

| next_title = Tube Snake Boogie

| next_year = 1981

}}

"Leila" is a song by American rock band ZZ Top, from their 1981 album El Loco.

The song is a ballad with country and western influences and features Mark Erlewine on steel guitar.{{Cite web|title=Photos: Behind the scenes with legendary guitar-maker Mark Erlewine|url=https://www.austin360.com/photogallery/TX/20160904/PHOTOGALLERY/309049760/PH/1|access-date=2021-04-12|website=Austin 360|language=en}}

Record World called it a "gorgeous ballad [that] highlights Billy Gibbons' Brian Wilson-ish falsetto vocal flights."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=September 12, 1981|page=1|accessdate=2023-03-01|title=Hits of the Week|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/80s/81/RW-1981-09-12.pdf}}