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{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs --> |
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| Name = Money |
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| Cover = Money 1973.jpg |
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| Caption = Cover of the [[France|French]] single |
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| Border = yes |
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| Artist = [[Pink Floyd]] |
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| Album = [[The Dark Side of the Moon]] |
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| B-side = "[[Any Colour You Like]]" |
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| Released = 7 May 1973 |
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| Format = [[Gramophone record|7"]] |
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| Recorded = [[Abbey Road Studios]],<br />7 June 1972 β 9 January 1973 |
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| Genre = [[Progressive rock]], [[blues rock]] |
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| Length = 3:59 (single edit)<br />6:22 (album version) |
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| Label = [[Harvest Records|Harvest]] |
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| Writer = [[Roger Waters]] |
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| Producer = Pink Floyd |
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| Last single = "[[Free Four]]"<br />(1972) |
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| This single = "'''Money'''"<br />(1973) |
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| Next single = "[[Us and Them (song)|Us and Them]]"<br />(1974) |
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| Audio file = Dark side of the moon money sample wikipedia.ogg |
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[[File:Money Bass Riff.JPG|thumb|right|Roger Waters' [[bassline]], described as "one of the most memorable classic bass riffs ever recorded."<ref>Adrian Ashton (2006), ''The Bass Handbook'', Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-872-9.</ref>]] |
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"'''Money'''" is a song by the English [[progressive rock]] band [[Pink Floyd]] from their 1973 album ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon]]''. Written by [[Roger Waters]], it opened side two of the [[gramophone record|LP]]. |
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Released as a single, it became the band's first hit in the US, reaching No. 10 in ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' magazine and No. 13 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]. "Money" is noted for its unusual 7/4β4/4 [[time signature]], and the [[tape loop]] of money-related [[sound effect]]s (such as a ringing cash register and a jingle of coins) that is heard periodically throughout the song, including on its own at the beginning. |
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==Composition== |
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Although Roger Waters and [[David Gilmour]] have made recent comments stating that the song had been composed primarily in 7/8 time,<ref name=DVD>Classic Albums: ''Pink Floyd β The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon'' (DVD), 2003.</ref> it was composed in 7/4,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/ptr/pfloyd/interview/dark4.html |title=Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon |publisher=utopia.knoware.nl |accessdate=9 August 2011}}</ref> as stated by Gilmour in an interview with ''Guitar World'' magazine in 1993.<ref>[http://www.pinkfloydonline.com/interviews/davidgilmour/int79/ ''Guitar World'', February 1993]. Retrieved from [http://www.pinkfloydonline.com/interviews/davidgilmour/int79/ ''Pink Floyd Online''] on 3 November 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.playguitarmagazine.com/article/12/12,6682,LESSONS-2.asp David Hodge, "Play in a Different Time"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715093057/http://www.playguitarmagazine.com/article/12/12,6682,LESSONS-2.asp |date=July 15, 2011 }}. ''Play Guitar Magazine'', No. 12, Spring 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2008.</ref> |
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The song changes to 4/4 time for an extended guitar solo. The first of three choruses which comprise the solo was recorded using real-time [[double tracking]]. Gilmour played the chorus nearly identically in two passes recorded to two different tracks of a [[multitrack recording|multi-track]] [[magnetic storage|tape machine]]. The second chorus is a single guitar. The doubled effect for the third chorus was created using [[automatic double tracking|automatic (or "artificial") double-tracking (ADT)]].<ref name=DVD/> |
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One of Gilmour's ideas for the solo section was that, for the second chorus of the solo, all [[Reverberation|reverb]] and echo effects would be completely off (referred to as "dry"), creating the sense of just four musicians playing in a small room. For this "dry" chorus, all musicians played softly and subtly, with Gilmour's solo, now one single guitar, playing very sparsely. Then, for the third chorus, the dynamics would suddenly rise, with heavy use of reverb and echo (a "wet" sound), additional rhythm-guitar parts in the background, and the drums becoming heavy and almost chaotic.<ref>''[[Classic Albums: Pink Floyd β The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon]]''</ref> |
