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For other uses, see Take It Back (disambiguation).

1994 single by Pink Floyd

"Take It Back" is a song by the progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released as the seventh track on their 1994 album The Division Bell.[3][4] It was also released as a single on 16 May 1994, the first from the album, and Pink Floyd`s first for seven years. The single peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart, the fourth highest in the band`s history, below 1979 number 1 hit "Another Brick In The Wall" and 1967 top 20 hits "See Emily Play" and "Arnold Layne."[5]

The music for the song was written by guitarist David Gilmour and album co-producer Bob Ezrin, with lyrics by Gilmour, his wife Polly Samson and Nick Laird-Clowes.

Equipment

Guitarist David Gilmour used an E-bow on a Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar that is processed through a Zoom effects box, then directly injected into the board.[6]

The lyrics include a common British reading of the nursery rhyme "Ring a Ring o` Roses" during its instrumental section.

Personnel

• David Gilmour – lead vocals, guitar, Ebow
• Richard Wright – keyboards, Hammond and Farfisa organs
• Nick Mason – drums, percussion

Additional musicians:

• Tim Renwick – additional guitar
• Jon Carin – Synthesizers, keyboards, loops
• Guy Pratt – bass
• Bob Ezrin – keyboards, percussion
• Sam Brown – backing vocals
• Durga McBroom – backing vocals
• Carol Kenyon – backing vocals
• Jackie Sheridan – backing vocals
• Rebecca Leigh-White – backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts