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The Wall is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/EMI and Columbia/CBS Records. It is a rock opera which explores Pink, a jaded rock star, as he constructs a psychological "wall" of social isolation.
Song by Pink Floyd; from the album The Wall; Published: Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd: Released: 30 November 1979 (UK) 8 December 1979 (US) Recorded: April–November 1979: Genre: Art rock: Length: 1: 35: Label: Harvest (UK) Columbia (US) Songwriter(s) Roger Waters: Producer(s) Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie and Roger Waters
This song is meant as a dénouement to the album. The story ends with "The Trial", in which a "judge" decrees, "Tear down the wall!". An explosion is heard to signify the wall's destruction, and "Outside the Wall" quietly begins. It is not explicitly stated what happens to Pink, the protagonist, after the dismantling of his psychological "wall".
Name of song, writer(s), lead vocal(s), original release, and year of release. Song Writer(s) Lead vocal(s) Original release Year Length Ref. "Absolutely Curtains" † David Gilmour Nick Mason Roger Waters Richard Wright: Chant by the Mapuga tribe of New Guinea: Obscured by Clouds: 1972 5:52 [1] "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" † David Gilmour ...
Song by Pink Floyd; from the album The Wall; Published: Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd: Released: 30 November 1979 (UK) 8 December 1979 (US) Recorded: 1978–1979: Genre: Progressive rock: Length: 2: 10: Label: Harvest (UK) Columbia (US) Songwriter(s) Roger Waters: Producer(s) Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie and Roger Waters
"Another Brick in the Wall" is a three-part composition on Pink Floyd's 1979 album The Wall, written by the bassist, Roger Waters. "Part 2", a protest song against corporal punishment and rigid and abusive schooling, features a children's choir. At the suggestion of the producer, Bob Ezrin, Pink Floyd added elements of disco.
This and the following song, "Outside the Wall", are the only two songs on the album during which the story is (partly) seen from an outsider's perspective, most notably through the three antagonists of "The Trial," even though it is all in Pink's mind. [3] The song ends with the sound of a wall being demolished, amid chants of "Tear down the ...
A 12" single of "Run Like Hell," "Don't Leave Me Now" and "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" peaked at #57 on the Disco Top 100 chart in the U.S. [3] To date, it is the last original composition written by both Gilmour and Waters, the last of such under the Pink Floyd banner, and the last composition recorded by all four members of the 1970s ...