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The form and [[chord progression]] are based on the standard [[twelve-bar blues]] in the key of [[minor scale|B minor]], with the vocal melody and nearly all of Gilmour's soloing based on the [[pentatonic scale|pentatonic]] and [[blues scale]]s.<ref>''Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon'' (1973 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., London, England, ISBN 0-7119-1028-6 [USA ISBN 0-8256-1078-8])</ref> Two twelve-bar verses are followed by a twenty-bar instrumental section that features a blues-style [[tenor saxophone]] solo (played by [[Dick Parry]]) along with keyboard, bass and drums and a further two-bar intro in 4/4 leading to the guitar solo, which is structured like a twelve-bar blues, but doubled to a twenty-four-bar length.<ref>''Guitar for the Practicing Musician'' magazine, ''Collector's Yearbook: Guitar Classics VI'', Cherry Lane Music Company, Inc., 10 Midland Avenue, Port Chester, N.Y., 10573-1490. ISSN 1061-4400.</ref> |
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The lyrics are briefly referenced in the film ''[[Pink Floyd β The Wall]]'', when the protagonist, Pink, is caught writing poems in class by his teacher. The teacher snatches the poem book from him and reads it in a very sarcastic, demeaning manner, practically encouraging Pink's classmates to laugh. The poem is a verse of lyrics to "Money".<ref>[[Pink Floyd β The Wall]] DVD, Columbia Music Video, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., 10022-3211, ISBN 0-7389-0002-8</ref> |
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==Recording== |
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The demo tracks for the song, including some of the sound effects, were recorded in a makeshift recording studio [[Roger Waters]] had in his garden shed.<ref name=darkside30>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author2= |title=Dark Side at 30: Roger Waters |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pinkfloyd/articles/story/5937470/dark_side_at_30_roger_waters |quote= |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=12 March 2003 |accessdate=18 February 2009}}</ref> As recorded by the band, the song has a "bluesy, transatlantic feel", unlike Waters' original demo version, which he later described as "prissy and very English". As heard on ''[[Classic Albums: Pink Floyd β The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon]]'', the demo is in G-sharp minor, as opposed to the B minor of the final version.<ref name=DVD/> |
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The instrumental jam was a collaborative effort, with Gilmour overseeing the time change as well as his own guitar and vocal work, and [[Richard Wright (musician)|Richard Wright]] and [[Nick Mason]] improvising their own parts. Dick Parry contributed the [[tenor saxophone]] solo that precedes the guitar solo. Gilmour's input is also discernible in the final mix, which features contrasting "wet" sections, with thick reverb and delay effects, and "dry" sections. In particular, during the second chorus of the guitar solo, all the reverb and delay effects are suddenly pulled out, creating a much smaller and more intimate virtual space. To produce the distinctive piercing high notes that distinguish the final chorus of his solo, Gilmour played a customized Lewis guitar with twenty-four frets, allowing a full four-octave range.<ref name=DVD/> |
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One of the most distinctive elements of "Money" is the rhythmic sequence of sound effects that begins the track and is heard throughout the first several [[bar (music)|bars]]. This was created by splicing together recordings Waters had made of clinking coins, a ringing cash register, tearing paper, a clicking counting machine and other items to construct a seven-beat effects loop.<ref name=DVD/><ref name=darkside30/> It was later adapted to four tracks in order to create a "walk around the room" effect in the [[Quadraphonic sound|quadraphonic]] mix of ''The Dark Side of the Moon''.<ref name=DVD/> |
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In the video ''Classic Albums: Pink Floyd β The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon'', engineer [[Alan Parsons]] described the recording of the band's initial [[backing track]] for the song: They used the sound-effect tape loop as a sort of [[metronome]], but Parsons gradually [[fade (audio engineering)|faded out]] the loop before the vocals started. As the song progressed, the band gradually sped up, yet later, between the second verse and the saxophone solo, Parsons briefly raised up the volume of the effects loop, and just by coincidence, it turned out to fit the beat. After this point, the loop is not heard again. |
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==Re-recording== |
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The song was re-recorded for the 1981 Pink Floyd album, ''[[A Collection of Great Dance Songs]]'', because [[Capitol Records]] refused to license the track to [[Columbia Records]] in the United States. With the help of producer [[James Guthrie (record producer)|James Guthrie]], Gilmour re-recorded the song, providing vocals and playing all the instruments except saxophone.<ref>{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|page=316|title=Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s|publisher=[[Pantheon Books]]|isbn=067973015X|quote=With the rerecorded 'Money' sporting a livelier bottom to protect them from truth-in-titling and felonious injury charges...|chapter=Pink Floyd}}</ref> Parry again contributed the sax solo, reprising his role on the original recording. |
