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==Equipment==
==Equipment==
Guitarist [[David Gilmour]] used an [[EBow|E-bow]] on a [[Gibson J-200]] acoustic guitar that is processed through a [[Zoom Corporation|Zoom]] effects box, then directly injected into the board.<ref name="GW">[http://www.pinkfloydfan.net/t1479-david-gilmour-sounds-silence-guitar.html "Sounds of Silence" interview], ''[[Guitar World]]'', September 1994. Retrieved 28 July 2010.</ref>
Guitarist [[David Gilmour]] used an [[EBow|E-bow]] on a [[Gibson J-200]] acoustic guitar that is processed through a [[Zoom Corporation|Zoom]] effects box, then directly injected into the board.<ref name="GW">[http://www.pinkfloydfan.net/t1479-david-gilmour-sounds-silence-guitar.html "Sounds of Silence" interview], ''[[Guitar World]]'', September 1994. Retrieved 28 July 2010.</ref>


The lyrics include a common British reading of the nursery rhyme, [[Ring a Ring o' Roses]], during its instrumental section.
The lyrics include a common British reading of the nursery rhyme, [[Ring a Ring o' Roses]], during its instrumental section.

Revision as of 19:53, 20 January 2018

"Take It Back"
Song
B-side2-track
"Astronomy Domine" (Live)[1]
3-track
"Astronomy Domine" (Live)
"Take It Back" (Edit)[2]

"Take It Back" is a song by the progressive rock group 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 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.[5]

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

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 71

Personnel

Additional musicians:

References

  1. ^ Take It Back (CD single notes). Pink Floyd. Columbia Records. 1994. 38K 77493 – via Discogs.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Take It Back (CD single notes). Pink Floyd. EMI. 1994. CD EMS 309 – via Discogs.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Pink Floyd". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. pp. 1175–1178. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
  4. ^ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
  5. ^ "Sounds of Silence" interview Archived 2012-06-20 at the Wayback Machine, Guitar World, September 1994. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  6. ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1994". RPM. Retrieved November 23, 2017.