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Four different [[Quadraphonic sound|quadraphonic]] versions of the song were also released on ''[[Quadrafile]]'', a demonstration record released in 1976. These represent the only Pink Floyd material released in QS, CD-4 and UD-4 quadraphonic formats. ''[[Atom Heart Mother]]'', ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon]]'' and ''[[Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd song)|Wish You Were Here]]'' were released in the more successful SQ format. |
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==Live== |
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From 1972 to 1975, "Money" was a regular feature of the band's ''Dark Side of the Moon'' set, and it was routinely performed as an encore during the band's 1977 tour. These later performances would typically last as long as twelve minutes. From 1987 to 1990, the band performed the song during tours supporting ''[[A Momentary Lapse of Reason]]'', their first album without Waters, who had left the band in December 1985. In 1994 the band performed the song during tours supporting ''[[The Division Bell]]'', their second album without Waters. An extended version of the song, again lasting up to twelve minutes, was regularly performed during Gilmour's 1984 US tour in support of his solo album ''[[About Face (album)|About Face]]''. |
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Waters has also regularly included it on his solo tours. For his tour supporting ''[[The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking]]'', he sang the lead vocals himself. For his ''[[Radio K.A.O.S.]]'' tour, guest vocalist and keyboardist [[Paul Carrack]] sung the lead. For the American part of his ''[[In the Flesh (1999-2002 concert tour by Roger Waters)|In the Flesh]]'' tour, it was sung by [[Doyle Bramhall II]], while for the European part it was sung by [[Chester Kamen]]. For ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon Live]]'', it was sung by [[Dave Kilminster]]. "Money" was also performed by Waters at [[Live Earth]]'s [[Live Earth concert, New York City|Concert at Giants Stadium]] on 7 July 2007. |
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"Money" was performed during [[Pink Floyd live performances#Live 8, 2005|Pink Floyd's reunion show]], for which Waters rejoined the band (after more than two decades), at the [[Live 8 concert, London|Live 8 concert]] in London in 2005, along with "[[Breathe (Pink Floyd song)|Breathe]]" (including the [[Breathe (Reprise)|reprise]] that follows "[[Time (Pink Floyd song)|Time]]"), "[[Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd song)|Wish You Were Here]]" and "[[Comfortably Numb]]". Unusually for a live Pink Floyd performance, at Live 8 the band kept the song's solo to three choruses, as it is on the album. |
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Gilmour played the song regularny during his Rattle That Lock Tour in 2015 and 2016. |
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==Reception== |
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In 2008, ''[[Guitar World]]'' magazine listed Gilmour's solo on "Money" as No. 62 among readers' votes for "The Greatest 100 Guitar Solos".<ref>[http://www.guitarworld.com/article/100_greatest_guitar_solos_51100?page=0%2C1 "Guitar World Presents The Greatest 100 Guitar Solos"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130215346/http://www.guitarworld.com/article/100_greatest_guitar_solos_51100?page=0%2C1 |date=November 30, 2010 }} ''Guitar World'', updated on 30 October 2008. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.</ref> The song also was ranked No. 69 on the list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" of ''[[Rolling Stone]]''.<ref name="guitarsongs">[http://web.archive.org/web/20080531001209/www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20947527/page/29 "The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time"]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. 2008. Retrieved 2011-01-25. "David Gilmour hangs back for the first three minutes of this definitive Floyd rocker, which started as an acoustic blues song in rehearsals. Then the song shifts from a 7/4 stomp into straight time, and he delivers a rampaging freakout, ending up on notes so high most guitars don't even reach them."</ref> |
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==Video== |
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The [[music video]] for "Money" features scenes of various ways of making and spending money, and includes brief closeups of a coin spinning. In addition, the video also includes shots of the album making its way down a conveyor belt in a factory or a distribution plant. |
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==Alternative and live versions== |
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*"Money" was performed by Pink Floyd on every tour from 1972 to 1994 (and 2005's Live 8), with the exception of the 1980 and 1981 ''Wall'' shows. |
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*The B-side of the Roger Waters single "Radio Waves" includes a live performance by the Bleeding Heart Band,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rogerwaters.org/kaosdisco.html |title=Radio K.A.O.S. Discography |publisher=www.rogerwaters.org |accessdate=9 August 2011}}</ref> sung by Paul Carrack.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Paul-Carrack-Biography/289E8369CC5556F948256AED002089F1 |title=Paul Carrack biography |publisher=www.sing365.com |accessdate=9 August 2011}}</ref> |
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*Both ''[[Pulse (Pink Floyd album)|PΒ·UΒ·LΒ·SΒ·E]]'' and a ''[[Delicate Sound of Thunder]]'' CD and video feature live versions of the track. In these versions, the song is slightly elongated to incorporate a series of solos, including a bass solo and a section spotlighting the female backing singers. |
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*Waters' ''[[In the Flesh β Live]]'' features another live version, sung by Doyle Bramhall II, with the solo split between guitarists Bramhall, [[Andy Fairweather-Low]] and [[Snowy White]] (in that order). |
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*On the [[compilation album]], ''[[Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd]]'', the song segues from "[[Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun]]" and into "[[Keep Talking]]".<ref name="Echoes">{{cite web|url=http://www.pinkfloyd.co.uk/echoes/ae/credits.html |title=Echoes: the album credits |publisher=Pink Floyd |accessdate=20 June 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602090825/http://www.pinkfloyd.co.uk/echoes/ae/credits.html |archivedate=2 June 2010}}</ref> |
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*The album ''[[A Collection of Great Dance Songs]]'' contains the re-recorded version of the song. |
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==Personnel== |
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;Pink Floyd |
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*[[David Gilmour]] β [[Lead vocalist|lead vocals]]; [[electric guitar]]s |
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*[[Roger Waters]] β [[bass guitar]]; [[Reel-to-reel audio tape recording|tape effects]] |
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*[[Richard Wright (musician)|Richard Wright]] β [[Wurlitzer electric piano]] (with [[wah-wah pedal]]) |
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*[[Nick Mason]] β [[drum kit|drums]]; tape effects |
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;Session musician |
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*[[Dick Parry]] β [[tenor saxophone]] |
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;Production |
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*Pink Floyd β [[Record producer|producers]] |
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*[[Alan Parsons]] β engineering |
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*Peter James β assistant (incorrectly identified as "Peter Jones" on first US pressings of the LP) |
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*[[Chris Thomas (record producer)|Chris Thomas]] β mix supervisor |
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==Charts== |
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! Chart (1973) !! Peak position |
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| [[Billboard Hot 100|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100]] || <center>13</center> |
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|align="left"|Canada Singles Chart |
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| style="text-align:center;"|18<ref name=CCDIDO>{{citation | url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4875&type=2&interval=50&PHPSESSID=ukm78p1803hbd8srul24c9f4v4 | title=Library and Archives Canada: Top Singles β Volume 19, No. 26, August 11, 1973 | date=August 11, 1973 | accessdate=12 July 2014}}</ref> |
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|align="left"|Austria |
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| style="text-align:center;"|10<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Pink+Floyd |title=Discographie Pink Floyd |website=Austriancharts.at |date= |accessdate=2016-07-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616162149/http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Pink+Floyd |archivedate=2016-06-16 |df= }}</ref> |
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|align="left"|France |
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| style="text-align:center;"|6<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snep.fr |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-08-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305035631/http://www.snep.fr/ |archivedate=2016-03-05 |df= }}</ref> |
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|align="left"|Germany |
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| style="text-align:center;"|49<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Pink+Floyd/20705/?type=single |title=Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres |website=Musicline.de |date= |accessdate=2016-07-27}}</ref> |
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! Chart (1981) !! Peak position |
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| [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|US ''Billboard'' Top Tracks]] || <center>37</center> |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist|30em}} |
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==External links== |
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{{Wikiquote|The Dark Side of the Moon}} |
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*[{{Allmusic|class=song|id=t1534074|pure_url=yes}} AMG review] |
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{{The Dark Side of the Moon}} |
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{{Pink Floyd}} |
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